While constantly seeking challenges in her acting career, Priyanka Chopra Jonas takes a more personal approach when it comes to her role as a producer.
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The actor disclosed that as a producer she supports stories that resonate with her personally, a motivation behind her backing the documentary โBorn Hungryโ.
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The film, now streaming on JioCinema in India, chronicles the extraordinary journey of celebrity chef Sash Simpson, from being abandoned as a boy in India to being adopted in Canada and achieving renowned success in the culinary world.
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It is produced under Priyanka’s banner Purple Pebble Pictures along with Barry Avrichโs Melbar Entertainment Group.
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The actor, known for her extensive filmography in India and in the US, said she was moved by Sash Simpson’s story.
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“As an actor and as a producer, my hats are kind of different. And my brain splits into two. I think as an actor, I’m constantly trying to challenge myself. I want to be able to see if I can navigate different genres and if I can do action, comedy, drama… I love challenging myself and that is why my acting career has had variety.โ
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“As a producer, I’m empathetic and our ethos is a lot around wanting to give opportunities to newer filmmakers or filmmakers that want to achieve something that they haven’t been able to or are kind of hitting a wall somewhere,” Priyanka said in an interview.
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The idea to back stories that resonated with her also came from her own experience of navigating the film industry as an outsider after she won the Miss World title in 2000 and made her Hindi cinema debut with 2003 film “The Hero: Love Story of a Spy”.
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Priyanka said she hopes her company becomes a home for people who have a point of view and are bold.
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The actor was recently in India for the launch of her film with SS Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu. The movie, titled “Varanasi”, had a grand launch in Hyderabad last month.