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“I have always felt that life is a solitary journey, that we are each on a train, riding through our hours, our days, our years. We get on alone, we leave alone, and the decisions we make as we travel on the train are our responsibility alone.”
A remarkable life story rooted in two different worlds, Unfinished offers insights into Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s childhood in India; her formative teenage years in the United States; and her return to India, where against all odds as a newcomer to the pageant world, she won the national and international beauty competitions that launched her global acting career. Whether reflecting on her nomadic early years or the challenges she has faced as she has doggedly pursued her calling, Priyanka shares her challenges and triumphs with warmth and honesty. The result is a book that is philosophical, sassy, inspiring, bold, and rebellious. Just like the author herself.
From her dual-continent twenty-year-long career as an actor and producer to her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, from losing her beloved father to cancer to marrying Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s story will inspire a generation around the world to gather their courage, embrace their ambition, and commit to the hard work of following their dreams.
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication dateFebruary 9, 2021
- Dimensions6.31 x 0.95 x 9.5 inches
- ISBN-101984819216
- ISBN-13978-1984819215
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“[Chopra Jonas] reflects on how she catapulted herself into America’s entertainment industry with her charisma and resilience . . . [Unfinished] exemplifies how she persisted in the face of her detractors.”—USA Today
“Actor and producer Chopra Jonas’s memoir captures the excitement of an Indian teenager launched into fame and moving rapidly from a national to an international stage. . . . Chopra Jonas weaves in her personal struggles and family tragedies, thus revealing the depth behind her self-assurance and resilience.”—Booklist
“A lively memoir from a hardworking entertainer.”—Kirkus Reviews
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I’m sitting in a meditative pose. In Sanskrit it’s called Sukhasana, or “Happy Pose.” Spine straight, shins crossed, shoulders pulled back, and chest pulled upward, I’m taking slow, focused breaths to bring all my attention to my center. The slow breathing calms my mind so that I can now tackle life’s challenges.
Kidding.
I am, in reality, likely sitting on the set of my latest film project, or on a plane, or slumped in a hair and makeup chair. My breathing is erratic from the four espresso shots I’ve inhaled in the past half hour while simultaneously wolfing down some form of comfort food that’s probably not the healthiest of options. (Doritos, anyone?) My overbooked schedule glares at me with seventeen emails that are marked Urgent! Requires Immediate Attention! And my phone is buzzing like a bumblebee on ecstasy. I am running on IST (Indian Stretchable Time)—I’m late—and I am in no frame of mind to make sense of my day, let alone my life.
How is this possible when I come from mystical India, the land of yoga, meditation, the Bhagavad Gita, and one of the most learned civilizations of the world? Why am I unable to invoke the infinite wisdom of my ancestors to calm my raging mind when so many people around the world have embraced the teachings of my great country and managed to incorporate its lessons of peace, love, and happiness quite effectively into their lives?
Well, I am a product of traditional India and its ancient wisdom, and modern India and its urban bustle. My upbringing was always an amalgamation of the two Indias, and, just as much, of East and West. My mom was a fan of Elvis and the Doors; my dad listened to Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. My mom loves London, theater, art, and nightlife; my dad loved taking road trips through our subcontinent and sampling the street food at every opportunity. I lived in small towns in northern India for much of my childhood, and I also lived in the United States for three years in my teens.
Traditional and modern. East and West. There wasn’t necessarily a plan to raise me as a blend of those influences, but here I am, someone who calls both Mumbai and Los Angeles home, who works comfortably in India, America, and plenty of countries in between, and whose style and passion reflect that global mindset. The cultural mash-up invigorates me, is important to me, because I believe we can all learn from one another. That we all need to learn from one another.
Cue my husband, Nick. As I embark on this new chapter of life with him, it seems like a good time to take stock. It’s probably the first time as an adult that I’ve felt the desire to look back and reflect on how I’ve gotten to this moment. The first time since my life took a huge, crazy turn more than twenty years ago and I became a public person. Part of this desire to be introspective comes with maturity, no doubt. And I think it’s safe to say that part of it came along with Nick, a mature, introspective individual if ever there was one.
