Priyanka Chopra Wasn’t ‘Tempted To Drop Names’ In Her Memoir Unfinished & Says ‘It’s No One Else’s Story But Mine.

The global actress Priyanka Chopra said with her memoir Unfinished she wanted to write a tell-all book about her life with grace. Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Sunday said she is elated that her debut book Unfinished: A Memoir became a worldwide bestseller without being a “salacious” read.

The memoir, which was published earlier this year by Penguin Random House India, offers insights into Priyanka’s childhood in India, her formative teenage years in the US where she endured bouts of racism; to her return to India, where she unexpectedly won the national and global beauty pageants that launched her acting career.

The 39-year-old actress Priyanka Chopra, who was in conversation with columnist-author Vinita Dawra Nangia at the virtual Times Litfest 2021, opened about how she wanted to write a tell-all book about her life with elegance.

When asked if she was tempted to drop names, Priyanka Chopra Jonas said, “No, because it’s no one else’s story but mine. It’s funny. I remember reading few reviews that said, ‘Oh she didn’t speak the truth’ about things like that. I thought, basically you wanted a gossip rag in my book, not a tell-all.”

I’m grateful that my book is the number one bestseller without it being salacious. I don’t respond to that (gossips). I am not that person. I believe in having grace and a lot of the media doesn’t,” the National Award winner added.

Priyanka, who is currently in London, said writing her memoir was a tough experience as she had never written “structured” material before. The former Miss World Priyanka Chopra was also conscious of not turning it into a book only meant for her fans, she said. “Writing a book is a different ball game. You need to know what each chapter means and how you’re ending it. The technique of writing it was the hardest part, and to make it an interesting read…

“I didn’t want the book to cater to just my fans or people who love me. I wanted it to be a good read, funny, interesting, and have a sense of personality,” she said.

The literature festival will conclude on October 17 by this year.