Priyanka Chopra is not only one of the best actresses in Bollywood but has gone on to achieve a lot of fame in Hollywood as well. The actress is now considered a global icon because of some amazing performances in Bollywood as well as Hollywood. The question that springs up in everybody’s mind despite having a successfully built career in Bollywood, why did Priyanka choose to opt for a music career in America. Priyanka Chopra recently in a podcast revealed why she decided to switch her career and what was the real reason behind the same. The reason given by her just speaks about the ugly part of Hindi film industry.
Reportedly, while interacting with Dax Shepherd on his podcast Armchair Expert, Priyanka Chopra revealed that she was finding a way to get away from Bollywood and her music career in America just came as a blessing for her. She stated that it was during the shoot of Saat Khoon Maaf, she got a life-altering chance. Priyanka Chopra revealed that she was spotted by Anjula Acharia of Desi Hits and was asked whether she was interested in a music career in the US.
While revealing the reason for leaving Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra said that she was being cornered and bullied in Bollywood. Adding to this, the actress stated that there was a lot of politics going on in the industry and the influential people of Bollywood started playing games with her. Priyanka Chopra also revealed that she was not getting good roles and many didn’t want to cast her for the same. She then said, “it felt like I needed a break from all this drama and my Hollywood album just had the perfect timing.” Her very first Hollywood song came out in 2012 ‘In My City.’ Although her singing career was short-lived and she went back to acting. Later, she got the lead in ABC’s Quantico and from that time she has not seen back.