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It's tough to play a simple girl: Priyanka Chopra
She is smart, glamorous and one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood, but Priyanka Chopra says it was difficult for her to portray a simple, beautiful girl in forthcoming film Pyaar Impossible and still try to hold the interest of audiences.
"When you do characters like one in Aitraaz, Fashion or Kaminey, there are certain peripheries. For example, Sweety in Kaminey won't be able to speak English or she won't wear jeans and top. They are also difficult, but the boundaries help. When I am playing a simple beautiful looking girl, how do I get your interest?" Priyanka said.
"Heroines ought to look beautiful, it's their work. We look pretty, we wear great clothes but that's our job. But how do I make you feel for her? That's why these films are more difficult," said Priyanka, who has teamed up with Uday Chopra in the film.
Written and produced by Uday, Pyaar Impossible is a romantic tale about a beauty and a geek. Directed by Jugal Hansraj, it shows how fate brings Uday and Priyanka come together and love blooms amidst all odds.
Talking about her character in Pyaar Impossible, Priyanka said: "I play Alisha who works in a software company. She has always been a popular girl, fun loving and one who loves life. But at a young age she has to take a lot of responsibilities and she finds it difficult to manage and her life becomes chaotic," said Priyanka.
Pyaar Impossible is slated to release on Jan 8.
The actress took three months before giving her final consent for the film.
"When I was offered the film, I was shooting for Kaminey. So I told them I will take some time to decide. It took me around three months to read the script, but when I read it, I felt I was reading a romantic book or a breezy novel and I immediately called Uday and gave my consent," she added.
Priyanka was all praise for Uday and the way he has sketched the characters.
"Uday is a great human being and a very talented guy. The way he had written the story and sketched my character, they are very close to reality," Priyanka said before leaving for New York.
She will stay there for two and a half months to complete Siddharth Anand's Anjana Anjani, which also features Ranbir Kapoor.
"I am planning to enjoy the New Year's eve in Times Square, but it's so cold and there has been a blizzard too so I'm not sure whether I would be able to go out of my hotel or not," said Priyanka.
Asked about her role in Farhan Akhtar's Don 2, she said: "It's coming by the end of next year. The only thing I can say now is that I have some superb actions in Don 2 and I am very excited about that."
She has also signed on for Vishal Bharadwaj's tentatively titled 7 Husbands. Advertisement
Priyanka Chopra bags Miss World again
Nine years after our very own Bollywood sweetheart Priyanka Chopra sashayed her way to winning the Miss World crown, she is going back to that arena, but this time, to judge. Not bad, huh! Ecstatic about this invitation, she reportedly said that she has come a long way after standing on the Miss World podium as a teenager, vying for the crown. Now, of course, it is going to be a different story.
Even after What’s Your Rashee bombed at the box office earlier this year, Priyanka is one of the top sought-after actors in the industry, giving tough competitions to Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. The upcoming year 2010 also seems be going extremely positive for her, as she waits for Pyaar Impossible to hit the theatres.
Apart from that, she is also working on Anjana Anjani with Ranbir Kapoor and Don-2 with Shah Rukh Khan. For now, let’s see how the Miss World 2000 judges the Miss World 2009 hopefuls. All the best!
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Priyanka and Shahid are back together
It is true. If a couple gets back together after a break-up, the relationship is for keeps. And Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor are just rediscovering the joys of being together after their split, and they are happier than ever. As reported earlier (’Shasha shuts out PC’; November 10, Hitlist), the couple went their separate ways last month.Soon after the split, the duo headed to Bangkok for film shoots. While PC was there for Sajid Nadiadwala’s next, Shahid was on call for a Yash Raj film. During their stay at the same hotel, they bumped into each other and realised that they could not do without each other.
Source close to the two reveals that Shahid, who’d initiated ‘the break’ realised that he’d made a mistake. He found that he still had feelings for Priyanka. He felt that he rushed into the decision and hadn’t taken the time to understand her better. He knew he wanted her back in his life but wasn’t too sure how she would react to him because he’d ‘dumped’ her when she believed all along that they were perfect for each other. Shahid befriended Chopra’s best friend and close confidante, Tammana Sharma, who played Cupid between them the second time around. The source says, “Shahid and Tammana have become good friends now. In fact, she was, in a way, responsible for getting the lovebirds back together.
