She
enjoys
star
status
in
filmdom,
but
Priyanka
Chopra
says
she
missed
having
a
guiding
light
in
her
journey.
Now
as
a
producer
the
former
beauty
queen
plans
to
promote
fresh
talent.
She
calls
herself
a
"baby
producer",
but
the
32-year-old
wants
to
launch
new
talent
in
the
film
world
with
small,
but
good
projects.
Talking
about
a
producer's
role,
Priyanka,
"I
didn't
know
I
was
going
to
produce
films.
I
want
to
do
make
small
movies
and
introduce
new
talent."
Priyanka,
who
made
a
successful
transition
from
a
beauty
queen
to
an
actress
and
is
among
the
most
formidable
names
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
today,
says
the
encouragement
to
venture
into
production
came
from
her
own
experience.
"When
I
came
into
the
film
industry,
I
had
no
one
to
hold
my
finger
and
show
me
the
way
and
say,
'This
is
the
right
direction'.
I
never
had
a
mentor
and
I
never
even
had
friends
who
knew
anything
about
films.
"So
for
me,
it
was
a
very
lonely
and
scary
journey,
and
somewhere
I
wanted
to
make
a
production
house
which
is
a
place
to
introduce
new
talent
-
writers,
directors,
musicians
and
actors
through
maybe
small,
but
good
films," she
said.
It
is
at
this
juncture
that
Madamji
came
knocking
at
her
door.
Madamji,
her
maiden
production
venture,
will
be
directed
by
Madhur
Bhandarkar
and
it'd
star
the
National
Award
winning
actress
herself
in
the
lead
role.
The
shooting
of
the
film
is
likely
to
begin
towards
the
end
of
November.
"It
so
happened
that
Madhur
came
up
to
me
with
'Madamji'.
Then
I
felt
that
if
I
do
a
film
with
Madhur,
with
whom
I
have
a
great
working
relationship
(thanks
to
'Fashion'),
and
if
I
produce
it,
it
will
give
me
a
good
foothold
in
film
production.
"I'm
just
a
baby
producer
-
nothing
compared
to
the
big
films
(producers)
out
there.
So,
it
was
a
spontaneous
decision
to
produce
'Madamji',"
added
Priyanka,
who
has
further
strengthened
her
mark
as
an
actress
via
Mary
Kom
this
year.
Spontaneity
is
something
that
comes
naturally
to
this
beauty,
who
has
gone
beyond
the
realm
of
acting
to
establish
herself
in
the
international
music
scene,
apart
from
making
her
presence
felt
on
forums
for
girl
child
rights
and
the
need
for
a
green
environment.
Priyanka
says
she
never
plans
her
moves.
"I'm
extremely
instinctive
and
spontaneous.
So
whatever
comes
my
way,
I
just
give
it
my
best.
I
didn't
know
I
would
become
a
musician,
I
didn't
even
know
I
wanted
to
become
an
actress.
I
wanted
to
be
an
engineer!
So,
whenever
I
propose,
god
disposes.
"I've
decided
to
let
him
only
make
my
plans.
The
only
thing
I
do
is
work
really
hard
at
every
opportunity
that's
given
to
me,
and
to
whatever
instinctively
I
feel
like
doing,"
said
the
multi-talented
star,
who
will
next
be
seen
in
Zoya
Akhtar's
Dil
Dhadakne
Do
and
Bajirao
Mastani.
One
is
an
urbane
multi-starrer
and
the
other
a
period
drama.
An
interesting
variety
-
especially
after
a
sports-based
film
like
Mary
Kom!
"I
always
pick
interesting
projects!
It's
a
very
conscious
decision
for
me
because
I
don't
like
to
repeat
myself.
I
get
bored
doing
the
same
thing.
As
a
person,
I
like
variety
and
I
like
things
to
keep
moving.
"As
a
professional,
I
love
my
job.
I
have
spent
my
entire
career
learning
it.
I
didn't
go
to
film
school
or
advisors.
So,
my
career
has
been
my
film
school.
There's
so
much
to
learn
and
so
much
to
do.
There's
just
no
end
to
it
in
this
business.
And
maintaining
variety
is
the
key,"
she
said.