Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Anjula Acharia on Building a Global Empire from ..

In this episode, Simi sits down with power duo ‪@priyankachopra‬ and Anjula Acharia — like you've NEVER seen them before. In this first-of-its-kind conversation, Priyanka and Anjula — best friends and business partners of 15 years — sit down together to tell the full story of how they built one of the most extraordinary careers in global entertainment. 15 years ago, ‪@PriyankaChopraVEVO‬ was searching for her next chapter in Bollywood. Anjula, a venture capital investor with a knack for spotting unicorns, saw something the rest of the world hadn't realized yet: a star who could transcend both Bollywood and Hollywood and become truly global. After an awkward first phone call, a partnership was born — one that would transform the two LARGEST film industries in the world and build a global crossover career unlike anything that came before. Recorded live at the ‪@harvardindiaconf‬ at ‪@harvard‬ harvard ahead of the premiere of her new film The Bluff, Priyanka keeps it cool and candid with her best friend and business partner, Anjula, the investor and entrepreneur who bet on her when no one else would. It's our most star-powered episode yet. Rich with insight, advice, and real talk, this is the origin story behind the icon — as told by the partnership that powered this global stardom. KEY MOMENTS: 1:18 Introduction 2:11 How Anjula Acharia First Saw Priyanka Chopra on TV 3:48 Priyanka Chopra's Side: Bollywood Struggle 8:34 Anjula Acharia on Priyanka: A Unicorn Startup 9:03 Priyanka Refusing to Play a Stereotype 9:49 The Strategy Behind Priyanka's Global Crossover 10:00 Trailblazers Who Laid the Groundwork