Karan Johar Calls Priyanka Chopra's Hollywood Success 'Fantastic'; Says 'To See Her Grow From Strength...'

Karan Johar told ET Canada that Priyanka Chopra has been doing 'incredibly well' and how he felt about her 'stepping out and making that shift' from Bollywood to Hollywood. 

Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor( L-R) ( Image Source :IMDb )

New Delhi: Priyanka Chopra is known for making many news headlines. The actor who has changed the game for herself with an impressive Hollywood career after the same in Bollywood revealed early this year that it was her tiff between some people in the Hindi film industry that made her move to Hollywood. Months after Priyanka's explosive interview with Dax Shepard, Karan Johar was asked to comment on Priyanka's shift to Hollywood. 

The 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani' director told ET Canada that PC has been doing 'incredibly well' and how he felt about her 'stepping out and making that shift' from Bollywood to Hollywood. 

The filmmaker who in in Canada for the  Toronto International Film Festival 2023, where he attended the premiere of 'Kill' which he has also produced, he said, "To see her (Priyanka Chopra) grow from strength to strength, and truly achieve the kind of success that she has on her own terms… and the way she has gone about it, she is always wonderful on every platform that she has ever been on, everything that she ever stands for and represents.. it is fantastic."

Priyanka had told Dax Shepard on his podcast Armchair Expert in March 2023, "I was being pushed into a corner in the industry (Bollywood). I had people not casting me, I had beef with people, I am not good at playing that game so I kind of was tired of the politics and I said I needed a break."

Although Priyanka did not take any names, Kanagana Ranaut and many on social media hinted that the actor was hinting at Karan Johar as they cited instances from their on-and-off friendship over the years.

Their alleged feud started in April 2012, when there were rumours of an affair with Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka. Apparently, Karan who is SRK and Gauri's best friend reportedly 'pushed' her out of the scene.