Overview
- Appearing on The Ok Sweetie Show, Anjula Acharia said people called her “stupid” for trying to introduce a “brown Bollywood star” to America.
- She described early meetings where Chopra, already a major Indian star, introduced herself to low-level assistants, which Acharia called heartbreaking.
- Acharia recalled Jimmy Iovine telling her critics thought he was crazy for backing Eminem, a comparison she used to contextualize the resistance she faced.
- Chopra’s U.S. breakthrough came with ABC’s Quantico in 2015, widely cited as the first time a South Asian woman led an American network drama.
- Chopra’s upcoming slate includes The Bluff on Prime Video on February 25, 2026, continued work on Citadel season 2, and a planned Telugu return with S. S. Rajamouli’s Varanasi for Sankranti 2027.