It seems our desi girl is no more inclined to be that desi. Lately, Priyanka Chopra has been spending more time in the US than in India. Her career in the West is on the upswing — something that’s clear with the soaring popularity of her television show Quantico, which led her to bag Baywatch.
Whatever the status of Ms Chopra’s American stardom, in India she is definitely causing some panic due to her perpetual absence. In recent months, she failed to be physically present to promote two very important Hindi films — Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani and Prakash Jha’s Jai Gangaajal.
While the former managed without her because of Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone’s presence, Jai Gangaajal, where she was the only star attraction, suffered due to her absence.
Now Priyanka is likely to lose the plum role of author litterateur Amrita Pritam in the biopic on poet lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, titled Gustakhiyan. Apparently, Priyanka has expressed her “helplessness” regarding her absence in India to shoot for the project.
Says a source, “Priyanka may have to opt out of Gustakhiyan. She is unable to work out her dates in India because of her commitments in the US. She may have to be replaced.”
