Priyanka Chopra Jonas' memoir Unfinished released on Tuesday. (Photos: Priyanka Chopra/Instagram)Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ memoir Unfinished is finally out, and the actor is experiencing a “slew of emotions”. In a new video, Priyanka said she is “emotional and excited” as her book released on Tuesday.
“There have been so many of you who have supported me through my entire career and there have been those who have not. But this is not for you. This is for just people who are curious about me. I am hoping with this book you get to know me a little bit as a person, a little bit more than the headlines you read about me,” The White Tiger actor shared. She also read out the preface of her book in the video.
While unveiling the cover of her book last year, Priyanka had described her process of writing in a series of posts. She shared that penning Unfinished required unpacking a lot of her past, including things she thought she had made peace with.
“The funny thing about writing a memoir is that it forces you to look at things differently, reconciling so many things you thought you had put to bed. In doing so I’ve realized that being “unfinished” has deeper meaning for me, and has in fact been one of the most common threads of my life…,” the Sky Is Pink star wrote.
Priyanka Chopra appeared on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show to promote her memoir.
“While shaving off the polyp, the doctor also accidentally shaved the bridge of my nose and the bridge collapsed. When it was time to remove the bandages and the condition of my nose was revealed, Mom and I were horrified. My original nose was gone. My face looked completely different. I wasn’t me anymore,” the global star wrote in her book.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas said, “I was very close to my father. He was my greatest champion, my biggest cheerleader, the loudest guy in the room.”
While promoting her book Unfinished on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Priyanka Chopra Jonas opened up abut how she managed to write the book during quarantine and how she is grateful to be making content in times when people really need it.
She said, “I was home for six months, that's when the book happened. I wrote the book during quarantine. There are so many people watching movies and watching content and our industry is back at work, I started working in October, finished shooting two movies and now I am starting a new TV show. I am grateful to be back at work honestly, it was such a dreary time for eveyone to be stuck at home. I feel grateful to keep creating content when people really need it.”
Sharing a video clip, Priyanka wrote, "Loved our conversation @iamsonalibendre! Sonali is talking about my "confidence" during the Miss India Pageant here. Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat Did not see myself that way ! #Unfinished"
Sharing a photo of the book Unfinished, Joe Jonas wrote on his Instagram story, "Congrats on the new Memoir @Priynakachopra"
Sharing a video message, Priyanka Chopra wrote, "Thank you to everyone who’s giving my first book a chance. I hope you all enjoy my #Unfinished story.
Kevin Jonas shared a photo of Priyanka Chopra's book and wrote, "Can’t wait to read #unfinished written by our amazing #daughterinlaw @priyankachopra We love you. #proud."
Priyanka Chopra shares a sneak peek from Unfinished on Instagram.
Priyanka shared this BTS story from Cannes 2019 on Instagram and wrote, "I may look chill on the outside here, but little did everyone know I had just been freaking out on the inside. ? The delicate zipper to this vintage @roberto_cavalli dress broke as they were zipping it up minutes before I had to leave for the red carpet at Cannes last year. The solution? My amazing team had to sew me into the dress on the way in the 5 minute car ride!"
Priyanka has recorded many chapters of her memoir Unfinished in her own voice.
Nick Jonas shared on Twitter, "My beautiful wife @priyankachopra just added PUBLISHED AUTHOR to her already long list of achievements! Unfinished is out now! Congratulations Pri! You are all going to love this book."
Veteran film journalist Bhawana Somaaya shared on Twitter, "Caught @priyankachopra talking about her book #Unfinished somewhere on the social media. She looked gorgeous and spoke fabulously. I feel the book is going to be dazzling."
Priyanka Chopra got the title of her book Unfinished during Vogue's 73 questions interview. In a recent Instagram post, Chopra revealed, "So this was the exact moment when the title of my book first became real.. way before I thought of writing the book!!" Upon being asked, if her life was a book, what would the title be, Chopra said, "Unfinished."
Global star Priyanka Chopra has opened up about a fun incident in her memoir Unfinished. When she was in her ninth grade, Priyanka shifted to Indianapolis, Indiana to live with her aunt. The actor attended North Central High School and found her first boyfriend Bob (name changed) there.
Priyanka felt that she had fallen for him "in a big way" and even shared some details about their cute romance. From waiting for each other after class to holding hands in the hallway, life seemed beautiful for the young couple, until her aunt found out about it.
Narrating a fun incident about how one day, Priyanka and Bob were sitting on the couch watching television. As she saw her aunt coming towards their room, she shoved him into the closet.
"Stay there until I can send her to the grocery store. Kiran masi entered the house and started looking into each room carefully. I was sitting on my bed, with my biology book, pretending I was studying. She came to my doorway and said "Open it" and I asked her "open what." "Open your closet," said my aunt. I was shaken as I have never seen my aunt this angry. I opened the closet door, it was a big mess: a boy came out," wrote Priyanka.
The actor added that her aunt was furious and even called her mother to complain about her.
A social media user The Pickle Guy tweeted about Unfinished. They wrote, "I just want to take a moment and wanna congratulate @priyankachopra on everything she has achieved and continues to conquer the world. I can't tell you how proud I am. All the best for everything. My copy of #unfinished is arriving soon. Can't wait to read it. @TeamPriyanka ?"