Shahid was already in Bangkok shooting for a film, while PC reached there a week later. They were at different locations but got a chance to sit down and talk things out. They went out on two occasions including dining out.” Giving their relationship another chance has perked up PC who was quite depressed when things went downhill.”She is happy to have Shahid back in her life. They are very happy together.” Time to say, ‘touch wood’?
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Kareena fights with Priyanka Chopra
Carrying on the tradition of unfriendly Bollywood actresses, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor are battling it out. First, Priyanka zoomed into Kareena’s territory by befriending Shahid Kapoor just a little while after Kareena broke up with him. And now, they’re fighting over Bollywood’s most sought after make-up artist, Pompy.
Both actresses have worked with Pompy on various commercials and films and want him to be the one styling them. When both of them sign a film, they check if Pompy’s dates match theirs. When Priyanka got ready to shoot for Anjaana Anjaani with Ranbir Kapoor, she checked if Pompy was available. But he was already scheduled to accompany Kareena to Sydney for the shooting of the remake of Stepmom, starring Kajol and Arjun Rampal with Kareena.
Kareena considers Pompy as family, inviting him to her film previews. Those who attended the Kurbaan preview confirmed Pompy’s presence there.Kajol and Rani Mukherjee too had fought over make up artist Mickey Contractor some years ago. Guess Bollywood actresses will remain Bollywood actresses.
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Deepika Padukone replacing Priyanka Chopra
The latest buzz in industry circles is that Rakesh Roshan has plans to start filming the sequel to his desi super hero flick, Krrish by September 2010. Playing the title role, Hrithik Roshan will however not be romancing Priyanka Chopra in this one, our sources claims.Sources further reveal, “Roshan Sr. who will be directing the film apart from producing it, is considering Deepika Padukone to play the lead, although there has been no confirmation. While the first film in the series Koi Mil Gaya had Preity Zinta in the lead opposite Hrithik, Krrish featured Priyanka Chopra. There are no plans for her to return, so it remains to be seen who would step into the leading lady’s role.”
It is also believed that Roshan Sr. has had early discussions with the SFX team and a big crew of foreign technicians who worked on Krrish. They have been bouncing off ideas on where to take the character and how to develop it.?Letting us in the secret, our source further reveals that Rakesh has zeroed down on a plotline where Krrish battles his evil counterpart in the sequel. Apparently, Rakesh is keen on having Hrithik play a grey character ever since he saw his performance in Dhoom 2. Krrish will be seen saving the 7 wonders of the world, which makes a perfect foil to include extensive shots of diverse foreign locations.
Hrithik will also undergo vigorous physical training for the role. He has completed Kites, which is all set for release next year. He is currently shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish with Aishwarya Bachchan.
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Priyanka gets her ‘first husband’
Ever since the news of Priyanka Chopra doing Vishal Bharadwaj’s ‘Seven Husbands’ started doing rounds, one can’t stop thinking about the movie and how great the ensemble could be. Director Vishal Bharadwaj knows how to pick his key players.So, who is Priyanka’s first chosen husband in the film? Well, the maverick director has signed south superstar Mohanlal to play one of the husbands. 50-year-old and four times National Award winner Mohanlal was the first choice and reportedly Vishal is successful in signing him.
Now you must be wondering how Mohanlal will look opposite ravishing PC? If that’s the case, think the beautiful Aishwarya Rai paired opposite Rajnikant in magnum opus Endhiran, because at the end it’s the script that matters for our actresses.
However, the other actors in the film are yet to be finalized and Vishal undoubtedly is on his way to create an endearing casting coup.
Let’s see who he signs next as Priyanka’s husband?
Priyanka Chopra isn't quite a party Hottie
Priyanka makes a-blink-and-you-miss appearance at Dior bash Just in case you have seen Priyanka Chopra in the Nokia 6700 ad.
