Many actresses have shared disturbing incidents from their early careers and revealed a troubling reality in the film industry. Global star Priyanka Chopra also opened up about one such incident during an interview at the Forbes Power Women’s Summit. She talked about a particularly unsettling experience when she was 19 years old, and we are devastated. Read on to know!
Priyanka Chopra Shares Disturbing Incident From Early Days Of Her Career
During a shoot, Priyanka Chopra asked her director to talk to her stylist about what kind of clothes he wanted her to wear. In response, the director made an inappropriate demand regarding her appearance for a film scene. He insisted that she should show her underwear and added that her underwear needed to be short enough for the audience sitting in the front row to see it.
Priyanka was left feeling both shocked and disgusted by his remarks. That night, she talked to her mother, Madhu Chopra and expressed deep discomfort with the way the director saw her. She felt that if he thought so little of her, there would be no room for her growth as an actress.
Ultimately, Priyanka made the courageous decision to walk away from the film project and refused to work with someone who held such disrespectful views. She firmly believed that her career choices and how she wanted to be perceived should be her own decisions. “Perception is reality, and my perception is going to be my identity, ” added Priyanka Chopra. The way women are treated in the entertainment world or anywhere needs to be changed asap. It’s high time men stop thinking of women as objects!