The actress fired her manager after he agreed with the director that she should undergo plastic surgery.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas in “The White Tiger”
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas confronts his own experience with misogyny in Hollywood in his memoir “Unfinished”, which is now available for order and will be sold later this month through Penguin’s Michael Joseph label. In parts of the book shared by The Independent, Chopra Jonas reveals that she broke up with a businessman after he agreed to a film director’s request for plastic surgery. The incident occurred shortly after Chopra Jonas was named Miss World 2000. The actress said the first director she met in Hollywood insisted that she “fix” her “proportions” if she wanted to get into American cinema and television.
“After a few minutes of small talk, the director / producer told me to get up and turn to him,” writes Chopra Jonas. “I did. He looked at me for a long time, assessing me, and then suggested that I have a breast augmentation, fix my jaw and add a little more cushioning to my ass. If I wanted to be an actress, he said , I would need to “fix” my proportions, and he knew a great doctor in [Los Angeles] he could send me away. My then manager expressed his agreement with the assessment. “
The incident left Chopra Jonas “stunned and small” and resulted in his separation from his manager soon after. Chopra Jonas achieved his breakthrough in the United States as the protagonist of the ABC thriller series “Quantico”, which led him to roles in studio films like “Baywatch” and “Isn’t It Romantic”. The actress most recently appeared on two Netflix projects, “We Can Be Heroes” by Robert Rodriguez and “The White Tiger” by Ramin Bahrani. Chopra Jonas was also an executive producer on “The White Tiger,” which Netflix recently announced is on its way to be seen by 27 million families in the first four weeks of its release.
“It is so exciting for me to see the discovery and acceptance of this incredible and brilliant story,” Chopra Jonas wrote on social media in response to the film’s success. “’The White Tiger’ being embraced by audiences around the world is inspiring. Congratulations and thank you to Aravind Adiga, Ramin, [actors] Adarsh Gourav and Rajkummar Rao, [producer] Mukul Deora, [executive producer] Ava DuVernay and everyone involved. Thank you Netflix for giving our little movie wings. “
“The White Tiger” is now being streamed on Netflix. Chopra Jonas’ memoir “Unfinished” will be released on February 11th.
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