Priyanka Chopra is a global icon who has set an inspirational standard for herself. After securing a flourishing career in Bollywood, the diva went on to conquer Hollywood audiences and delivered some back-to-back promising performances, which gave her a massive fandom globally. Apart from her acting stint, the former Miss World wins hearts across nations with her unparalleled beauty and glamorous persona. In her personal life, Priyanka is happily married to the love of her life, Nick Jonas, and the duo is parents to their baby girl, Malti.
For the unversed, despite having bagged such enormous achievements in her professional life, Priyanka has often been troubled by the skin tone bias, especially in Bollywood. A number of times in the past, the actress has voiced her own experiences, where she faced injustice at work due to her wheatish skin tone. And now, in a recent interaction with Bollywood Hungama, Priyanka’s mother, Madhu Chopra, opened up about the former’s struggles with skin complexion and revealed how she used to suffer from PTSD trauma in her childhood for the same. She mentioned:
“I think she might have had childhood PTSD trauma because when she was very young, everyone in the Chopra family was ‘gora-chitta’ (fair) except her father. And she went on her father and she was not at all that bad, she was very good looking, she had a ‘gehu’ (wheatish) complexion. But there were few people who taunted her about her complexion and maybe that remained in her head. Apart from that she was a stunner.”
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In the same conversation, Madhu Chopra remembered another distinct anecdote from Priyanka’s childhood and revealed how one particular relative of theirs would often take a jibe at the latter’s skin complexion. However, Madhu then revealed that now, Priyanka always gives a befitting reply to that person and doesn’t mince her words. Quoting her daughter’s words, Madhu revealed:
“She tells them ‘because of you I have become this today. You told me so I improved myself so much’.” She added, “Priyanka was always good looking, even as a baby. She was the most perfect baby born. She was always very good looking.”
In the concluding segment of the interview, Madhu Chopra recalled how, after residing in America for a significant time, her daughter was able to completely transform herself, both physically as well as through her personality. Madhu credited Priyanka for having worked on herself so much that when the former came across her at the airport, she couldn’t recognise her daughter.
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A few months back, Priyanka Chopra had helmed all the headlines as she seemingly gave her cousin sister, Parineeti Chopra’s wedding with Raghav Chadha, a miss. Many were disappointed as they eagerly waited to catch a glimpse of the desi girl revelling in her cousin’s wedding festivities. However, it was finally, her mom, Madhu Chopra who opened up about the reason behind her absence. Enroute to Parineeti’s wedding, Madhu in a media byte, revealed:
“Wo kaam kar rahe hain abhi."
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