with a bestie who just happens to be the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle,
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is redefining Hollywood glamour and having an
exhilarating time while she does it. The 37-year-old actor, singer and beauty
queen has dozens of film credits in her native India, but in North America, she’s
best known for being the lead on TV’s Quantico, which wrapped last year. More
recently, she was all over the celebrity news wires due to her extravagant wedding
to singer-songwriter and actor Nick Jonas last winter. (The five-day celebration
included two ceremonies, a bespoke Ralph Lauren gown and a 23-metre-long
veil.) Now, she’s starring in the sweeping film The Sky Is Pink, which looks at 25
years in the marriage of Aditi (Chopra Jonas) and Niren (Farhan Akhtar) from the
perspective of their gravely ill, whip-smart teenage daughter, Aisha (Zaira Wasim).
The Sky Is Pink, which had its gala premiere at the 2019 Toronto International
Film Festival, is not your typical tear-jerker. Rather, the English-Hindi film is kooky
and unexpected as it broaches the divisive issue of quality of life versus quantity.
It’s also a true story, inspired by Aisha Chaudhary, whose parents overcame
incredible obstacles to give her a life few thought possible. By the time she died
of pulmonary fibrosis in 2015 at age 18, Chaudhary had become a sought-after
motivational speaker who urged her audiences to live in the moment and had
also authored a book, My Little Epiphanies.
“This film is melancholic; it’s poignant, it’s poetic, it’s artistic, but at the same
t i me it’s a celebr at ion of l i fe more t h a n a ny t h i ng el se,” say s Chopr a Jon a s over t he
phone from Miami, where she’s hanging with Nick and their extended family
before the start of the Jonas Brothers’ Happiness Begins tour. “The film is not
going to crush your heart—it’s going to make you want to go hug your parents
and call your family.” h
CONFIDENT
AND
ACCOMPLISHED,