NEW YORK: Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, will be making her Hollywood debut with ‘Baywatch’ in 2017. The ‘Quantico’ will be playing the main antagonist in the upcoming film, she recently spoke about her character and how excited she is.
“Oh how I love being bad!! Victoria Leeds is a different kind of villain, she’s evil but she makes being bad look so good! I had so much fun playing the character,” she said.
Negative roles aren’t new for the ‘Bajirao Mastani’ actress; her antagonist role in ‘Aitraaz’ was met with great acclaim, but she feels that her new role is extremely different from anything she’s done before.
“I just gave myself up to the character. I understood her and then began to enjoy each moment as she would”, she added. “I also had a great director in Seth Gordon and amazing co-stars like Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandria Daddario and Kelly Rohrbach, who helped me bring out all the evil.”
Talking about how she’s changed as an actor since her Hollywood ventures; Priyanka stated, “As an actor, I believe I have grown and evolved over the years. My choices of films are a reflection of that. I like to do different things, play difficult characters, and pick unusual roles and interesting stories. That hasn’t changed and it never will.” Besides ‘Baywatch’, Priyanka is currently starring in the second season of ‘Quantico’.