Priyanka’s doing it for needy kids

As someone who tasted success right at the young age of 17, Priyanka Chopra has had the world at her feet. And while she admits that life has been kind to her, Priyanka also confesses that she’s missed out on a normal childhood and youth.

“More than me, it’s my mother who feels that I grew up far too fast. But that’s just the way it is. In fact, I am loosening up a lot more now and I think I am at that stage where I am having a lot of fun doing the kind of work that I want to do,” points out Priyanka, who should be entering the Guiness Book of World Records for having essayed a total of 12 roles in the movie What’s Your Rashee?

“We have applied for the record and there’s a lot of paper work involved. But it should happen as I don’t know of any other film where an actor has played so many roles in the same movie,” notes Priyanka. Like many other international celebs such as Ben Stiller, Mischa Barton, Debra Messing, Ronaldinho and Andy Garcia amongst others, Priyanka has pledged her support to the campaign ‘Rewrite The Future’ by the NGO Save The Children as part of the international luxury brand Bvlgari’s 125th anniversary celebrations in India.

Speaking further about the cause of empowering needy children, Priyanka observes that she has always had a social conscience. “My parents are doctors so I remember when I was as young as 10 years old, I would accompany them on the monthly medical camp that they would conduct in the small villages neighbouring Bareilly. So I have been exposed to the plight of needy children since a young age,” she says, adding that she had her own ‘rewrite the future’ moment when she won the Miss India and then the Miss World crown in her teens.

She further explains how education is of utmost importance for children. “Education is the key to empowerment and that’s the reason why I chose to support this education-driven campaign called ‘Rewrite The Future’. I have been working with several NGOs aimed at empowering women and children for some time, but I haven’t made a big deal about it as I feel it’s a personal experience. That said, there are other NGOs like Save The Children where I use my celeb status to increase awareness. Whatever be the case, I do a fair share of research before agreeing to support it,” ends Priyanka.