Priyanka Chopra

'Kay Re Rascala' actor Gaurav Ghatnekar goes gaga over Priyanka Chopra

Jul 192017

Priyanka Chopra and Gaurav Ghatnekar

After the success of her National Award-winning Marathi production, Ventilator (2016), Priyanka Chopra and mother, Madhu, have backed writer-director I Giridharan Swamy’s Kay Re Rascala. The film’s lead actor, Gaurav Ghatnekar, says as a producer, PeeCee is particular about what she wants.

“I had heard her saying, ‘whichever project is attached to my name has to be good, else it won’t come in the market.’ She is a hands-on producer. No matter where she was, she would ask to see the day’s rushes. The film was her priority even when she was working on international projects,” says the actor.

Ghatnekar adds that Chopra would often suggest changes. “She was involved, but never restricted anyone’s creativity. She suggested some changes in songs and scenes to better suit the film’s narrative. There were two songs, sung by Shaan and Sonu Nigam, which she felt needed reworking.”

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Priyanka Chopra Just Ditched The Limelight andamp Celebrated Her Birthday With Her Family Instead

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Jul 182017

PC is mostly busy shooting in the West and I rarely seen flying to Mumbai to spend time with her family or fulfil professional commitments . This year however ,she chose to completely give all her time to her family and celebrate her birthday with them.

Posers… #thechopravacation #familyfirst #birthdayfeels???????????? @siddharthchopra89 @madhuchopra

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Jul 17, 2017 at 7:27am PDT

Happy times.. #birthdayfeels???????????? #familyfirst #thechopravacation @madhuchopra @siddharthchopra89 @tam2cul

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Jul 17, 2017 at 2:48am PDT

Needless to say, it has left us starving for a vacation ourself!

When a shark, stingray and a birthday girl make friends.. #foodlovers #thechopravacation ?????????????????????? @tam2cul Pic courtesy @siddharthchopra89

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Jul 17, 2017 at 10:11am PDT

No birthday is complete without your best fiend in tow

Happy times.. bff time @tam2cul ????????????????????

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Jul 16, 2017 at 1:25pm PDT

Part time mermaid, full time hottie!

Mermaid under the stars… #birthdayfeels???????????? #thechopravacation

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Jul 16, 2017 at 10:07am PDT

Happy family vacaaaaayyyyy.. #Chopra’sOut ?????????????????????????????? @siddharthchopra89 @madhuchopra

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Jul 15, 2017 at 2:38pm PDT

I wish I had half of those stamps on my passport

That is 3 people’s passports!! A well travelled family I must say.. whaaaaaaa? @siddharthchopra89 @madhuchopra ????????????????????????

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Jul 15, 2017 at 8:43pm PDT

The beautiful woman has turned 35 this year and is busy in a quaint family celebration. Here’s wishing our ‘desi’ girl a wonderful birthday.

Priyanka Chopra’s leaked video clip goes viral

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Jul 142017

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is currently shooting for her third Hollywood film ‘Isn’t It Romantic?’ at Central Park in New York. A video from the sets has leaked online and gone viral.

Priyanka Chopra can be seen with her co-star Adam DeVine in the clip. In the scene, Priyanka Chopra is seen to be ‘choking’ and is saved by Adam DeVine who gives her the heimlich, a first aid procedure.

PeeCee began shooting for her third Hollywood outing yesterday.

Production has begun on Priyanka Chopra’s next Hollywood project after Baywatch and A Kid Like Jake, for which PeeCee is currently shooting in New York. The film titled, Isn’t It Romantic?, stars Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth.

New Line Cinema announced the start of principal photography for the romantic comedy, being directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.

Priyanka Chopra will be seen in the role of yoga ambassador while Wilson will play an architect from New York City, who works hard to get noticed at her job, but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than design skyscrapers. Hemsworth stars as a handsome client with Adam Devine as Wilson’s best friend.

Strauss-Schulson is directing the project from a screenplay by Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox, Katie Silberman, and Paula Pell.
The film is set for a 2019 Valentine’s Day release.

Priyanka Chopra to play Yoga Guru in her third Hollywood film

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Jul 122017

Priyanka Chopra

Yesterday, New Line Cinema announced the start of principal photography for the romantic comedy, being directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.

Priyanka Chopra will be seen in the role of yoga ambassador while Wilson will play an architect from New York City, who works hard to get noticed at her job, but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than design skyscrapers. Hemsworth stars as a handsome client with Adam Devine as Wilson’s best friend.

Strauss-Schulson is directing the project from a screenplay by Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox, Katie Silberman, and Paula Pell. The film is set for a 2019 Valentine’s Day release.

