Priyanka Chopra's Mother Madhu Chopra: 'I Was Worried About My Daughter's Career In The Beginning'!
Priyanka Chopra's mother Madhu Chopra opened up by saying that she was very much concerned & worried about her daughter's career in Bollywood at the beginning and is happy with what she has achieved.
Priyanka
Chopra
has
become
one
of
the
biggest
success
stories
with
parallel
careers
in
Hindi
cinema
and
Hollywood
but
mother
Madhu
Chopra
says
she
was
briefly
worried
whether
her
daughter
was
going
too
fast.
With
successful
films
such
as
Fashion,
Kaminey
and
Barfi
to
her
credit,
Priyanka
moved
to
the
US
to
play
the
lead
role
in
TV
show
Quantico,
which
led
to
other
offers
from
Hollywood.
The
actor
also
runs
a
production
house
Purple
Pebble
Pictures
with
her
mother,
with
a
focus
on
Indian
regional
cinema.
When
asked
if
it
was
tough
being
a
mother
to
Priyanka
at
a
time
when
she
started
out
in
a
male-dominated
industry,
Madhu
told
PTI,
"There
were
times
when
I
had
doubts,
if
this
is
the
right
way
she's
going.
She
was
moving
so
fast.
She
was
on
a
rocket
propelled
move."
Madhu
said
Priyanka
"wonderfully" evolved
as
an
actor
and
as
a
mother
she
is
with
her
daughter
every
step
of
the
way.
"I
thought
she's
missing
out
on
some
aspects
of
her
life
because
she's
so
dedicated
to
her
career,
profession
and
her
craft.
As
I
saw
her
evolve,
I
started
enlisting.
Only
in
the
initial
days
I
was
worried.
Later,
I
was
with
her
in
her
trajectory."
The
mother
daughter
duo
have
produced
the
upcoming
Marathi
film,
Firebrand
under
their
banner.
The
film
will
start
streaming
on
Netflix
from
February
22.
Madhu
said
the
story
of
Firebrand
resonated
with
them.
"Priyanka
is
bold,
she's
not
scared.
She
says
it
as
it
comes
so
the
content
should
reflect
that.
She
supports
these
kind
of
films.
She
has
the
final
say,
on
the
creatives
and
every
aspect
of
filmmaking.
She's
so
passionate
about
films,
I'm
probably
one
percent
of
what
she
is.
She
looks
after
every
aspect
of
filmmaking,
it's
her
baby."
Directed
by
National
Award
winner
Aruna
Raje,
the
film
touches
upon
the
concept
of
modern
day
relationships,
its
complexities
and
chronicles
the
story
of
a
strong
woman
who
rises
above
challenges.
Madhu
said
in
the
beginning
the
biggest
challenge
for
them
was
to
be
taken
seriously.
"They
said
'Priyanka
is
in
America
how's
she
making
films
here.'
But
priyanka
knows
how
to
do
things
and
is
very
up
to
date
with
gadgets,
so
remote
controlling
your
company
isn't
tough."
"The
difficulty
then
was
people
taking
you
seriously.
After
'Ventilator',
people
realised
we
mean
business.
Our
films
have
been
very
well
received.
It
was
our
mandate
that
regions
should
get
a
platform,
all
India
or
global." Firebrand
stars
veteran
Marathi
actors
like
like
Usha
Jadhav,
Girish
Kulkarni,
Sachin
Khedekar
and
Rajeshwari
Sachdev.
Madhu
says
the
team
is
gearing
up
to
see
how
the
global
audience
responds
to
Firebrand.
The
actor
has
been
in
and
out
of
the
country
ever
since
her
wedding
with
popstar
Nick
Jonas.
Priyanka
had
recently
joked
how
her
mother
wanted
to
invite
more
people
for
the
wedding
but
finally
they
had
to
agree
on
only
200
people.
When
asked
about
that,
Madhu
quipped,
"Yes!
She
wanted
a
very
intimate
wedding.
That's
her
choice.
For
me
it
was
like
a
shock!
Who
do
you
not
invite?!
But
she
took
her
scissors
and
(cut
all
the
names).