Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson recently shared he fell in love with Indian actor Priyanka Chopra after the first meeting. The actor revealed he found an instant connection with Bollywood’s ‘desi girl’.
“I love this woman, it’s funny when she came to America. She was over here, signed with our agency, with my agent and we immediately had that connection,” Johnson said in an interview for Now Showing.
“We got on the phone, we immediately vibed, we share the same DNA, the same ambition. Not only did I fall in love with her, but we had this crazy idea that she would be an amazing villain on Baywatch.”
Priyanka has made her Hollywood debut with Baywatch, which has been adapted from the 1990s’ popular TV series of the same name. Speaking about her negative role in the film, Johnson added, “I think in order to play a villain, the greatest of villains have this great quality and capacity and depth, and that’s exactly what Priyanka has. So it originally was written for a man. It is way cooler if we flip that over and made it a female.”
Johnson is also impressed with Priyanka’s technique of work. “With Priyanka, everything is considered, every little detail is considered,” he added.
Directed by Seth Gordon, Baywatch also stars Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach and Jon Bass. The film has released internationally and fared poorly with critics as many described it as “shallow”, “stupid”, “misguided” and “wantonly crude”.
However, this hasn’t dampened the spirit of the film’s team as they continue promoting the movie in Berlin and London.
