Daijiworld Media Network - Entertainment

Mumbai, Dec 19: After beauty pageants, movies and recording albums, actress Priyanka Chopra has decided to descend into television. Not the mundane saas-bahu rigmarole but the American TV soaps in the same league as Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and Castle. And that's not all she has been signed for a lead role.

Featured in Black and White on the cover of Grazia, the actress recently unveiled the magazine' s December addition, here. She opined that Grazia was a fashion forward magazine in her opinion and she felt that the attitude transcended into their work ethic as displayed during her photo shoot. the actress was given an assorted ensemble of clothing and accessories that belonged to other people. She felt that, that was the essence of fashion for people needed to feel comfortable in what they wore. She also expressed her gratitude for getting the chance to be on the cover of Grazia.

When she spoke to the media about signing a deal with American Broadcasting Company (ABC) she said, "I am honoured and excited to have inked this deal with ABC. The fact that the network will be developing customised TV content, specifically with me in mind, is amazing. I’ve been a long-time fan of ABC shows, and an admirer of how the network has changed the landscape of TV through the diversity of their lead characters. To follow in the footsteps of game-changers like Sofia Vergara, Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria is a matter of pride for me. I am looking forward to this endeavour."

She was recently voted the world's sexiest Asian woman through an annual poll by a local UK weekly newspaper called the Eastern Eye. She also has Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do coming up.