Future Women's History Month: Priyanka Chopra's Barrier-Free Takeover

Fuse is celebrating Women's History Month by looking at a variety of rising forces who are creating Future Women's History before our eyes. After years as one India's of most famous and influential stars, Priyanka Chopra is finally blowing up stateside thanks to a slew of exciting projects that showcase what more than a billion people already knew and loved about the actress.

Thanks to ABC smash show Quantico, Chopra has solidified her place in both Hollywood and Bollywood as the latest badass on primetime, American TV. But more importantly, the 34-year-old proved that an Indian woman could lead a major cast and score hit ratings in the U.S.. There are very few South Asians in television, much less starring in a primetime ABC series, and Chopra is certainly proving why it's more about talent than your gender or skin color. "I wanted to be seen as just an actor, not because of my ethnicity or where I come from," she said in a Complex cover story. "I think global entertainment needs to become like that. It needs to be about the best person for the job rather than what you look like or where you come from. And I wanted to be one of the first people to take a step in that direction."