Priyanka Chopra reveals deep depression after botched nose surgery: ‘My face looked completely different’
The Citadel star was fired from three films following the nasal surgery 20 years ago
Priyanka Chopra has opened up about the difficult time she fell into a “deep depression” after her nose surgery went wrong.
The Indian actress, 40, was left with a “completely” changed appearance shortly after winning Miss World in 2000, after a doctor accidentally shaved the bridge of her nose and caused it to collapse.
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Chopra had been advised to have nose surgery to remove a polyp in her naval cavity, after experiencing a “lingering head cold” triggered by the tissue growth.
The Citadel star was an actress on the rise before going under the knife, and was subsequently fired from three movies following the botched procedure, leaving Chopra fearing that it signalled the end of her career.
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“This thing happens, and my face looks completely different, and I went into a deep, deep depression,” Chopra said on the Howard Stern Show.
“[My acting career] was over before it started.”
Chopra revealed that she entered a “dark phase” after having nose surgery.
The actress said her late father Ashok Chopra, who was a doctor in the Indian Army, then encouraged her to have corrective surgery, in an effort to help her to feel like her former self again.
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“I was terrified of that, but he [Chopra’s dad] was like, ‘I will be in the room with you’,’” Chopra shared.
The star thanked Bollywood director Anil Sharma for being the first to offer her a job following the traumatic experience, in what was her first Hindi film titled The Hero: Love Story of a Spy in 2003.
“I was supposed to play this lead, and I was shifted to a supporting character. That filmmaker [Sharma] was very kind,” Chopra continued.
