TORONTO: Priyanka shares her filmography with journo who questioned her qualification

TORONTO: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
together announced the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards. However, a
journalist from Australia has questioned their qualification for it.

Priyanka
Chopra has clapped
back at an Australian journalist who questioned her and her husband Nick Jonas’
qualifications as worthy announcers of Academy Awards nominees this year.
Priyanka and Nick made the announcement this Monday.

The
journalist, Peter Ford, who describes himself as ‘the best and most widely
heard entertainment reporter in Australia & NZ’ allegedly’ in his Twitter
bio, wrote, “No disrespect to these two but I’m not sure their
contribution to movies qualifies them to be announcing Oscar nominees.”

In her response,
Priyanka shared a screen recording of her scrolling down her filmography of
more than 60 movies on IMDb. She wrote, “Would love your thoughts on what
qualifies someone. Here are my 60+ film credentials for your adept
consideration @mrpford.” The journalist later made his account private.

Priyanka’s
fans were impressed by her response to the tweet. “Lol, he deleted the
post. Priyanka and Nick – 1 Peter Ford – 0,” wrote one. “Not only
does this diminish a woman’s career but also disregards the importance of World
Cinema and it’s presence at the Oscars. Like film doesn’t just revolve around
American movies,” wrote another. “Don’t take it seriously some people
are just jealous to see you achieving more than they have achieved in their
life that’s pretty hurtful for them they are in just pain seeing you
successful,” wrote another.

Before
making headways into Hollywood, Priyanka won multiple film awards in India for
her work in movies such as Barfi, Mary Kom and many others. She has been an
actor for over 17 years. Her upcoming projects include The Matrix, Citadel and
Text For You.

Priyanka’s
film, The White Tiger, of which she was also one of the producers, scored an
Oscar nomination on Monday. It has been nominated in the Best Adapted
Screenplay category.