Worried about Priyanka's career in the beginning: Madhu Chopra

Priyanka Chopra has become one of the biggest success stories with parallel careers in Hindi cinema and Hollywood but mother Madhu Chopra says she was briefly worried whether her daughter was going too fast.

With successful films such as "Fashion", "Kaminey" and "Barfi" to her credit, Priyanka moved to the US to play the lead role in TV show "Quantico", which led to other offers from Hollywood.

The actor also runs a production house Purple Pebble Pictures with her mother, with a focus on Indian regional cinema.

When asked if it was tough being a mother to Priyanka at a time when she started out in a male-dominated industry, Madhu told PTI, "There were times when I had doubts, if this is the right way she's going. She was moving so fast. She was on a rocket propelled move."
"I thought she's missing out on some aspects of her life because she's so dedicated to her career, profession and her craft. As I saw her evolve, I started enlisting. Only in the initial days I was worried. Later, I was with her in her trajectory."
"She's so passionate about films, I'm probably one percent of what she is. She looks after every aspect of filmmaking, it's her baby."
"The difficulty then was people taking you seriously. After 'Ventilator', people realised we mean business. Our films have been very well received. It was our mandate that regions should get a platform, all India or global."