Priyanka Chopra reveals why she received Alia Bhatt, Katrina onboard for Jee Le Zaraa | Bollywood

Actor Priyanka Chopra recalled enjoying second fiddle to heroes for twenty years within the movie trade. She now hopes that her upcoming movie Jee Le Zaraa, with Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif, will assist ladies actors to have extra company of their lives, on their phrases. Jee Le Zaraa might be directed by Farhan Akhtar and might be all about feminine friendship within the type of Dil Chahta Hai and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Also learn: Priyanka Chopra gorges on desi meals

Talking about it, Priyanka advised the information company PTI, “I have spent a long time in my career where we have always been secondary to men. The heroes decide where the movie is shot, who is cast and what’s happening. It is boring. We are living in a time where women need to be able to have agency in their lives.”

Priyanka revealed how the concept of the movie was rooted in her thoughts, after which she had an extended telephonic chat along with her associates Katrina and Alia Bhatt. “I called up Alia and Katrina, this is before Farhan or anybody came (on board). I called the girls first. I was sitting at home and I wanted to do a Hindi movie. But I wanted it to be on the terms of women,” she shared.

She continued and talked about how ladies actors have now paved the trail for the upcoming feminine artists to headline highly effective tales on their very own. “My technology of actresses actually actually opened the door for the following technology of actresses to be the faces on the posters, to have the ability to promote films. So, I actually needed to convey collectively my associates and say let’s create a film that can do properly on the field workplace and it will likely be ours… So, the celebrities aligned and we determined to do it. Hopefully, we’ll begin shoot it subsequent yr,” she added.

Priyanka is at the moment in India for the launch of her haircare model. Besides Jee Le Zaaa, she additionally has her Hollywood tasks, Citadel and Love Again. She additionally stated she has a number of OTT tasks with Amazon Prime Video beneath her manufacturing home, Purple Pebble Pictures.

(With inputs from PTI)