Priyanka Chopra attended the Bridge Summit 2025 in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and reflected on how she has had to keep evolving in her career. She recalled how she gave six flops in a year and watched herself lose roles. She mentioned that she had to face a struggle in her early days before venturing into Hollywood.
Priyanka Chopra said, “I’ve had to pivot so many times. There were phases where one year, I did six movies and all six tanked. And then suddenly someone else was doing the films I wanted to do. My pivots were never about choice. They were about survival. At the time, I was just trying to figure out what to do next.”
Priyanka said, “When I started, I didn’t have the privilege to say no. It’s tough to just get the work. I accepted every opportunity, was travelling constantly, and missed key family milestones because refusing work didn’t feel like an option… Now I get to choose. Now I can decide what feels right for me.”
Priyanka continued, “There’s a time for everything. When I first started working, I said yes to everything because every opportunity was a privilege. I didn’t know where my strengths lay, and I wanted to try everything. But now, I say yes with intention. I weigh the pros and cons, I think about the impact on my family, my sanity, and my long-term goals. That’s how you protect your crystal balls.”
“When I first moved to America and started working in pop music and acting, many roles were written with stereotypes. I had to fight for years before I got my first real break — a role where I could just be an American character, not defined by my ethnicity,” she shared.
After moving to the USA, Priyanka Chopra married pop sensation Nick Jonas in 2018. They welcomed their daughter, Malti Marie, in January 2022.
Priyanka Chopra has been making waves in the entertainment world. Priyanka Chopra was last seen in the action comedy Heads of State, with Idris Elba and John Cena. She will next star in The Bluff and Judgment Day.
Priyanka Chopra’s much-awaited India comeback will be in SS Rajamouli’s Varanasi, co-starring Mahesh Babu and Prithviraj Sukumaran.