Where pictures showing her partying hard get circulated among friends, you'd have wondered why she put in a blink- and- you- miss.
It appearance at the Christian Dior bash on Wednesday night at the chic Blue Bar at Taj Palace.
Did she have a more happening party to go to? Kalyani Chawla, who put the show together, and was wearing Dior's autumn winter.
Frill dress paired with John Galliano 5- inch heels, was a bundle of nerves when Piggy Chops didn't show up till 10 in the night.
The actor did appear in Dior's white chiffon evening gown, which was the showstopper for.
The brand's Winter 2009 collection, but before the guests who had packed the bar could react, she was back in her room.
One of the disappointed guests was restaurateur AD Singh, who said, "It should've gone on for at least 15 minutes for people to get an idea of the new collection and to appreciate the hard work that has gone into it." Singh, who came with his better half, Sabina, and wore his favourite Kenzo suit, had arrived on time and it was obvious that he wasn't happy with the outcome of his long wait.
The man behind Olive Bar & Kitchen was also unhappy about the bar's layout, for people dining in the attached Vietnamese restaurant, Blue Ginger, couldn't get to see the sprawling greens outside. "When you have such a great view, you should've planned the restaurant in a way that people got the best of both spaces," he said, commenting on the partition raised to separate the bar from the restaurant.
Genesis Luxury MD Sanjay Kapoor left the party much before the action started, but he loved the collaborative effort of Dior and Taj Palace. "The Blue Bar is a stylish place and Dior is a chic brand, so the outcome is a gathering of fashionable people," he said. But Kapoor couldn't help adding he loves to flaunt the labels - Paul Smith and Bottega Veneta - that he markets in the country. It's hard to catch him in any other label.
Designer Rohit Bal also stuck to his favourite label - he came in his Men's Fashion Week peacock jacket, which he said he'd picked up in a hurry. "I didn't know what to wear to the Blue Bar as it is super chic, so I decided to pick up whatever caught my fancy," he said.
There weren't many Dior gowns shimmering around, but there were plenty of Pretty People - from designers Ritu Beri, Suneet Varma and Rajesh Pratap, to Dabur scion Amit Burman, Amici restaurant's Pia Pauro and Mumbai's peripatetic socialite Queenie Dhody. Priyanka kept them all waiting - and asking for more. Advertisement
Priyanka Chopra mobbed by fans at Dargah Sharif
Priyanka Chopra was recently mobbed by fans when the actress went to a Dargah on Monday in Ajmer. Priyanka is apparently a frequent visitor to the Dargah Sharif of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer, and this time when she visited there with some of her family members, the actress had to deal with a mob of her fans.
A source reveals that at the dargah, Priyanka chose to offer a chaddar just as any other devotee would, sans any security cover. The actress reportedly asked her security to stay outside and then stood in a long queue waiting her turn to do what she wanted to. “However, it was clearly visible from the actress’ face how hassled she was feeling standing amidst the crowd. But she didn’t call for her security and stayed inside for almost 15 minutes until she got a chance to pray,” added the source.
And, on top of that, in a bid to catch a glimpse of the actress, her numerous fans could be seen gathered around her, but Priyanka didn’t bother much. The actress later told a news daily, “It was very crowded, but I had no problems. I was very happy with my visit.”
As she struggled to reach her car and was leaving from the place, Priyanka apparently realised the gaffe and even reportedly apologized to the people from inside the car. Advertisement
Bebo beats Katz and Priyanka
This latest development in Bollywood epitomizes the Hindi adage, ek teer se do nishane.
Kareena Kapoor, who since a long time was into a cold war with filmmaker Karan Johar is finally making efforts to make peace with him by giving a nod to every film that's coming her way from the production house. After Kurbaan, the actress not only has the Hindi remake of Stepmom in her kitty. If the sources are to be believed, Bebo has also taken over the leading lady's mantle from Priyanka Chopra in Dharma Production's Dostana sequel.
The sequel not only seals her friendship with the prestigious movie maker but also brings to end her long-standing strained relations with Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham. It's known to all that Bebo had locked horns with John after her comments on his abilities made on KJo's chat show Koffee With Karan. And her antagonism for Abhishek was far more serious. The actors had decided not to work together after things soured between Abhishek and Bebo's sister Karisma Kapoor.
