Priyanka Chopra: Celebs have influence but people expect accountability

Influence is the byproduct of fame for actors not power says Priyanka ChopraThe actor who is a UN goodwill ambassador said if people demanded the same amount of accountability from lawmakers as they did with celebrities things might change for the betterI believe Im just a movie actor I am not a politician that I should have responsibility I have influence definitely What I say will have influence so I try to behave like a responsible person but I dont think I should be held at standards of political leaders at all and nor should celebrities Priyanka told PTI in an interviewIf that kind of accountability was actually held to people who can change the laws there would be a possibility for change But people would rather do that with celebs who are just making movies Im trying to entertain you so I find that a little amusing she addedEarlier this year the 37yearold actor who is currently promoting The Sky is Pink had faced criticism from a Pakistani woman for her tweet praising the Indian Air Force in the wake of Balakot strikeThe Sky is Pink is Priyankas first Hindi feature film in three yearsShe had been busy with Quantico and Hollywood projects such as Baywatch A Kid Like Jake and Isnt It Romantic which made it hard for the actor to do a Bollywood movieIt was not out of choice that I didnt do a Hindi film It was the lack of time As soon as it the show was done the first feature that I actually did was The Sky is Pink instead of even doing something over there I started working on movies in Hollywood after I finished The Sky is Pink because I really really wanted to do a Hindi film she saidThe actor said she does not take her Hindi cinema career and strides in Hollywood as something mutually exclusiveI dont think either career is mutually exclusive I feel like if you are willing to take lots of flights which are bicontinental and not sleep enough and fight jet lag then you can do both she addedFilmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has often spoken about how working with Priyanka on two of his films was a great experience and it is a mutually shared equation as the actor said she would love to collaborate with the director once againVishal sirs my heart We have always worked so well together and even now hes one of my closest dearest friends But I havent signed any Hindi film yet she saidPriyanka has just started prep for the Netflix adaptation of Aravind Adigas The White Tiger with Rajkummar Rao but it is an English language movieBollywood may have to wait as the actor has various projects in different stages of development in Hollywood starting with her muchanticipated collaboration with IndianAmerican actorwriter Mindy KalingTheres no title for it yet Its a buddy comedy for Universal Pictures and Mindy and Dan Gore whos written Brooklyn NineNine They are writing it at the moment so this is going to be a next year thingPriyanka is developing a movie on controversial spiritual guru Oshos former close aide Ma Anand Sheela with Rain Man director Barry Levinson and then there is a superhero movie with Robert Rodriguez titled We Can Be SuperheroesIt has me Pedro Pascal Christian Slater and a bunch of amazing actors that have come together to tell this movie Roberts a kid at heart My characters really cuteThe actor plans to come out with a book next year which marks 16 years of her career in movies and 20 years of her winning the Miss World titleAlso ReadThe Sky is Pink Movie Review Cry bucketloads cant helpCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates