Priyanka Chopra is the ‘one actor in India we don’t celebrate enough,’ says Ricky Kej: ‘She plays actual mainstream roles, not some vague, exotic Indian character’

The list includes Dwayne Johnson in Seth Gordon’s 2017 action comedy Baywatch (in which she played the chief antagonist), Keanu Reeves in Lana Wachowski’s 2021 sci-fi action movie The Matrix Resurrections, Pedro Pascal in Robert Rodriguez’s 2020 superhero film We Can Be Heroes, Stanley Tucci and Richard Madden in Russo Brothers’ 2023 Amazon Prime Video spy thriller show Citadel, and most recently, John Cena and Idris Elba in Ilya Naishuller’s Amazon Prime Video action comedy Heads of State last year.

Ricky Kej underlined that Priyanka Chopra is all set to appear alongside Karl Urban in Frank E Flowers’ action thriller The Bluff, which will release on Amazon Prime Video on February 25. Kej urged everyone to wish Priyanka luck for that film. He also attached the film’s trailer in his post, only to clarify later through a comment that it’s a fan-made trailer and the official trailer hasn’t been released yet.

My Opinion: The one actor in India who we do not celebrate enough is @priyankachopra. She is the ONLY Indian actor (of any generation) who has truly made waves in Hollywood and globally (After being one of the most sought after in India for many years). She has starred with…

— Ricky Kej (@rickykej) January 8, 2026

Priyanka will also star alongside Will Ferrell in Nicholas Stoller’s comedy Judgment Day and opposite Anthony Mackie in Kevin Sullivan’s action adventure Ending Things this year. Along with that, the Bollywood star will return to Indian cinema seven years after Shonali Bose’s 2019 Bollywood family drama The Sky Is Pink to star opposite Mahesh Babu in SS Rajamouli’s Telugu fantasy epic Varanasi.

“She plays actual mainstream roles, and not some vague character who is ‘exotic Indian’. Widely recognized as a great actor who can perform any kind of a role – action, comedy, drama. She is an ambassador with UNICEF, and gives back to society,” added Kej in his tweet. When an X user argued that she’s at best a B-lister in Hollywood, Kej asked, “Why do you have so much of hatred for her?”

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Priyanka Chopra began her acting career in India with Raj Kanwar’s 2003 romantic drama Andaaz. She went on to appear in several memorable Indian films before transitioning to Hollywood with the lead role in Joshua Safran’s spy thriller show Quantico in 2015, which ran for three seasons. She made her Hollywood debut with Baywatch in 2017.