Actor Priyanka Chopra Jones is one of the biggest names of Bollywood and Hollywood today. Not only is she a great actress, she also has a successful production house which primarily produces regional films. Speaking at the 18th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit last week, Priyanka talked about her decision to become a film producer and the inspiration behind it.
Talking about her production house, Priyanka said, “When I joined the film industry, there is always opportunity for the big guns, who have been established. It takes a really long time for writing, directing, production, acting talent to be able to get through the doors. My company was all about giving opportunities to smaller, more quaint stories and that's how the regional cinema thing started.”
She added, “And also my mother told me that when I turn 39, I might not have a career very soon. So I was like, 'You're right'. We started the company and today in both countries, multiple languages, across multiple mediums. My greatest joy with Purple Pebble is being able to create an all South-Asian cast, movies and TV shows in Hollywood. We haven't seen that very often. It is really my quest to try and influx Hollywood with Indian talent, as much as I can.”
Priyanka has a slate of streaming projects on the work front. She will be seen in Ramin Bahrani's 'The White Tiger', and Robert Rodriguez’s 'We Can Be Heroes' on Netflix in January. She is also reportedly in talks with Amazon Prime for a deal to produce content.
