Priyanka Chopra hopes to see films with women in lead roles

• Priyanka Chopra will appear alongside Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif in Farhan Akhtar’s Jee Le Zaraa.
• She hopes to see more films with female characters and female-centric plots.
• Chopra believes this generation’s female artists have set the road for newcomers to tackle powerful subjects.

Priyanka Chopra discusses how she has spent the majority of her career doing roles that require male actors to provide substance. However, she now hopes to see films with female characters and female-centric plots.

Chopra will appear alongside Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif in Farhan Akhtar’s Jee Le Zaraa. As she discusses the film, she says, “I have spent a long time in my career where we have always been secondary to men. The heroes decide where the movie is shot, who is cast, and what’s happening. It is boring. We are living in a time where women need to be able to have agency in their lives .”

She also described how, after being offered the project, she contacted her co-stars to discuss the terms and circumstances. “I called up Alia and Katrina, this is before Farhan or anybody came (on board). I called the girls first. I was sitting at home and I wanted to do a Hindi movie. But I wanted it to be on the terms of women,” she stated.

 

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She added that she believes this generation’s female artists have set the road for newcomers to tackle powerful subjects and develop a strong image.

“My generation of actresses really really opened the door for the next generation of actresses to be the faces on the posters, to be able to sell movies. So, I really wanted to bring together my friends and say let’s create a movie that will do well at the box office and it will be ours… So, the stars aligned and we decided to do it. Hopefully, we will start shoot it next year .” In an interview with local Indian media, she concluded.

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