Priyanka says she has been a longtime fan of ABC shows
Bollywood actress-singer Priyanka Chopra may be on her way to becoming America's next sweetheart. The Mary Kom star has just signed a one-year talent holding deal with ABC Studios.
This means that ABC, producer of shows like Grey's Anatomy and Castle, will either create a show for Priyanka or cast her in an existing one in 2015.
'A new step,' wrote the actress on Twitter, with a link to a report by The Hollywood Reporter:
The former Miss World, now one of Bollywood's top stars, said in a statement, "I've been a longtime fan of ABC shows, and an admirer of how the network has changed the landscape of TV through the diversity of their lead characters. As an intrinsic creative, I am drawn to opportunities that test me in new ways. I'm honored by the opportunity to share my talent with a game-changing network, and I'm very much looking forward to participate in this new endeavor."
"To a storyteller, each platform of performance offers its own artistic challenges, and if you have a good story to tell, regardless of the platform, audiences will follow," she added.
Keli Lee, ABC Executive Vice President Casting, apparently traveled to Mumbai to sign Priyanka.
Priyanka, who has starred in over 45 films including the recent and highly-acclaimed sports biopic
Mary Kom - is steadily becoming a familiar face overseas. She voiced a character in the animated Disney feature
Planes and has already made a mark in the international music circuit, having collaborated with musicians such as will.i.am in 2012 and Pitbull in 2013.
This year Priyanka released her third single,
I Can't Make You Love Me, in which she is seen romancing Hollywood hunk Milo Ventimiglia. She also became the first-ever Indian Guess Girl in a 2013 campaign shot by rocker-photographer Bryan Adams. Most recently, she was among a collection of international celebrities featured in an all-star charity cover of John Lennon's
Imagine.