‘My Father Was First Entertainer I Knew’

‘He
showed
me
how
much
joy
there
is
in
being
the
person
in
the
middle
of
a
party.’
‘He
taught
me
how
to
be
confident
and
vulnerable
at
the
same
time.’

Priyanka
Chopra
was
bestowed
with
an
honourary
award
at
the
Red
Sea
Film
Festival
2024
in
Jeddah.

The
award
was
presented
to
Chopra
by

Sex
And
The
City
star
Sarah
Jessica
Parker,
who
described
it
as
a
‘true
honour’
to
recognise
Chopra’s
achievements.

Nick
Jonas
joined
her
on
the
red
carpet.

In
her
acceptance
speech,
PeeCee
expressed
deep
gratitude
for
the
recognition.

She
went
on
to
highlight
the
importance
of
the
Red
Sea
Film
Festival
in
fostering
a
space
for
film-makers
across
cultures
and
languages.

Reflecting
on
her
career,
she
shared
how,
early
in
her
journey,
she
was
told
that
non-English
films
wouldn’t
be
able
to
‘travel’
internationally.

‘I
come
from
an
industry
that
spoke
Hindi
and
Telugu,
basically
non-English
films.
Yet,
we
are
here
today,’
she
remarked,
commending
the
festival
for
creating
a
platform
that
transcends
borders,
language,
and
nationality.

The
actress
expressed
her
gratitude
to
her
fellow
artists
and
collaborators,
as
well
as
to
her
family.

Addressing
Nick
Jonas,
she
lovingly
said,
‘My
wonderful
husband
is
here,
waiting
to
escort
me
down,
the
gentleman
that
he
is.’

 

She
also
took
a
moment
to
honour
her
late
father,
who
passed
away
in
2013.

‘My
father
was
the
first
entertainer
I
ever
knew,’
Chopra
said.

‘He
showed
me
how
much
joy
there
is
in
being
the
person
in
the
middle
of
a
party.
He
was
that
person.
He
taught
me
how
to
be
confident
and
vulnerable
at
the
same
time,’
she
added.

Priyanka
also
acknowledged
the
global
film-making
community.

‘We
get
to
play
for
a
living,
we
get
to
tell
stories
for
a
living,
and
we
get
to
dream
for
a
living,”
she
said,
adding,
“And
you
have
been
able
to
bring
people
together
outside
of
borders,
languages
to
just
celebrate
this
incredible
medium
of
cinema.’