Earlier than changing into one among India’s most celebrated exports to Hollywood, Priyanka Chopra started her Bollywood journey beneath the path of Anil Sharma. Contemporary off her Miss World 2000 win, she made her performing debut in The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) alongside Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. The massive-budget spy thriller, touted as the most costly Indian movie of its time, not solely earned her an award for Greatest Supporting Actress but in addition marked step one in a profession that may flip her into a worldwide icon. ‘It’s all her arduous work’In a latest interview with News18, director Anil Sharma downplayed being credited for Priyanka’s success. “It’s all her arduous work,” he stated, earlier than recounting how he first noticed her on tv when she was topped Miss World. Impressed by her magnificence, he invited her to satisfy him, and he or she arrived together with her father, Dr. Ashok Chopra. Sharma recalled feeling an instantaneous connection, noting they had been based mostly in Bareilly on the time.First position with no display checkSharma revealed that Priyanka grew to become the primary actor he ever forged with no display check. “After speaking to her, I rapidly handed over the cheque. Simply by chatting with her, I knew she was a performer,” he stated. The filmmaker added that her dedication, together with life experiences, formed her into the worldwide star she is right now.
‘She nonetheless has that respect for me’Reflecting on her character past fame, Sharma described Priyanka as “a beautiful individual” who continues to greet him warmly every time they meet. “She doesn’t hesitate to depart her group when she spots me. She nonetheless maintains the middle-class sanskaar of a UP household. She has develop into such a giant character right now, par use asmaan ki hawa nahi lagi,” he remarked.Regardless of their bond, Sharma admitted that it has been a very long time since they final met, as Priyanka hardly ever visits India for work nowadays.