When I was new in the industry, I was told actresses are replaceable: Priyanka

Actor recalls her early days in Bollywood, and used that as motivation to become 'irreplaceable'

The reigning queen of Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra, wasn't always lucky to have filmmakers change scripts to accommodate her character. In fact, she was approached with a 'take it or leave it' attitude during her early years in the industry.

Recalling one of her first incidents with one filmmaker, Hindustan Times quoted the actor as having said, "When I was relatively new in the industry, I was in talks with a producer, who wanted to cast me in his film. But, due to some date issues, it didn’t work out. He told me, that he will either cast someone else or will launch a new actor, because actresses are replaceable.

"That got stuck in my head. Now, I jokingly tell him that I am irreplaceable,” said Priyanka, adding that she has since made “a deliberate effort to become irreplaceable”. “And I think I have achieved that,” she added.

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“I never get affected by the success or failure of anyone else. I believe that an actor is chosen on his or her merit. I have always tried to compete with myself and have looked for bigger opportunities. Maybe, if my career wasn’t great, I would have been insecure,” she said.

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The actor feels catfight labels in the industry are “an old-school stereotypical concept.”

She adds, “Women get reduced to catfights. Look at today’s girls; they are so confident. When two actors are close to each other, people call it a bromance. But that’s never the case with actresses, as we are only associated with catfights. I have shared good relationships with all my female co-stars. I believe they are all very secure and confident about their position in the industry.”