According to a source, Kareena had turned down Dostana because she couldn't work with Abhishek. But ironically, she is back in Dostana 2. More over, she has also beaten the next most serious contender for the film - Katrina Kaif. Kats was the first actress to be finalized however, it didn't work out in the end. Advertisement
First Look: Priyanka Chopra gets a funky makeover
She got rid of her long tresses for shorter, shoulder-length hair and now has added blue streaks for a truly funky look. But Priyanka Chopra clarifies that the makeover is "just for fun", not for any movie role.
"Oh, this is not for any movie. I have done it for myself. All these years I have been doing something or the other for a movie, but these blue streaks are just for fun. An idea that occurred to me randomly and I went ahead with it," Priyanka Chopra told.
"There are times when you want to do something different, I guess that is where the idea came from," added the actress who played 12 different characters in her recently released "What's Your Raashee?".
Dressed in a cream short dress, Priyanka was here to support her designer friend Manish Malhotra who was showcasing his collection at the HDIL India Couture Week Wednesday.
"Manish is a very good friend. He makes clothes that are fabulous. I am here to cheer him," she said. Advertisement
Priyanka Chopra's name missing from voter list!
The Election Commission wants everybody to vote and wants celebrities to lead the people in exercising their rights. Life a dutiful citizen Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra had gone to the polling booth along with her brother on polling day in Mumbai. But the What's Your Raashee? actress was left clueless when the authorities could not find her name in the list.
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Priyanka Chopra who is a household name in the country dutifully waited for more than an hour in the queue to cast her vote. When her turn came the actress was told by the Election officials that her name was missing from the list. That's not all when her secretary Chand Mishra was arrested when he forcefully entered the booth in an attempt to get the actress a faster access.
Elections officials had kept Piggy Chops waiting for nearly another 45 minutes before she was allowed to cast her vote. Confirming the incident Priyanka said that the Election officials found her name after a long search and let her vote. Piggy Chops didn't seem too upset with the incident and later in the day tweeted "Me and my brother!!! We just voted!! Exercise ur right!!" Advertisement
I am not doing SEVEN HUSBANDS: Priyanka Chopra
"No. I am not doing Seven Husbands yet. Vishal sir and I have been talking over various scripts after Kaminey, but nothing has been finalised yet," said Priyanka.
The actress scored her third consecutive hit with Bharadwaj's Kaminey after Fashion and Dostana.
Priyanka Chopra has 7 Husbands!
After having played a bride-to-be in What's Your Rashee?, actress Priyanka Chopra is finally going to play a bride, but not to one or two but seven different men.
The Fashion star will be seen donning multiple roles yet again in Vishal Bhardwaj's next called 7 Husbands.
According to reports Priyanka will be seen in seven different avatars of wives to seven different men in 7 Husbands, plus the talented actress will also have seven get ups for each role.
The movie is still in the scripting stage and is likely to go on floors next year. Advertisement
12 different ‘Hair Bounce’ created for Priyanka in Raashee
By now it’s common knowledge that Priyanka Chopra plays 12 roles in Ashutosh Gowariker’s ‘What’s Your Raashee’. And that each one has been styled differently.
But the attention that Ashutosh Gowariker has paid to the hair styling for each of the 12 Priyankas’ takes our breath away.
Explains the diligent director, “You can tell a girl’s personality not only by her clothes and hair but also by the way the hair bounces.”
A different bounce had to be created by non-film stylist Asha Harirahan for every Priyanka.
Priyanka has assumed a different skin tone, complexion and playback voices, each suited to the individual character in terms of personality and body/spoken language
Confirming this Ashutosh Gowariker says, “I knew Priyanka could pull off all 12 parts. I’ve seen how nuanced her performances are right from the time she made her debut in The Hero. When we decided to have the same actress playing all 12 parts we decided to give every character a totally different personally in terms of dress, skin tone and even hair style.”
