Deepika makes it to TIME's 100 most influential list, and Priyanka Chopra is proud

MUMBAI: Actress Priyanka Chopra says she is proud to see her friends actress Deepika Padukone and Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli in the Time 100 Influential People of 2018 list.

"So happy and proud to see my friends Deepika Padukone and Virat Kohli on the Time 100 list. Big congratulations and so well deserved. Desi power. Represent," Priyanka tweeted.




However, it was a different story on Instagram. Chopra reminisced about the time when she featured on the cover of the coveted magazine in 2016. This year she wrote the testimony for her friend and soon-to-be-royal, Meghan Markle who also made it to the list of TIME's 100 most influential people.

#TBT to my @Time 100 cover two years ago. Congratulations to everyone on this year’s #Time100 list! Happy to have had the opportunity to share my thoughts about Meghan Markle, one of this year’s honorees and my friend, with the world.

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Apr 19, 2018 at 10:54am PDT

Deepika is the only Indian actress to feature in the Time 100 Influential People in the World, sharing space with names like Nicole Kidman, Gal Gadot, Greta Gerwig and Lena Waithe.


The list, now in its fifteenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world's most influential individuals.