Priyanka Chopra: I hope after 'Quantico', Indian actors are taken seriously

She remembers being bullied as a brownie in her teenage years in the US But now Priyanka Chopra who has landed a key role in American thriller show Quantico hopes her new endeavour helps her to break the stereotype that global pop culture has made out of Indians and opens more doors for the countrys actors to be taken seriously in the westPriyanka ChopraThe fact that Quantico happened was a big win I just hope it is successful because I really think that it would make a dent in Indian actors being taken seriously I think Priyanka said hereA teaser of Quantico which has been picked by ABC gives ample footage to Priyanka who essays FBI Agent Alex Parrish And she even speaks with an accentCommenting on her debut in the US TV series the 32yearold said she agreed to work in the show only on a conditionThe fact that she is an Indian should have nothing to do with the story I am an actor so cast me as an actor was my point They indeed found me a part where I play a halfIndian halfCaucasian FBI agentI play an American girl I have an American accent and its nothing related to the stereotyped image of Indians We are beyond the exorcism spirituality and yoga its there which is great but thats not it said Priyanka who also broke stereotype when she ventured into the global music scene with her single In my citySome of her past memories of the US when she went to study there are sourAcircldquoI was bullied a lot when I was in a school in America A lot of racism happened with me which is why I came back I was in high school only 16 years old I was called Brownie go back on the boat you came from and things like thatAcircldquoSo when the opportunity of working in the West started coming in starting with my music I really wanted to try and bring relevance to Indian talent because I was given the opportunityAcircrdquo added the multitalented former Miss WorldThe National Award winning actress who has made her mark in Bollywood with films like Fashion Mary Kom and 7 Khoon Maaf shared that it is important for her that Indian talent be recognisedOur accent is made fun of and we all do not speak like that We all do not smell of curries we all are not just nerds who are ugly looking sitting behind computersWhy Why do we have Indians stereotyped We are very proud of our big families but that doesnt mean that you will see 15 people coming out of one carMy point is that in global pop culture we are represented like that I wanted to break that It annoyed me that my country is seen only like that