Priyanka Chopra’s interview with iconic talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Super Soul has been getting a lot of buzz. The main subject of the conversation is Chopra’s recently released memoir entitled Unfinished: A Memoir.
But from the memoirs, in which Chopra writes about his remarkable life, stories come from his childhood, career, family, relationships and marriage. Therefore, the conversation is quite uninhibited.
Here are five lessons from the interview:
1. Priyanka Chopra firmly believes in God
During the interview, PeeCee said that being an Indian, she was exposed to almost all major religions and religious practices while growing up and believed in a higher power. She said during the interview: “In India it is difficult not to do this, you are right. With the growing number of religions living in the country … I grew up in a convent school. So, I was aware of Christianity. My father used to sing in a mosque. I was aware of Islam. I grew up in a Hindu family. I was aware of that. Spirituality is such a big part of India that you can’t ignore it. “
2. When your faith has been tested
It was her father’s death that tested Priyanka’s faith. She said to Oprah in response to a question: “I was very angry. My relationship with God has changed a little. But at the same time, I feel that God has helped me to find salvation and to get out of it too. But, at that time, it was tested. Oh man, I went to all the temples I had to go to. I said all the prayers I had to say. I met every god-man or woman I needed to meet, every doctor I needed to go to. I flew with my father to Singapore, New York, Europe, India and everywhere just to do what I could to prolong his life. It is such a helpless feeling. “
3. She was bullied and racially harassed at school
Priyanka revealed that he moved to Boston, USA, at 16. There, she was the target of intense racial bullying. She told Oprah: “High school is difficult anyway. To come of age, to understand her body as a woman. At the same time, being devalued by something that could not change. I didn’t know it was something that embarrassed me. “
4. How Priyanka judged the book by its cover in relation to Nick Jonas
During the interview, Oprah brought up the topic of Nick and how Priyanka wrote in the memoirs that his mother “dreamed” him. Priyanka said that when she first looked at Nick, she may have “judged the book by its cover”. She added: “I may have judged the book by its cover. I honestly didn’t take it too seriously when Nick was texting me. I was 35, like, ‘I want to get married, I want to have children. He’s in his 20s, I don’t know if that’s something he would like to do. ‘ I did this to myself for a while, until I actually went out with him. “
5. Priyanka regrets not defending herself when she was mistreated by filmmakers
Priyanka talked about her struggles in the early days in the film industry, which involved a director who forced her to do a dance performance. She revealed that as a newcomer, she did not have the courage to express her opinion. She said: “I was so scared. I was new to the entertainment business and the girls always hear that ‘you don’t want to have a reputation for being hard to work with’. So, I worked within the system. “