Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Are Identical, Says Producer: 'Last 15 Years It Has Been Karan Johar...'

Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra are two Bollywood icons who are respected globally for their personalities and talent. The two actors worked together in Don and Don 2, and some years later, Priyanka Chopra moved to the US to pursue a Hollywood career. Producer Shailendra Singh believes that the two actors share many similarities. He also slammed Bollywood for mistreating Priyanka Chopra.

Shailendra said, in a chat with Siddharth Kannan, “People like Priyanka Chopra should be the brand ambassadors of our industry. I have asked this question 10 times, ‘Who is the voice of Bollywood?’ Anyone just stands up and starts owning it. For the last 15 years, it has been Karan Johar, but is he Bollywood? Why is he the voice?”

He continued, “Priyanka should

have been the voice of Bollywood, but humne uski aisi durdasha ki (we treated her so badly) that she left the country. We let go of our smartest actress. I said this in that interview that Priyanka is three people. The brand, the person, and the actor. She was a firecracker of a woman and could have carried Bollywood’s reputation globally. But she left; even Virat Kohli left the country. He plays a match, and then he leaves immediately.”

He compared Priyanka to Shah Rukh Khan and said, “If you see Shah Rukh, he is one of the most focused stars. He understands his work, and he knows who he is. He is aware of what stardom is about, and he knows the cinema that he makes makes him. He understands the fact that he is cinema, and he is a silent operator. He is a thorough professional and never puts anyone down.”

He added, “Priyanka Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan… Top people. I mean, wow! These are the people who should be ambassadors of our industry. There are so like-minded. Similar personalities and attitude to business — no nonsense attitude. Both are supremely talented, and they are very identical in the way they have handled their careers.”

Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan will next be seen in King and Priyanka Chopra will be seen in Varanasi.