Priyanka declares she is single

For the first time, Bollywood top rated actress Priyanka Chopra opens her relationship in public. She in full public glare declares that she is not seeing anyone and is very much single. She herself has been waiting for the big day.

"Aur kya, mera bhi number aayega", laughs Priyanka as her personal life has always been under media glare, "I am waiting for the day when I have something to state. You will just have to wait for a while”, quips Priyanka Chopra.

Every other day, news of Priyanka’s alleged affair with actors like Harman Baweja, Shahid Kapur hit the gossip columns of the tabloids but she maintained silence and only let her work to speak.

2009 has been a mixed year for Piggy Chops and now she is looking forward to her upcoming film, ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ with Ranbir Kapoor.

Priyanka Chopra And Shah Rukh Khan Win Apsara Award

Priyanka Chopra And Shah Rukh Khan Win Apsara Award

In Bollywoods saga, an award not fetched by Shah Rukh Khan will be something unusual and why not he deserves that! He bagged the best actor award for 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' at the fifth Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards which was hosted in the Chitrakoot Grounds at Andheri. The hot and talented Priyanka won for herself best actress award for her dynamic role in the movie 'Kaminey'.

Showstoppers of Bollywood, Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone won ‘The Chevrolet Heartbeat of the Nation Award’ for their outstanding performance in ‘Kaminey’ and ‘Love Aaj Kal’ respectively.

While ‘Ghajini’ by A.R. Murugadoss won three accolades for best direction, best film and best screenplay. Abhishek Bachchan, acknowledged with special Guinness World Record for the Most Public Appearances to Promote 'Delhi-6' in seven cities in 12 hours.

Last year’s hit ‘Wake up Sid’ by Ayan Mukherjee bagged the outstanding debutant director award.

Shreya Ghoshal won the best female singer award for ‘Tujh mein rab dikhta hai’ from ‘Rab Ne Bana De Jodi’. ‘Love Aaj Kal’ won in two categories, best male singer for ‘Yeh dooriyan’ by Mohit Chauhan and the best story award by Imtiaz Ali.

Ajay Devgan won for comic role in 'All The Best' and the best negative role award fetched by Amol Gupte for ‘Kaminey.

The Guild jury was presented to Ravi Chopra, Ketan Desai, and Sajid Nadiadwala.

The special moment of this award function was when Amitabh Bachchan was facilitated with the Best Lifetime Achievement award.

Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena blazed the stage with their sizzling performance, from some of their hit songs, which send the crowd in hysteria.

PRIYANKA AND UDAY VISITS RADIO MIRCHI TO PROMOTE PYAR IMPOSSIBL

"Uday brings out the madness in me" Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra talks about her fantabulous experiHow did the movie happen?
Ans: - That's a really interesting question! I think Uday and Jugal met me at some point and gave me the script to read. But I think it took about 4 months to happen, because I usually take a little time to know whether it is something I need to do or not for sure. The one thing I knew about PI was that it was just magic as a script. I started reading it thinking I might fall asleep because I was shooting for Kaminey at that time, but when I started reading, I just could not put it down, and I was reading it till about 4am! That's when I knew there was something about it. And I was finally on! It's actually that simple!

Did Jugal read the script to you? If yes, how did he read it?
Ans: - Jugal's known for his animation movies. I did not know that. I think the most animated thing that he actually does is saying "acha". And Jugal wasn't the one who narrated the film to me, it was Uday. And it was probably best, since he had written the film. During the narration Jugal was sitting right there. I thought, "This Director doesn't talk at all. How is he going to ever tell me what to do?!" But once I got to know him, it went way beyond just "acha".

Would you like to share the story with us?
Ans: - The story is about this guy called Abhay Sharma, and starts off in college. He absolutely loves this girl called Alisha Merchant. He is a little bit of geek. He loves his computer and academics whereas this girl is fun, spunky, spontaneous and the most popular girl in the college. They never speak; she doesn't even know he exists. And how one day after she gets out of school, he is heartbroken and then how about 6 – 7 years later, they meet again. She doesn't still know who he is, but this time they come back in each other's life all over again and get to know each other. It's a beautiful love story - so sensitively written yet so funny.

