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Quantico review: What does the Indian media think of Priyanka Chopra's TV series?

Biggest voices from the media world are rooting for Priyanka Chopra and her debut TV series Quantico!

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As ABC Network’s Quantico premiered in India on October 3 on Star World & Star World HD, Priyanka Chopra who front-lines the show and makes her big international television debut with the American show, seems to have the biggest voices in the country backing her all the way. Right before the show premiered, Indian television journalist, columnist and consulting editor NDTV, Barkha Dutt , took to a popular microblogging site, to wish the actress luck. She tweeted, “Here's wishing my friend @priyankachopra the very best for #Quantico. Cant wait to see it. It already had NYT talking”.

NYC-based Entertainment writer Aseem Chhabra said, “Gosh @priyankachopra what stars were you born under? You are everywhere lady! #Toronto & @TVGuide @QuanticoTV”. Said Editor Aaj Tak & India Today Television, Rahul Kanwal, “Indians going places. @priyankachopra debuts on American TV with Quantico.”
 
With Quantico, Priyanka becomes the first Indian to headline an American tv series, as the show premiered on September 27. The actress wowed the American media and was lauded for her portrayal of Alex Parrish, with the international press including The New York Times & Gazette calling her "confident", "seasoned" and "charismatic".
 
Such was the response to the show in America that Quantico gave ABC its biggest audience in the particular time slot since May 2012’s Desperate Housewives series finale. The show led by India’s very own Priyanka Chopra premiered on Sunday to 7.1 million viewers.
 
Said Indian print and television journalist, columnist, talk show host and Editorial Director HT, Vir Sanghvi , “Congrats @priyankachopra on the Quantico ratings. You've done India proud! You are the best thing about the show. Takes guts to take on US TV and be natural! You are a star. And whatever the medium, it always shows!”. The opinion maker also defended the actress to detractors as he tweeted,"Why are Indians so reluctant to give other Indians credit? Every talk show & every article has mentioned her origins”.

On a high note said columnist and author, Shobhaa De, “Priyanka has what it takes to become a global star. It is PC's face that features on ads in subway stations, on the sides of cabs and buses, from New York to Chicago. If her character succeeds in breaking through the Brown barrier in American show biz, we may have the desi version of the hugely successful Eva Longoria. And if Quantico takes off, she will be the first South Asian star to make that quantum leap into the big international league. Her discipline and commitment will ensure her position on both sides of the Atlantic. Priyanka richly deserves her rewards. She is not a whiner. She's a winner. Watch out for Alex Parrish - my guess is this is one FBI agent who can single handedly save the world!”

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