The world of cinema is diverse and attractive to many viewers, but from the stars, it is often harsh and unfriendly. Anything can play a significant role, even skin color and race, as in the case of some actors. Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has achieved considerable success in Bollywood, but when she decided to conquer Hollywood, she realized that she needed to start all over again. She faced a lot of contradictions that were directly related to her race and skin color. Although Priyanka Chopra achieved success in Hollywood, she still had to face various obstacles based on preconceived opinions about skin color.
Race as an arbitrary construct means the presence of any innate traits passed down from generation to generation. These natural traits are unique to each race and determine society’s attitude toward a particular ethnicity. Chopra is proud of many of her works in films, but most of all, she is glad that she took part in filming the movie White Tiger, the cast of which was entirely Indian. Chopra said: “The white tiger is what I’m so excited about” (DUK Editor Team, 2021). She is proud of her race, and the fact that there are some biases about skin color in the film industry is strange and alien to her.
Although Priyanka Chopra achieved success, she was still dissatisfied that the modern film industry had not yet reached high development. Chopra claims that she was the first South Asian to achieve success, and this demonstrates that diversity in the industry has not yet reached the level of development that is needed (Harris, 2021). Some people still cannot perceive actors of other races as they perceive whites. The actress participated in various films and other entertainment programs to instill a standard perception of South Asian people (IANS, 2021). Priyanka Chopra started something that had not been considered so actively before so that people would equally positively perceive the talents of all actors and eliminate bias in themselves.
In conclusion, the world of the film industry is quite harsh towards actors of different races. Skin color can play a significant role in the actors’ choices and how the audience will react to the film. Priyanka Chopra is one of the first South Asian actresses who began to actively promote the fact that there should be people of different races and nationalities in cinema.
References
DUK Editor Team. (2021). Priyanka Chopra discusses lack of lead Hollywood roles for South Asian women. DUK News. Web.
Harris, N. (2021). ‘People couldn’t understand the concept of a brown leading lady’: Priyanka Chopra reveals she struggled to break Hollywood due to lack of roles for South Asian women. Daily Mail. Web.
IANS. (2021). ‘Nobody made opportunities for me in Hollywood’: Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The Free Press Journal. Web.