Parents resisted when I joined filmdom

She is one of the most sought-after Bollywood actresses today, but Priyanka Chopra says her "conservative Punjabi family" was not excited when she entered the film industry over a decade ago. The 32-year-old shared that her family initially resisted.

"I come from a conservative Punjabi family. There was a lot of resistance when I joined the industry. But later my parents gave me wings and let me do what I wanted to," Priyanka said after a recent screening of her film ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’.

She also shared that her onscreen character Ayesha in the film represents most women in India. "Girls are put in a box ... no matter what you are or what you want," she said about her character, who doesn't vocally give her opinion much.