According to The Independent, Priyanka Chopra, in her memoir, has revealed about a shocking incident that happened soon after she won Miss World in 2000.
The actor had met a filmmaker to discuss the prospect of a film. And after “assessing" her, the filmmaker told her that she needed to go under the knife. “After a few minutes of small talk, the director/producer told me to stand up and twirl for him. I did. He stared at me long and hard, assessing me, and then suggested that I get a boob job, fix my jaw, and add a little more cushioning to my butt. If I wanted to be an actress, he said I’d need to have my proportions ‘fixed’, and he knew a great doctor in LA he could send me to. My then-manager voiced his agreement with the assessment,” she wrote in her book.
Priyanka Chopra's memoir Unfinished is not only about her achievements. In a conversation with Fortune India she revealed that the book also touches upon “my failures, my sadness and the times in my life where I have struggled".
Priyanka Chopra's book features some unseen photos of the global star with husband Nick Jonas.
Team Priyanka Chopra shared a photo on Twitter giving a glimpse of Priyanka Chopra's memoir showcased at a bookstore.
Radio jockey Anushka Arora tweeted, "I've been a public person for almost 20yrs. There have been so many things that have been written about me but no one has really managed to know who I am.. - My #Unfinished chat with my favourite @priyankachopra. Can't wait to get my copy this week!!"
Priyanka Chopra Jonas gave an insight into her memoir Unfinished with a reading session live on her social media pages. The actor, while reading out from the book, gives her fans an idea about her busy life. She also opens up about her 'traditional and modern' upbringing.
Checkout Priyanka Chopra reading out an excerpt from Unfinished.
Priyanka Chopra has dedicated the memoir Unfinished to her late father Ashok Chopra. The global star uploaded a video on her social media page, where she read out a few passages from her book.
Priyanka read out the first page, "Dear Papa, much like the title of this book, your story was unfinished. With that in mind, I dedicate the rest of mine to you. I miss you."
Priyanka Chopra retweeted a social media user's post which stated that she took a leave from office to celebrate Unfinished. The fan mentioned that she cannot wait to read the book.
Popular host Zoe Ball from the Breakfast Show tweeted that Priyanka Chopra Jonas' Unfinished has been a "great read". He also informed his followers that Priyanka would join him on the BBC Radio show.
Writer-Editor Apurva Asrani heaped praise on Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Reposting one of her videos, he tweeted, "What a journey Priyanka Chopra has made. She was always one of my favourites, but how she overcame the odds stacked against her to establish herself as an international star--that is unprecedented. I'm definitely a big big fan. #Unfinished @priyankachopra."
Priyanka Chopra Jonas recently appeared on Ellen DeGeneres' show, where she spoke about her memoir Unfinished.
Calling it 'crazy' that she completed it, the actor mentioned that she wrote it during the lockdown. Having started very early, Chopra shared that she learnt everything on the job, and the memoir is all about sharing her experiences. "It's a reflection of my life," she said.
Priyanka Chopra recently revealed the exact moment when she decided upon her memoir's name - Unfinished.
Priyanka was speaking to Vogue.
"Unfinished answers the question: "Who is Priyanka?" She recalls the childhood experiences in India that sparked her passion for philanthropy and the relationships in the Midwest, Queens and suburban Boston that allowed her to feel welcomed as a "brown" and "different" immigrant," wrote USA Today in its review of Unfinished.
Priyanka Chopra tweeted a video of Glennon Doyle.
"My extended family has been such a big part of who I am. I’ve been raised with a lot of their support. It was important for me to give credit where its due. I wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t supported me and taken me into their homes. The writing in the book has also never been a tell-all about them, the book is from my perspective. It’s my reactions to the things that happened. So, no one should really have an issue with it. Well, no one has said anything yet, you never know," Priyanka told Asian Style magazine.
Speaking to Asian Style magazine, Priyanka said, "Everyone who is mentioned in the book, has read the book. I was very clear about that. I didn’t want any surprises later. In fact, I worked on it in a very weird way. When I wrote about my experiences, I penned down my version that I remembered. Then I would call up the person who was part of it, to corroborate my story. I needed a lot of filling in the blanks from them. Memory is funny thing; you leave a lot behind."
Priyanka Chopra has been sharing a lot of stuff on social media to promote her book.
While promoting her memoir, Priyanka spoke to People magazine, about being a victim of racist bullying during her teenage in the US. She shared, "I took it very personally. Deep inside, it starts gnawing at you. I went into a shell. I was like, 'Don't look at me. I just want to be invisible. My confidence was stripped. I've always considered myself a confident person, but I was very unsure of where I stood, of who I was... In America, I was trying not to be different. Right? I was trying to fit in and I wanted to be invisible. When I went to India, I chose to be different."
"Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s memoir, “Unfinished,” is a moving story of her rise to fame — and of her life before anybody knew her name," AP wrote in its review of Unfinished.
Priyanka Chopra shared a video on Instagram with the caption, "Sleep, sign 800 copies of Unfinished, repeat ?"
Priyanka told Asian Style Magazine, "I didn’t write about these things now to clarify anything to anyone. I was in a place in my life where I sat down and wrote about the milestones in my life. These happened to be those things, that I’d kept personal in my heart, things I’ve been affected by... This book is not me offering any form of clarification. It’s a story of my life from my eyes."