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Rabindranath Tagore's 'intimate scene' to be cut from Priyanka Chopra's film

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Jul 112017

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National Award winner Ujjwal Chatterjee, who is helming a trilingual film produced by Priyanka Chopra’s company on the relationship between Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and his English teacher Annapurna Turkhud, has agreed to chop off one ‘intimate scene’ of the bard at the behest of Visva Bharati University.

“I have agreed with Visva Bharati’s recommendations on removing intimate scenes. I am removing one scene. There are no problems regarding the decisions of the committee formed by the varsity to look into the authenticity of research. The shooting will commence in November this year, and will take place in Shantiniketan, Jorasanko and Maharashtra,” Chatterjee told IANS.

Annapurna Turkhud, also known as Anna or Annabai, was the daughter of Atmaram Pandurang Turkhud, a Mumbai-based (then Bombay) doctor. Tagore had stayed with the family prior to his first voyage to Britain in 1878 and took lessons in spoken English from Anna.

He gave her the nickname Nalini, which Anna used later on as a pseudonym for her writing. She inspired some of Tagore’s early poetic expressions. Tagore never forgot about Anna and used to reminisce about her in his old age.

Rabindranath Tagore in 1941

The film will portray the platonic relationship between the two.

Chatterjee explained in one scene of the Marathi-Bengali-English film, Nalini kisses her fiance as Tagore looks on while in another Nalini pecks Tagore on the cheek.

“Actually we have to retain the scene where Nalini kisses her fiance because its documented. The other scene will be removed,” said Chatterjee.

Acting Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati University Swapan Kumar Datta told IANS that the subject has to be treated sensitively and they are awaiting the final script with the necessary changes.

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Priyanka Chopra may co-own franchise in Super Boxing League

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Jul 062017

8E7_priyanka Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who famously played boxing champion MC Mary Kom in a biopic, is likely to join the Super Boxing League (SBL) as the co-owner of the North East franchise, informed sources have said.

“Talks are at the final stage and we are very keen on having Priyanka on board. She is one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood and her association with boxing will help us create the much needed hype for Super Boxing League. We will soon make an official announcement for the same,” a source from SBL told IANS.

SBL is marking the beginning of its first season from Friday by bringing in Bollywood celebrities as team co-owners for its franchises. Suniel Shetty along with Rana Daggubati of “Baahubali” fame are the co-owners of Bahubali Boxers, the team from South India.

Sushant Singh Rajput, for the very first time, will be entering the sporting arena as the co-owner of the home team, Delhi Gladiators.
Showing interest is also actress Sunny Leone, who will be rooting for her team OPM Punjab Sultans. Singer Kanika Kapoor will support her team UP terminators.

Actor Randeep Hooda and Sohail Khan have also been announced as the co-owners ofHaryana Warriors and Mumbai Assassins respectively. Riteish Deshmukh will be seen promoting his native team, the Maratha Yoddhas.

With Priyanka, SBL hopes to add more Bollywood glamour.

Bill Dosanjh, CEO and Founder of SBL, said: “We are overwhelmed by the response boxing has received from the Bollywood fraternity. It’s no secret that Bollywood draws inspiration from sports every now and then.

“The stars joining us on this platform is an evidence of the immense potential in boxing. I am delighted to welcome each and every one of them to the SBL family. I am sure this combination of some of the exciting boxers and celebrities will give fans enough moments to cheer and enjoy the five weeks of action that Super Boxing League will bring to the Indian audience.”

The event will take place at the DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium, Siri Fort Road, where the inaugural match will be between Haryana Warriors and Delhi Gladiators.

Amir Khan, Chairman, SBL, said he is delighted to see the excitement within the bigwigs of Bollywood for boxing.

5 Bollywood Celebrities Who Got Trolled On Social Media In 2017 So Far

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Jul 052017

If there are privileges being an actor, there are also tons of negatives to this side of life as well. Being a famous person means you are constantly in the limelight. Every move you make is under the radar and believe it or not, these people need to be ready to be trolled time and again.

Here are 5 Bollywood celebrities who were trolled mercilessly by the users on social media so far in 2017:

Priyanka Chopra

Comme de garçon meets the #metgala2017 meets #ralphlauren .. when you gotta do u!! .. @cristinaehrlich ??????

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on May 2, 2017 at 12:53am PDT

PeeCee is everyone’s favourite. Love her or hate her, she is all over social media. Especially, Twitterati will not leave a single opportunity to troll her. From her cosmetic surgery, to what she wears to meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the actress was targeted not just once but several times. Priyanka who was last seen in ‘Baywatch’ was massively trolled for her MET Gala outfit. Yes, we are talking about the brown trench coat that she wore. But Priyanka, being the best, shut down those trolls by putting out a compilation of best memes on her social media account.

