Noted actor Priyanka Chopra has been basking in the limelight consistently with her back-to-back Hollywood projects, while receiving praise for her unique script choices. This is after years of gaining success in the Hindi film industry. The actor has now opened up about the differences in the working style between both the industries.
The actor, who made her Bollywood debut in 2003 with the spy thriller The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and stepped into Hollywood with the 2015 thriller series Quantico, shared that the US is specific about when and how to shoot.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Priyanka said, "In America, we are very specific about when we shoot what and how. You have to make the day on most productions, and you have a shot breakdown of how many shots you have to take. So there's a lot more stress in making sure that you make the day."
On the contrary, Indian films, she says, often take a relaxed way for production. "On Indian films, it's a little bit more languid. If we don't make the day, it's fine. We'll get it tomorrow," she remarks, adding, "We'll also shoot one set piece, and then we'll take a break for 10 or 20 days. Then we'll come back for the next set piece, and that is why we can do multiple movies at the same time."
Priyanka further went on to say that in Hollywood, production completely wraps in three months. "I don't know how it logistically makes sense, but it works," she notes, underlining how each industry has their own ways of working on a film.
Reflecting on her fame, fans and support from audiences over the years, Priyanka expressed her gratitude and said, "They have also supported me in very dark times, and they will take up fights for me and defend me. That really makes you feel like you’ve moved someone with your work, and that’s a really powerful feeling. So I do keep them in my heart."
The actor was recently seen in The Bluff, which released on Prime Video. The film, set in the late 1800s, sees Priyanka as Ercell Bodden, a former pirate trying to turn a new leaf by leaving behind her past. But ghosts of the past continue to haunt as a few former crew members track her down to take revenge for leaving their ranks and stealing a stash of gold. Karl Urban, who also plays the lead, stars as Captain Connor, who wants to destroy Bodden following her escape from the pirate world.
Directed by Frank E Flowers, the film also stars Temuera Morrison, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Safia Oakley-Green, Zach Morris, David Field, and Vedanten Naidoo.
