On reading 'Unfinished'
I'm not one who normally reads celebrity memoirs, and I must admit, I had harboured certain prejudices about this book being possibly frivolous even as I picked it up. I am not a die-hard fan of Priyanka Chopra either, but her recent films and interviews had really piqued my interest, for here was a true go-getter, a terrific actor who had dabbled in music, humanitarian causes, established a career abroad, and produced films that won National Awards. Her sheer level of achievement, and the emphasis she gave to her family in her interviews as being a constant pillar of support, was what made me pick it up. I initially expected to breeze through it quickly and get on with better books, but I was in for a surprise. Though I didn't like the Preface, the rest of the book, with abundant helpings of childhood memories spent in India and abroad, her parents and extended family being supportive and encouraging always, and the strange twists of fate that launched her unconventional care...