Priyanka Chopra she might be one of the biggest actresses in the world, but in her heart, she will always be her “Daddy’s girl”. Over the years, the 43-year-old father has expressed admiration, respect and a close bond with his father. To commemorate his meaningful memories, he was inspired to draw a tattoo of himself on his hand. The actress has been touched by her father, remembering him at every milestone and honoring him in interviews. Speaking about his teachings, he often took his words as a guiding light and turned to his goals. Let’s take a look at the times when Priyanka Chopra spoke about her father.
When Priyanka Chopra said her father would choose her Nick Jonas for him
Priyanka Chopra has tied the knot with the famous Jonas Brothers singer Nick Jonas. While the singer has been working on his songs and art during the band’s hiatus, he has also acted in films including the ‘Jumanji’ franchise, the ‘Camp Rock’ franchise, ‘Midway’, ‘Goat’ and many more. After nearly a decade of marriage, the couple continues to be the brightest on the internet, sharing an innate bond. They also have a 4-year-old daughter, Malti Marie Chopra. “Nick is the type of person my father would have chosen if he had the choice,” she told Mythical Kitchen’s Last Meals, “My father’s first love was music. He loved music. He loved to sing. He loved to listen. He loved to admire the art behind it.” “More than anything, Nick is really a wise soul, a wise person,” she continued, referring to the singer as a prodigy in his craft, adding, “and I think he would want someone like that for me, because I’m not.”
When Priyanka Chopra talked about feeling the absence of her father
In all of Priyanka Chopra’s filmography, one film that stands out as poignant, wholesome and altruistic is ‘The Sky Is Pink’. “I was getting married in this movie and I missed my dad so much at the time,” Vogue said, citing the film, adding: “I missed his presence so much, knowing that my mom would do it alone, that it was all my dad wanted and he kept saying ‘Main suit kab silwaau, main suit kab silwaau.’ At that time it was very dominant in my brain, and this helps me to heal, without a doubt.’
Shooting the movie helped him deal with the emotions he couldn’t deal with. “I don’t think I knew how to deal with all the emotions I was feeling. Under Shonali’s tutelage. [Bose]I was playing Aditi and understanding that death is the most natural thing that we know will happen to each of us. Instead of mourning the person you lost, you celebrate the life you lived,” she said of the time she was thinking of him.
When Priyanka Chopra opened up about her father telling her to be violent
Priyanka Chopra said that all girls should be tough in an interview with India Today. “It’s very important for us to find agency, to find our voice very early. It’s important to be surrounded by trust,” he said. Talking about how the mindset was formed, he revealed that it was encouraged in his home. “My dad always told me that I’m the hottest one in the room, and don’t be afraid if someone tells you that you’re too hot, because that happens to girls,” she said. She called out society for her disparaging remarks when she tries to be tough on any woman, and continued: “They tell us we’re too blind, too ambitious, too passionate, too clever, but men are called that, what a boss.”
When Priyanka Chopra talked about her father being her biggest cheerleader
Priyanka Chopra honored her father with the tattoo a couple of months before his death. During the conversation Jimmy Fallon “The Tonight Show,” she said, “I was very close to my dad. He was my biggest champion, my biggest cheerleader, like the loudest guy in the room. You know if I won an award, ‘Ah!’ would say.”
“He was so excited about everything I did. And when he died, he was just quiet in that corner, you know. In that corner of joy. Even though it was a very supportive family, not everyone was as happy as he was,” he stated, before mentioning that he had lied to her about the tattoo. “I lied to him and said I had to write this because I wanted it for artwork for my album. But he wrote it by hand and it’s my first tattoo,” said Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka’s father, Ashok ChopraHe was a doctor and surgeon who served in the Indian Army Medical Corps, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He passed away in January 2013 after battling cancer for several years.