Looking back, I remember how I felt as my seventeen-year-old self, a small-town girl who exploded into India’s awareness back in January of 2000 when I was crowned Miss India World. I had no idea what to do with this unexpected widespread attention or how to prepare for what was next—representing my country on the global stage in the Miss World pageant. My family had no idea, either, because we weren’t a “pageant” family or an “entertainment” family. Far from it; my parents were both doctors. With their love, support, and encouragement, I decided that I would do my best to learn from each new situation I found myself in, to throw myself into it wholeheartedly and work as hard as I knew how. Sink or swim. And if there was a choice, I was always going to do my damnedest to swim. Admittedly, sometimes my strategy has been flawed or I’ve haven’t learned fast enough, but whatever my fail-ures, they haven’t been for lack of effort.
I have always felt that life is a solitary journey, that we are each on a train, riding through our hours, our days, our years. We get on alone, we leave alone, and the decisions we make as we travel on the train are our responsibility alone. Along the way, different people—the family we are born to and the family we choose, the friends we meet, those we come to love and who come to love us—get on and off the cars of our train. We are travelers, always moving, always in flux, and so are our fellow passengers. Our time riding together is fleeting, but it’s everything—because the time together is what brings us love, joy, connection.
Which is why I’m so grateful to be right here, right now, reflecting with you on my unfinished journey. I hope that whatever I have learned along the way, from fellow passengers, from my efforts and my own mistakes, can contribute to your journey, too. Because as I have discovered, if you’re willing to be a student of life, the possibilities are endless.
Priyanka
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- Publisher : Ballantine Books; First Edition (February 9, 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1984819216
- ISBN-13 : 978-1984819215
- Item Weight : 1.12 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.31 x 0.95 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #311,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,035 in Rich & Famous Biographies
- #2,691 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies
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You could read this book because it is about a woman who made things go incredibly well in her life or because it is about a beautiful lady who achieved so much from hard work and persistence or because it is about a beautiful soul who believes that with grit and determination anyone can achieve their dream and help others no matter how "different" they might (at first) appear.
Her opening dedication to her father will leave you teary. And he's present all throughout this memoir and seems an extraordinary incredible Dad and her Mom is majorly fearless also. The importance of Family and Women outlined in this book is incredible and mind blowing. To me, this seems one of the best inspirational books ever written.
She includes some amazing very practical quotes including one really awesome one from martial arts master, Bruce Lee. South Asian cultural excellence is celebrated. But important aspects of American culture are presented throughout the book as well.
And she includes awesome precise English definitions of Hindi words (so much better than most subtitles in Hindi cinema films). And she patiently explains all the stuff about India you may feel you're supposed to know but might not or just some India things you may have wondered about.
The best lesson I gained out of reading "Unfinished" is the following: You can do almost anything you want if you aren't afraid of the consequences and you can fix almost anything if you can look at it from the right viewpoint or perspective. Seriously, I've never read so much wise practical advice liberally dispensed within such very wise simple stories related about what happened at different points in her life.
There are a lot of great contrasts she explains between American and Indian culture, particularly in the area of family. And these are quite entertaining yet at the same time, respectful and affirmative.
A number of times I was struck by what she was saying or what happened and put the book down and started thinking about the importance of it all, particularly right now.
If we live in polarizing times, this book is so unpolarizing, so calming like a natural pain reliever for the enormous headache everyday life has become as seen online, in the newspaper, on TV or in sensational negative character films. She doesn't ignore the bad stuff and confronts it unflinchingly (which is a lesson in itself contained in several actions she took and is taking).
She is the ultra successful person we may never meet but through her memoir, she tells us so much that we might hope she might say or advise if we found ourselves in challenging situations similar or different from the ones she has confronted.
There is so much that is very good and inspirational in this book about India, America, about people, about life and about living. It is pure joy to read.
childhood, rise to fame as Miss World, initial struggles in Bollywood and more. She writes with raw emotion, very
articulately and with great intelligence.
We read about her rise in Bollywood , her
further rise as she works round-the-clock to break into Hollywood and how her heart beats with intense ambition.
A must read. Very riveting and enjoyable.
This book was featured in the best-seller list of The New York Times in less than a week from its release. It made me wonder how celebrities become best-selling authors with their first book while regular authors face rejection after rejection. Surely their fame contributes to those sales numbers and not the writing as much.
Being a memoir junkie, I wanted to find out for myself if this book was worth all the hype. So I ordered the Kindle version and got started.
