Homecoming: Back where she belongs

Priyanka Chopra returns to India for Bollywood projects

MUMBAI: Actor Priyanka Chopra returned home for 10 days after wrapping up the shooting of her Hollywood film Baywatch and television series Quantico. According to reports, Bollywood’s desi girl is back to her home country to decide on her next local project.

“The shooting of Baywatch is done. We all have packed up. The shooting of Quantico season 1 is also complete,” shared Priyanka after arriving at Mumbai airport. According to her, Baywatch will release in May 2017 while she will be returning to the US in July to begin work on Quantico season 2. At the airport, Priyanka was accompanied by her Quantico co-star Yasmine Al Masri.



When inquired about her upcoming Indian films, Priyanka shared “Now that I have returned, I’ll decide what films I’ll do. I haven’t decided yet.” Her last Hindi film Jai Gangaajal performed average at the box-office and there are reports of Priyanka being part of both of her Bajirao Mastani director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s rumoured films - Gustakhiyaan and a period drama on Rani Padmavati.

Priyanka’s name has also been in the news for Boney Kapoor’s Sikhni and Abhinay Deo’s superwoman film — none of which have been confirmed.

The Bajirao Mastani star has been in the US for the past 10 months shooting for her international projects. While she is an FBI agent, Alex Parrish, in Quantico, she plays the villain, Victoria Leeds, in Baywatch.

While in the US, two other accomplishments in Priyanka’s life were featuring on the Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and attending the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 1^st, 2016.

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