Non-film hair stylist Asha Hariharan was brought in to do Priyanka Chopra’s hair for the 12 characters.
Explains Ashutosh, “While Neeta Lulla has done all of Priyanka’s clothes for the 12 characters Asha Hariharan was brought in because I didn’t only want only a different hair cut or style for all the 12 Priyankas I also wanted a different fall and bounce for every girl’s hair. For that I needed an expert beyond the expertise offered by the Bollywood names.”
Rajesh Patil was roped in to do Priyanka’s 12 skin tones. “They’re very subtle differences. But nonetheless the skin shades determine a major part of every girl’s personality.”
Priyanka being dusky in complexion had a particularly tough time playing the more gora avatars.
As for her voices Ashutosh sifted through innumerable voices with composer Sohail Sen before selecting the 11 voices (the 12th girl doesn’t sing). “It wasn’t like an audition. But yes, my music director Sohail Sen and I went through the voices to select the ones that suited Priyanka’s every avatar.”
Adds Ashutosh, “If I made the film 20 years ago, Lataji would sung for all the 12 Priyankas and she would’ve made sure each avatar had a distinct personality.” Advertisement
Priyanka Chopra flaunts her curves at TIFF
The producers of the film ‘Whats Your Rashee?’ have sent Priyanka Chopra’s name for the Guinness Book of World Records as with this film she will be the first actress to portray twelve different roles in a film. The film will see her paired with Harman Baweja with whom she had once been romantically involved and with whom her film ‘Love Story 2050’ had bombed at the box office.
What this film does to her career only time can tell but the girl is leaving no stones unturned for the promotion of the film. She was there at the Toronto Film Festival 2009 in Canada to promote her upcoming movie. She looked stunning and very sexy in her black strapless dress which took no efforts in hiding her curves. On her Twitter page, Priyanka Chopra said being in Toronto made her nostalgic because that’s where she shot her first film.
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Why Gowariker cast Priyanka for 12 roles in '...Rashee'
Bollywood director Ashutosh Gowariker, whose "What's Your Rashee?" premiered at the Toronto Film Festival here Saturday, said he chose Priyanka Chopra to play the role of 12 brides-in-waiting to rule out beauty as a dominant theme in the film.
In "What's Your Rashee?" (What's your sun sign?), which is based on Madhu Rye's Gujarati novel "Kimball Ravenswood", Priyanka plays the role of 12 girls who meet bride-hunting NRI Yogesh Patel played by Hurman Baweja.Yogesh, who has been flown in from Chicago by his parents to get married within just 10 days on the advice of the family astrologer, gets responses to his matrimonial advertisement from 165 girls. But since he cannot meet all of them in 10 days, he picks one from each sun sign to meet.
Asked why he didn't pick 12 different actresses for the 12 roles, Gowariker said at a press conference here: "If I had cast 12 different actresses, the audience would have wanted the fairest to win (Yogesh's hand) and thus beauty would have taken importance."
But he didn't want the choice of bride to be made on the basis of the beauty, he said.
"I didn't want beauty to play an important role. When I read the novel, I thought why not have the same girl play the 12 parts? I felt that if I cast 12 different girls, beauty will take precedence. To rule out beauty as a factor, I wanted to assure the audience that Yogesh is going to get the same girl.
"Once you are sure about it, you just sit back and watch how the relationship develops between Yogesh and each girl with a different sun sign, and which sun sign he finally chooses," the filmmaker said.
Gowariker said his film is as much about sun signs and romance as empowerment of India women.
"'What's your Rashee?' may seem a romantic comedy, but layers below it is about the girl getting the chance to speak her heart, and express her desires and ambitions. The film reflects the empowerment of women in India today," he explained.
The director said the film has deepened his interest in astrology.
"Before making this film, I was concerned only with my own sun sign Aquarius. But after the film, I now understand that each sign has its own qualities. My way of looking at even my childhood friends has changed.
"If my friend is a Cancerian, I now take care not to offend him, knowing that his sun sign is the emotional type. So I think in romance and relationships, that extra astrological information can be helpful for more bonding," he said.
The film is set for commercial release Friday.
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