Priyanka Chopra once opened up about the tug of "mom's guilt" she feels each time she leaves her 2-year-old daughter Malti Marie Chopra Jonas at home for work commitments. Priyanka and Nick Jonas welcomed the little one in January 2022 via surrogacy.
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- In an earlier interview with Quint Neon, she spoke about the "reality" of balancing career and motherhood.
- Priyanka shared her strategy to alleviate the pangs of guilt, having Malti Marie join her on set whenever possible.
- Drawing from her own childhood experiences, where her parents introduced her to their professional worlds, Priyanka said that she strives to instill a similar understanding in her daughter.
- Priyanka said, "I have so many people around my daughter, but I still feel guilty when I go to set. So, I have her come to me (on shoots). I am privileged… my mom used to take me to hospitals with her and I used to be in the nurses' station playing with them."
- She added, "I would visit my dad's office too… this is one thing that really helped me understand what my mom and dad (Ashok Chopra) were doing when they weren't with me and I went to school.”
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Priyanka Chopra also talked about the support of her mother, Dr Madhu Chopra, who plays an active role as a hands-on grandmother. She said, "Malti is at home with my mom, which is really nice. My mom was telling me a story about how when she went to work, when I was younger, she'd leave me with my grandma and go to work feeling a sense of calm. And I think she's returning the favour to me, which is lovely,"
On the professional front, Priyanka will next be seen in The Bluff. The actress's first look from the film was recently shared by the makers.
Set in the late 1800s, The Bluff follows Ercell Bodden, once feared as "Bloody Mary," who escapes her brutal crew and starts a new life in the Cayman Islands. Her past, however, catches up with her when her old crew hunts her down, forcing her to confront the violent world she left behind.
The film is backed by the Russo Brothers' AGBO Studios in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios. The cast also includes Temuera Morrison as Quartermaster Lee, along with Ismael Cruz Cordova, Safia Oakley-Green, Zach Morris, David Field and Vedanten Naidoo in key roles.