Priyanka Chopra is going to make a Bollywood comeback with Bharat, which is going to be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and is going to star Salman Khan. The movie is the official Hindi remake of the 2014 Korean drama Ode to My Father, which showed the history of the country, beginning from 1950s to the present modern day, through the perspective of a common man. Bharat is produced by Atul Agnihotri and Bhushan Kumar, it is scheduled to be released on Eid 2109. This will be Priyanka's first Indian movie since Gangajal, after which she left the industry temporarily to star in the American series, Quantico, in which she had the lead role. Katrina Kaif is also reported to join the project as the movie will have two female leads.
Since then, Priyanka has also starred in the Hollywood movie, Baywatch, and is going to be seen in another movie, a drama titled, A kid like Jake in a supporting role. Her role in Bharat, however, is being described as integral to the plot, and she will have a major arc in the story, along with Salman.
This is indeed an exciting news for the Indian Fans of the actress and the general audiences that have long missed the actress in the movies. Priyanka had been interested in returning to the silver screen after a long time, but when asked, she has said that she was waiting for a good script. Ali Abbas Zafar had gone to New York and narrated the script to her, and she loved the story, which made her sign the movie swiftly. It is going to be a long time until the movie is released, but nonetheless, it is still good to know that one of the best actress in the Indian film industry is back.