Priyanka Chopra’s Manager Anjula Acharia Recalls the Time When Bollywood Biggies Advised Not to Work with the Actress

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who recently corroborated what many people knew about the power dynamics she experienced in the Hindi film industry, now her overseas manager Anjula Acharia has reacted to all the uproar caused by the actress's revelation. The actress had shared during a podcast that the reason behind her moving to Hollywood was because she felt she was "pushed in a corner by the industry collectively". Priyanka Chopra Reveals Why She Left Bollywood, Amaal Mallik Reacts on ’The Truth About Campism, Bootlicking & Powerplay’.

Anjula took to Twitter to reply to a fan page and talked about the noise that naysayers' make. The Twitter user wrote: "Since #PriyankaChopra has finally spoken up, I would request everyone to read on of Anjula Acharia (PC's US manager)'s interview where she tells how when she signed PC for the talent deal, a group of Bollywood folks including a director producer and some actors bitched about PC and tried convincing her from not working for her as according to them she was a talentless actor with no potential in the US, and that she would suffer massive losses. Anjula mentioned she went back with tears in her eyes." Vivek Agnihotri Comes Out in Support of ‘Real Life Star’ Priyanka Chopra for Standing Against the ‘Bullies of Bollywood’.

Anjula had told Forbes back in 2021 that how a Bollywood director-producer and some members of the fraternity advised her against signing with Priyanka. Replying to the tweet, Anjula tweeted, "Naysayers are just noise! You have to tune it out @priyankachopra is undeniable and we proved them all wrong :))) I knew she would be a global star the first time I saw her on TV."

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