Priyanka Chopra To Play Villain In 'Baywatch'

After making waves with her TV show Quantico, Priyanka Chopra is set to make her big screen debut in Hollywood with Dwayne Johnson in Baywatch.

Yes, you heard it right, it seems Bollywood actresses have found their way in to Hollywood as the Mary Kom (2014) star will be seen playing the role of a villain with wrestler-turned actor Dwayne Johnson in his next.

Johnson, famous as 'The Rock' shared a video of the duo on his Instagram to welcome the Quantico superstar with the caption, "She's one of the biggest stars in the world. Insanely talented, relentlessly smokin' and extremely dangerous - perfect for #BAYWATCH. Welcome @PriyankaChopra to our bad ass and incredibly dysfunctional family.

She's one of the biggest stars in the world. Insanely talented, relentlessly smokin' and extremely dangerous - perfect for #BAYWATCH. Welcome @PriyankaChopra to our bad ass and incredibly dysfunctional family. Cue RATED R slo-mo running on the beach. We start shooting next week. World.. #WelcomeToBaywatch

A video posted by therock (@therock) on Feb 16, 2016 at 8:07am PST

The Quantico star took to her Twitter to reveal the big news.

And it's time to tell u all officially!! #Baywatch it is @therock ! Being Bad is what I do… https://t.co/v8u0TtXUNK

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) February 16, 2016

According to People Magazine, Chopra will play the villainous Victoria Leeds in the film which is a a big-screen adaptation of the popular 1990s TV series of the same name.

Baywatch which is scheduled for next year release, also casts Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario.

Another bollywood actress, Deepika Padukone, is busy shooting for Vin Diesel's xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage.

Priyanka Chopra will be next seen in Prakash Jha's Jai Gangaajal.



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