When asked about the constant debate on whitewashing of Asian actors in Hollywood, the actress, in an interview with BBC World News, said it is not limited to just one race.
"Whitewashing has nothing to do with just Asians, it has to do with every other race out there as well. Global entertainment needs to see representation of all kinds of races; diversity is the need of the hour.
The 34-year-old actress became the first mainstream Bollywood actress to front an American TV show "Quantico" successfully. She will soon make her Hollywood debut with "Baywatch" in which she is the main antagonist.
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"Yes, I don't like the fact I get paid much less than the boys, even though I work as hard as them. Yes, I don't like the fact that the disparity is so massive. But it is a mind-set thing; it is people looking at women differently than boys," said Priyanka
The actress said boys are considered as heroes but women are not "heroes" and everywhere, be it India or the west, movies led by men do much better than by a female face, which needs to change.