Priyanka Chopra recently spoke about her much-anticipated return to Indian cinema, after nearly six years, for director SS Rajamouli’s upcoming film Varanasi, where she stars alongside Mahesh Babu. The actor, who recently worked on several Hollywood projects, opened up in a new interview about balancing her experiences from both Indian and Hollywood film sets as she prepares for this new chapter in her career. She also reacted to the rumours of returning to the Don and Krrish franchises.
In a conversation with ScreenRant, Priyanka commented on the challenges of working across two different film industries. She expressed her excitement about coming back to the Indian film industry. The former Miss World said, “I am so happy to be coming back and, you know, making this movie in India, because if there was any other, any way to come back into Indian cinema, it was this.”
Priyanka on the other Indian films in her pipeline
When asked about the rumours suggesting her return to franchises in which she worked alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, respectively, the actor said, “I don’t know if I can talk about either of them at all.”
Her comments prompted a light-hearted remark from her Varanasi co-star Mahesh Babu, who said, “Then there’s something happening.”
Priyanka went on to express her excitement about the new project. She remarked, “Exciting, exciting times ahead, and yes, this (Varanasi) is the first one that I am doing after, like, almost six years in India, and just coming back. My favourite part, was getting to dance again. I haven’t done that in any of my Hollywood productions. I was really excited to be able to do that.”
The 43-year-old also talked about her experiences of working in India and the West. She explained the differences between the two industries and what it takes to be a part of two different working worlds. The actor said, “Um, yes, I think that the culture of filmmaking is very different in Hollywood versus how we work in India, and you have to pivot your brain. So I can divide my brain into two. I don’t think there is a world in which you bring lessons from there, here, or vice versa. I think you have to, like, immerse yourself into…”
Priyanka, a director’s actor
She further shared insights into her process as an actor by highlighting the collaborative relationship with directors. Priyanka said, “And I believe, anyway, an actor’s journey is through a director’s vision, whether it was Ilya (Ilya Naishuller, director) or Heads of State or any other work that I’ve done abroad, all filmmakers in Hindi cinema or television cinema. I think you just have to go into every film set with, you know, the originality of whatever you are going to receive from that set.”
While Varanasi is set for release next year, Priyanka will also be seen in her Hollywood project The Bluff, which is scheduled for digital release on February 25, 2026.
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