First of all, I do believe Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the ultimate overachiever. She didn’t stop with being crowned Miss World at age 18. She made a name for herself in Bollywood, diversified into the music industry releasing hit singles. Next, she conquered Hollywood, then turned producer, entrepreneur, writer, humanitarian, and tied the knot with heartthrob Nick Jonas in the middle of all that. Phew! I’m sure I missed many of her other achievements here.
Well, you don’t need to read her book to know all that. It’s public information. So I wondered what the book would divulge which we didn’t already know.
Well, spoiler alert, the book doesn’t reveal anything new, deep, or eye-opening. It’s more like a long chat with an old friend reminiscing about their life. I did enjoy the relaxed and easy flow of the words, very similar to the natural ease with which Priyanka converses. I will give it to her, she is a good writer.
The first few chapters are a walk down memory lane detailing her childhood nomadic days, close ties with extended family, her adjustment to boarding school as a young child, and her move to the United States as a teenager. She talks about the bullying she faced, but didn’t we all as teenagers?
We know the rest of the story. Upon her return to India, she wins the Miss India and successively the Miss World competition which alters the trajectory of her life. Her professional aspirations to become an aeronautical engineer are put on hold and she enters the Indian Film Industry aka Bollywood.
The chapter ‘Grief’ detailing the loss of her father was moving, given her close relationship with him. I would say that the real heroes in her story are her parents. They gave her wings to fly. Their support and love infused solid confidence in her. There is not a better gift that a parent can give to their child than that.
Priyanka had her fair share of bad relationships until Nick Jonas slid down into her DMs. Following an over-the-top big fat Indian wedding, Nick and Priyanka settled into their new digs in L.A.
In all, the chapters were a good read, but I was disappointed. First of all, there was nothing compelling in the whole book. It didn’t have me saying ‘Wow’. When I read a memoir, I want something meaty to bite into. Priyanka played it safe with neatly manicured life stories.
The best memoirs delve into the author’s deepest psyche and we get to see them at their most vulnerable. They reveal their innermost demons, the darkest adversities they faced and how they overcame them or not. Their painful struggles make their journey more compelling and hence their stories become inspirational.
But struggle was not a big part of Priyanka’s life. It would be easy to say that she had a privileged life. She came from an affluent and loving family. That being said, not all privileged people reach great heights. So we have to give credit when credit is due and acknowledge her hard work.
Priyanka has said in an interview how she doesn’t want to rest on her laurels, but I feel in this book she was mostly talking about her laurels, her entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen and ambitious streak. In one photo where she is standing in front of a huge crowd in Ontario, she humble brags how she is doing shooting and promoting films in India while recording music in the US at the same time.
Sure, tell me about your achievements but also tell me about your flaws and your insecurities. That’s what makes a person relatable and not hashtags. An honest reflection of oneself includes not only the highlights in their life but also the times they messed up or failed as a human being.
Priyanka does write about her regret endorsing a skin whitening cream, but other than that she painted a very one dimensional positive image of herself. I wished she just didn’t skim the surface but dug deeper into herself. I didn’t get that from this memoir. Maybe it was her personal choice to disclose only that much.
From the writing, it is evident that the memoir is a ‘Get to know me’ book targeting Western audiences who are still getting familiar with her. Indian audiences have known her for 2 decades and are fully acquainted. Hence the in-depth account of Indian traditions, culture, food, and language.
In conclusion, this book appears more to be a business card for promoting the brand that is Priyanka. It details all her achievements, business ventures, and future projects.
Staying current, relevant, and in the news is very important to any brand. It thrives on nonstop PR machinery. That’s what this book aims to achieve.
I’m sure Priyanka did not just wake up one day and decide to write her memoir. This book is a well-orchestrated part of her overall business strategy to furthering and expanding her reach. Global dominion is after all her goal.
I’d say this book may not be a great memoir but it does make an excellent marketing tool.
Nonetheless, there is always something we can learn from another person’s story and Priyanka is no exception to the rule. Her unshakeable confidence and insatiable hunger for success will take her far. Her journey is definitely unfinished.
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Heartfelt writing which had me in tears and fits of laughter! Love the raw honesty of Priyanka's writing. Looking forward to the sequel!