Priyanka Chopra Jonas: Hollywood work lags Indian career

Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, speaking at the Cannes Lions conference on Wednesday, said she believes her Hollywood career has yet to match the depth and variety of her work in Indian cinema. The global star reflected on her journey across both industries, her role as a producer, and how motherhood has reshaped her priorities.

Chopra Jonas stated that while she has achieved significant success in English-language projects, her body of work in the West lacks the range she enjoyed in India. "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," she said. "Whereas in America, in Hollywood, in my English-language work, I haven't really done that as much." She described her next professional goal as a "reinvention," focused on bringing a similar diversity of characters to her Hollywood roles.

The actress, who recently starred in streaming series "Citadel" and the film "Heads of State," also discussed the challenges of starting anew in Hollywood despite being an established star in Bollywood. She recalled that the film industry was once a much more exclusive field. "It used to be such a...