Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden’s upcoming spy thriller series, Citadel, has been creating a buzz among fans. The show also features Stanley Tucci in a significant role. Priyanka, who started her career in Bollywood, has been a part of the entertainment industry for almost 22 years now. In a recent interview with Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke at the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) 2023, Priyanka revealed that Citadel is the first time in her career that she received equal pay.
Priyanka Chopra stated that although she has done almost 70-plus features and two TV shows, it was only when she worked on Citadel that she received pay parity. She jokingly said, “I might get into trouble for saying this, depends on who’s watching. I’ve been working in the entertainment industry for now 22 years, and I have done almost 70-plus features and two TV shows. But when I did Citadel, it was the first time in my career that I had pay parity. I’m laughing about this, but it’s kind of nuts.”
Priyanka Chopra in an interview
She further explained, “I put in the same amount of investment and work, but I get paid much less. But the ease with which Amazon Studios said, ‘That’s what you deserve, you are co-leads, that’s just fair,’ and I was like, ‘You’re right, it’s fair.'”
The trailer of Citadel was also released, in which Priyanka Chopra plays the role of Nadia Sinh, an agent who is believed to be dead according to the files but in reality, has had her memory wiped out. The trailer starts with the two leads on a train, with Priyanka looking stunning in a red dress. The sequences shown in the trailer look top-notch, and Priyanka and Richard Madden’s chemistry is brilliant as well.
About Amazon Prime Video Citadel
Citadel is an action-packed spy series with compelling emotional angles. The project is backed by Amazon and helmed by the Russo Brothers of Avengers fame. The series also features Mason Kane, Osy Ikhile as Carter Spence, Ashleigh Cummings as Abby Conroy, Stanley Tucci as Bernard Orlick, Roland Møller as Anders Silje, Lesley Manville as Dahlia Archer, and Davik Silje, among others. The Indian series of Citadel is being developed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK of The Family Man fame and will be headlined by Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The makers have described Citadel as a “multi-layered global franchise with interconnected local language productions from India, Italy, and Mexico.” Amazon has called the US version the “mothership” of the project.
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Plot of Citadel
Citadel is an action-packed spy series with a compelling emotional angle, starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra as co-leads. It is being backed by Amazon and helmed by the Russo Brothers of Avengers fame. The series features other talented actors such as Stanley Tucci, Lesley Manville, and Ashleigh Cummings. The series will also have interconnected local language productions from India, Italy, and Mexico, with Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK of The Family Man fame developing the Indian series headlined by Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
The first look of Chopra’s character, Nadia Sinh, was revealed earlier this year, with the trailer showing her as a femme fatale in a red dress. The chemistry between Chopra and Madden is also praised in the trailer. Citadel will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on April 28, 2023.
