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As
Priyanka Chopra awaits the back-to-back (December and January) release
of two ambitious remakes -- Don 2 and Agneepath -- the actress is also
busy shooting for Barfee, Kunal Kohli's next and Krrish 3. Sunday MiD
DAY catches up with her for a t te- -t te on famous co-stars and the
latest entrant in her life Your character in Don 2 character is being labelled a jungli billi's. Are you a 'jungli billi' off-screen as well?
Yes, I am quite a 'jungli billi'. I stand up for myself and I won't tolerate being treated badly. That's jungli enough.
Co-stars Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan at Lower Parel
Pic/ Satyajit Desai Does your character, Roma, go through a transformation in this film?
Yes,
she has evolved in the last four years. She goes through a change in
her beliefs and in her personality. She is angrier and more upset.
It
was very difficult to act in a sequel because you had to take the same
character you played the first time round and make it more interesting.
But Farhan (Akhtar, the director) has written all our characters
brilliantly.
Don 2 has some incredible dhishoom-dhishoom action,
banging cars etc. And I get to do some incredible action sequences like
automobile chases. There is a fist fight that my character gets into
too. I had to prepare for all my action sequences. Now that you have worked with Shah Rukh again, has he become your buddy?
I
don't think we can ever be backslapping buddies. He has always been
somebody I have admired and seeing such an amazing actor on set is a
pleasure. I feel a tremendous amount of respect for him. Do you ever envision a Don 3 or Don 4 with playing the Don?
No, let him be the Don. I'd much rather be the 'jungli billi' (laughs). You have done two remakes, Don and Agneepath, back-to-back. Which character was tougher to play?
In
Agneepath, I play a lower middle class Maharashtrian girl, so to draw
on that character was very interesting for me. Don is a slick, cool,
action film. Both the characters were challenging and different. Have you had a chance to see Katrina Kaif's item number, 'Chikni chameli' for Agneepath yet?
I
have seen bits of the song. I have been shooting for three films at the
same time so I haven't really gotten around to seeing the full song
yet.
I am really excited about Katrina being a part of Agneepath,
because it will add so much to the glory of the movie. I love the song,
and she will be incredible in it. Speaking
of which, songs and music have suddenly assumed major importance in
your life -- you will soon be debuting with your own music album!
Music
was something that I was always very fond of and this was an
interesting opportunity that came my way. Now let's see where it goes.
I am not really thinking about it and putting pressure on myself. I will wait to see when it happens. In what way have you collaborated with international star Jay Sean for your album?
Jay
has written a couple of songs for my album. But eventually the songs
that stay in the album will be the ones the label takes. We worked
together and wrote a few songs and had lot of fun doing it. Are you a trained singer?
I trained in Western Classical music while I was in the US. You have written the lyrics for your songs in the album. So what do they reveal about your personality?
(Laughs) Well, lyrics are a reflection of one's personality. It is not like I am going to be writing gossip about myself.
I am a very private person but
I spill a lot of my personality into my songs and in the lyrics I write. What kind of music do you like listening to?
I love listening to a lot of house, hip-hop and pop music. At the same time, I like listening to Bollywood songs as well.
My
biggest musical influence has been my father. Music is his hobby so I
grew up on music. I have woken up in the mornings to Mohammed Rafi,
Lataji and Ashaji. I have always been very musically inclined. Do you have any plans for singing your own songs in Hindi films?
Not yet. Everything depends on how I am accepted. Coming
back to films, you have quite a mixed bag coming up -- Krrish 3 with
Hrithik Roshan, Barfee opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Kunal Kohli's next
with Shahid Kapoor.
I always like to do different
genres of movies. We have done only three-four days of shooting for
Krrish 3 as yet; and I am very excited. It's great to get back on the
set with everybody from the earlier team.
Kunal Kohli's film has an amazing script and I wanted to work under his direction.
As for Barfee, it was a tremendous challenge because it's a comedy yet at the same time I am playing an autistic character. What barfee do you like best?
Kaju katri. I eat it whenever I can get my hands on some. Credit:http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/dec/181211-I-dont-think-Shah-Rukh-and-I-can-ever-be-backslapping-buddies.htm
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