Vijay's Humility And Generosity Impressed Me: Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra Jonas in her memoir Unfinished mentions how working with Southern superstar Thalapathy Vijay taught her a lesson in humility and generosity. Vijay was Chopra's first co-star, with whom she worked in a Tamil film. In her book, she writes about how the star's humility and generosity with his fans impressed her and gave her a life lesson.

Unfinished mentions various details of Priyanka Chopra's life, her struggles to achieve success and all the people who influenced her journey.

Learnings from Thalapathy Vijay 

Priyanka Chopra won the title of Miss World in 2000 at the age of 18. She then went towards making her Tamil film debut against Thalapathy Vijay in a film titled Thamizhan. This film was directed by Majith, and the screenplay was written by Vijay's father SA Chandrasekar. 

In Unfinished, Chopra, who is married to singer-songwriter Nick Jonas, talks about her experience from her first project and how she learned a life lesson from her co-actor. Chopra writes, "Vijay’s humility and his generosity with fans made a lasting impression on me."

The lesson from the sets of Thamizhan came in use when the actor was shooting for her series Quantico and a huge group of fans had gathered up to get photographs with the star. "As I stood and took pictures with them through my lunch break, I thought about my very first co-actor ever and the example he'd set," she writes in her memoir.

Unfinished, released yesterday, marks Chopra's debut as an author.

One of the most shocking incidences recalled by the actor in the book is how a film director told her to get plastic surgery at the beginning of her career, to fix her “proportions”.

“After a few minutes of small talk, the director/producer told me to stand up and twirl for him,” she writes in her memoir, adding, “I did. He stared at me long and hard, assessing me, and then suggested that I get a boob job, fix my jaw, and add a little more cushioning to my butt." Chopra added that the incident left her feeling "stunned and small”.