Priyanka Chopra had to quit a film as director 'dehumanised' her on set: 'Just couldn't look at him every day'

Priyanka Chopra in an interview recalled an unsavoury incident and opened up about a filmmaker in Bollywood who had said that he 'needed to see her underwear'.

Mumbai: Global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas did not shy away from talking about an unsavoury incident in Bollywood when a filmmaker had said that he "needed to see her underwear". In an interview, Priyanka opened up about shooting for a film in which the actor played the role of an undercover. About the incident, she said it was a "dehumanising moment" adding that she had walked out of the film.

Recalling about the incident, Priyanka said, "This may have been 2002 or '03. I'm undercover, I'm seducing the guy -- obviously, that's what girls do when they're undercover. But I'm seducing the guy and you have to take off one piece of clothing (at a time)." She continued saying, "I wanted to layer up. The filmmaker was like, 'No, I need to see her underwear'. Otherwise, why is anybody coming to watch this movie?"

The actor further said, "He didn't say it to me. He said it to the stylist in front of me. It was such a dehumanising moment. It was a feeling of, I'm nothing else outside of how I can be used, my art is not important, what I contribute is not important." After working for two days, she said that she had exited the movie. Her father Ashok Chopra asked her to pay back the production, with her money, for what they had spent. Talking about the director, Priyanka also said that she "just couldn't look at him every day".

Priyanka made her acting debut with the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan. She made her foray into Bollywood in 2003 with Andaaz. After that, she was seen in Hindi films such as Aitraaz, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Fashion, Don, Barfi!, Bajirao Mastani, Mary Kom, The White Tiger and many more. (With agency inputs)