Deepika Padukone

A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on Jun 7, 2017 at 3:34am PDT

Well, it’s no doubt that Deepika Padukone puts out a picture and we go gaga over those. However, things didn’t go well when she posted a sizzling hot picture from one of her photoshoots. As soon as the photo appeared on her Instagram, people started commenting about her ‘sanskar’. Yes, we Indians are just obsessed with judging people according to their attire. But Deeps just shut them off by posting another picture in the same attire. You rock, girl!

Salman Khan

What happens if Bhaijaan gives us road safety tips? *Wink Wink* We don’t need to elaborate. So Salman Khan launched Being Human E-cycle and shared road safety comments. Ironically, he was trolled remorselessly for it!

P.S. Beware when you see Salman’s car on the road (geddit?)

Ameesha Patel

Breath of fresh air pic.twitter.com/RIIaJsZeLV

— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) June 29, 2017

She has been our favourite at one point. The ‘Kaho Na Pyaar Hai’ actress won our hearts with her amazing acting. Even though she is away from the silver screen, the actress keeps giving us updates about her life via her social media account. Just recently, she posted a series of photos and her fans loved it. However, one of the photos where she is posing showing her armpit got trolled. People started writing weird and nasty comments. We just wonder what are people up to!

Fatima Sana Shaikh

A post shared by Fatima Sana Shaikh (@fatimasanashaikh) on Jun 6, 2017 at 10:20pm PDT

The ‘Dangal’ actress Fatima Sana Shaikh posted a picture of her donning a black swimsuit during the holy month of Ramadan. And it just didn’t go well with the trolls. As soon as she shared it on her Instagram, people in massive number started abusing her for disrespecting their god and religion. Apparently, her wearing a bikini hurt people’s sentiments.

Priyanka Chopra becomes Academy member, praises diversity push

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Jul 052017

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Priyanka Chopra is one of the newest members the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) and the actress has praised the ongoing push for racial and gender equality.

Following two years of sharp criticism and back-to-back ceremonies with an all-white slate of acting nominees, AMPAS last week invited a record 774 new members from 57 countries around the world to join the organisation’s ranks, reported Entertainment Weekly.

“While the numbers have their own story to tell, I think it’s important to recognise that progress is being made. It’s going to take some time to correct, but continuous efforts always help,” Priyanka said.

The 34-year-old Indian actress, who made her foray into the West with TV series ‘Quantico’, said the Academy should move beyond a single award for foreign language films and include them in other major categories.

“It’s interesting that though (past Indian) winners were Indian, it was for their work in international films largely about India, but not made by India. For a global community like India to be represented on a larger scale, I think it will have to move beyond a single award for all foreign language films.

“It is very rare to see foreign language films represented in the other categories,” she said.

Apart from Priyanka, other Indian stars who have been invited to join the Academy and vote in the Oscars include the likes of, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, filmmakers Goutam Ghose, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Salman Khan, Irrfan Khan and Deepika Padukone.

Priyanka said the class of 2017 “does have a very diverse collection, including a few from my country, and one hopes that we all work together to push the larger picture. I’d like to see more opportunities for foreign films to be represented at the Oscars.”

Actress Phylicia Rashad, Rinko Kikuchi, Aldis Hodge, Sanaa Lathan, Terry Crews, Colman Domingo, and Anna Deavere Smith, and Colombian filmmaker Patricia Cardoso have also accepted the AMPAS’ invitation.

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Mary Kom film is Priyanka’s ‘different one’ next year

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Dec 162012

Actress Priyanka Chopra talks about the Mary Kom film and her debut single, “In My City”.

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Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra, who is known for her non-conventional films like ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ and ‘Barfi’, says that her upcoming film on boxing champion Mary Kom will be the different film next year.

“I do at least one film which is challenging for me every year. Mary Kom is that film for next year. If you meet her in person, you will see she is so sweet….can’t imagine her to be a boxer,” Priyanka Chopra said at a press conference.

Talking about her preparation for the film, the actress said that the training is on and she hopes she can play the role well.

“There is a lot of training going on for it. I hope I can pull it off,” she said.

With her debut single, “In My City” being liked by her fans, Priyanka does admit that her strong Bollywood career has supported this success.

“I have done films for so long and my fans have always supported me. It is easy for me to do conventional films, but then I want to try something different,” she said.

The actress will be seen in four films next year – a remake of ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Gunday’, the film on Mary Kom, and ‘Krrish 3’. Will she be singing in any of them?

“I have not planned anything. I am new to all this,” she said.