📌 Key Points
- Priyanka Chopra feels her Hollywood career hasn’t yet matched her extensive Bollywood work.
- She aims to achieve the same range and diversity of roles in English-language cinema.
- Despite global projects like ‘Baywatch’ and ‘The Matrix’, she believes her best work is ahead.
- Motherhood has significantly changed her priorities, making her more selective about projects.
Priyanka Chopra candidly admits her Hollywood career, despite global projects, still pales in comparison to her Bollywood journey. She’s now focused on achieving similar range and diversity in English-language roles, while navigating new priorities as a working mother.
Comparing Bollywood vs. Hollywood Achievements
Actor Priyanka Chopra is among the few Indian actors to have found success in both Bollywood and Hollywood . At the peak of her Hindi film career, she moved to the US to pursue international opportunities. However, despite several global projects to her name, Priyanka feels her work in Hollywood still pales in comparison to the body of work she has built in Indian cinema.
Despite an impressive list of international credits, including Baywatch , The Matrix Resurrections, and the recently released The Bluff, the actor said she believes her most defining work in the English-language space is still ahead of her. She added that she is now focused on taking her global career to the next level and exploring new opportunities.
She said, “In my Hindi-language career, I’ve worked with all the best filmmakers and the best actors, I’ve told amazing stories and done a variety of genres. Whereas in America, in Hollywood, in my English-language work, I haven’t really done that as much.”
Future Goals: Seeking Diversity in English Roles
She added that the next phase of her reinvention would be focused on achieving, in her English-language career, the same range and diversity of roles that she has already explored across Indian cinema.
She said her “next reinvention” is “figuring out how, in (her) English-language work” she can bring that “kind of variety to my characters that I have been able to do in India.”
During the conversation, the actor also opened up about her life since getting married and becoming a mother, admitting that her “life has changed tremendously.”
Life Changes: Motherhood and Career Priorities
“Your priorities really change. I don’t just pack my bags and go off for a movie anymore. I don’t do five films a year. I don’t travel the way I used to. I’m really, really selective about the time I spend and who I spend it with… I’m navigating working-mom life. I have so much more respect for my mother now,” she added.
After making a name in Bollywood, Priyanka walked towards the West with a lead role in ABC’s Quantico in 2015. And she has not looked back since then. Priyanka made her Hollywood debut in a negative role with Baywatch in 2017, which also featured Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. The actor went on to be part of projects such as Matrix: Revolutions, Citadel, Love Again, and Isn’t It Romantic. At the moment, Priyanka stays in the US with her husband Nick Jonas . They have a daughter together, Malti Marie.
The actor was most recently seen in the second season of Citadel and R-rated pirate adventure The Bluff, along with Karl Urban. She is now set to return to Indian cinema after years with SS Rajamouli’s pan-India film Varanasi, which also stars Mahesh Babu and Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film will be released in theatres for Sankranthi 2027.
Priyanka’s journey reflects a star’s evolving priorities, balancing global ambition with personal life. Her determination to redefine her Hollywood presence promises an exciting new chapter for the acclaimed actor.
