Priyanka
Chopra,
who
went
to
high
school
for
a
few
years
in
Boston,
said
she
faced
racial
issues
there,
as
some
fellow
students
called
her
"browny" and
pointed
a
finger
at
her
for
being
an
Indian.
In
an
inspiring
speech
at
the
India
Today
Mind
Rocks
Youth
Summit,
the
30-year-old
actress
took
an
exulting
crowd
of
hundreds
of
students
through
her
life's
journey
from
being
"gawky
kid" to
a
Bollywood
star.
"I
was
living
in
Bareily,
from
there
I
went
straight
to
Boston
and
joined
school
there.
I
didn't
know
how
to
fit
in.
Also,
I
faced
some
racial
issues.
Some
girls
called
me
'browny'
and
I
was
typecast,
pointed
a
finger
at
for
being
Indian,"
Priyanka
said.
The
bullying
ensued
into
a
fight
and
Priyanka
was
suspended
from
school
for
three
days.
But
the
actress
said
going
to
school
in
America
was
a
huge
lesson
in
life
as
it
taught
her
to
be
more
confident.
Delivering
a
speech
on
perfection,
Priyanka
said
she
is
not
perfect
and
it's
okay
to
be
flawed
as
"long
as
you
are
being
yourself".
"My
life
was
an
epitome
of
imperfection.
I'm
not
perfect
like
Aishwarya
Rai,
beautiful,
stunning.
I
was
a
gawky
kid,
only
thing
I
knew
was
to
work
hard
and
learn.
I
didn't
know
how
to
act
or
win
a
beauty
pageant.
My
career
has
been
instinctive,
but
every
situation
taught
me
something."
The
former
Miss
World
also
said
that
life
is
all
about
taking
chances
and
it's
not
worth
living
if
there
are
no
risks
involved.
"Today
I
have
the
courage
to
do
a
commercial,
mainstream
film
like
'Barfi!',
when
half
of
India
doesn't
even
know
what
autism
is.
But
I
have
the
courage
to
take
that
chance."
Barfi!,
where
Priyanka
is
playing
an
autistic
girl,
is
set
to
release
on
September
14,
a
day
after
her
debut
international
single
'In
My
City' is
set
to
be
unveiled.
"I
am
nervous
about
both
Barfi!
and
my
single
coming
together.
I
don't
know
which
one
will
people
like.
It's
a
chance
I
am
taking
and
a
new
journey
I
am
embarking
on.
I
have
worked
with
the
world's
biggest
music
label,
Interscope,
for
this
album.
The
single
is
also
going
to
be
the
theme
song
for
National
Football
League
(NFL),"
she
said.
The
song
'In
My
City',
featuring
Black
Eyed
Peas
rapper
Will.i.am,
is
Priyanka's
tribute
to
all
the
cities
she
grew
up
in.
PTI