How is it working with Uday as a co star?
Ans: - Uday brings out the madness in me. He is always feeding me. He calls for the best food, and I have a little bit of a weakness for food. He will call for all kinds of cuisines and then I overeat and keep becoming fatter. And he meanwhile will go to the gym and work out. But oh God!! We have had so many fun times on this film. Crazy things - like we never used to sleep. After pack up Jugal, Uday, Ahmed and me used to go to like 24 hour coffee shops, and stay awake till 6 in the morning and talk just about nothing and everything. We used to look at each other and just start laughing. Uday is the best Producer I have worked with. He spoils me silly. I told him, 'I don't think I will be able to work with anybody else'. He is lovely - as a Producer, as an actor and as a writer.

Tell us something about your character Alisha Merchant.
Ans: - She is a girl who gets married when she was really young. She is a little bit of a mess in herself. When Abhay sees her, he sees her as a princess who is totally unachievable. She is always trying to please everyone - her friends, her boss, but with Abhay she doesn't have to, she can be just be herself. That's the most beautiful thing about their relationship.

Did you prepare for the role?
Ans: - I just didn't. I just went in there and I had to be me and that just kind of worked!

Did you have a lot of look tests pre-shoot?
Ans:- Yes we did a lot of readings and look tests , because I had to have short hair and I have never had short hair. I just wanted to do something dramatic with Alisha, as she is very stylish so we thought we go short. We had this look test for clothes but most with the hair. Also, for the clothes, Manish (Malhotra) wanted to make sure we got it right. She had to be all colors, and casual chic.

Tell us something about your college look.
Ans: - You know, you have this convention that while you are in college you have short hair and by the time you grow older you have long hair. But we just didn't want to go with that convention. So, while I was in college I kept long hair and by the time Alisha gets older she just chops her hair. That's how I thought she would do. The college look was a lot of fun but spunkier. She is the kind of person who does what she wants. She loves water sports, roller-blading. She is a sporty, fun chick, but is girly at the same time.

How is Jugal Hansraj as a Director?
Ans: - I think this 'overacting meter' is fitted somewhere inside of him. He is very particular about "I think yeh thoda sa jyada ho gaya" (I think that was a bit too much). He is very clear about 'how much or how less'. He does it with so much grace and he is so chilled out! You never feel you are working and there is no pressure of "let's hurry up and all." I never felt like I was working on a film.

The Director of Photography (DoP), Santosh Thundiyil, has worked in Pyaar Impossible. It looks like a light-hearted film, what do you want to say about it?
Ans: - Well, I enjoy working with Santosh Sir. We have a great working relationship with each other. I have worked with him before on a few earlier films. He just shows his diversity as a DoP in Pyaar Impossible. This film looks completely different from the ones we did together. It's got a freshness to it. The colors are enhanced. Everyone looks great. I think he could do it because he is always in a good mood. We were always making fun of him because of his accent and he was always making fun of ours. It was just done in good spirit.

What about your choreographer, Ahmed Khan?
Ans: - Well I have known Ahmed for a long time now. He has outdone himself in this film. He is very intelligent. He never lets go of the story. He never lets go of the emotional crux of the moment for the sake of style. He has kept his choreography simple because it's a simple story.

What are your thoughts on the title of the film, 'Pyaar Impossible'?
Ans: - I just love the title, I think it is funny! It sums up the film in its entirety. That's what the movie is about. Abhay thinks that there is no way this pyaar can be possible. When you see these two people in a frame, you just say "Ok, there is no way this can happen because they are such different people!" I think the title is apt for the film.

Music plays a key role in your screenplay. What are your thoughts on the music directors - Salim & Suleiman?
Ans: - I think they are hugely talented. I have worked with them before. Pyaar Impossible is a feel good movie, so every song makes you feel good. Every song makes you feel for the character. And primarily, that's what you want the music to do. The first time I heard the songs, I was trying to sing the song Alisha, but Anushka has sung the song so much better than me. The songs are amazing and so correct with the characters.

Tell us about 'Alisha' - the song?
Ans: - The song Alisha is about a girl in college and Abhay's point of view of her. You know, both of them are singing "main kahan tu kahan". They are both singing the same line but both are doing it from their own perspective. It's an amazing song! It was raining when we were on the beach and we used to pray for the rain to stop. Inevitably it would rain between the shots; we never got to wait for the rain to go away. I think when we were shooting Alisha, we shot it in beaches, university, but more than anything it was actually the fact that we were enjoying what we were doing. There was not much choreography, it was just grooving to the music because the groove of Alisha is very interesting.

What is "Rockmantics"?
Ans: - Rockmantics is the name of my band in college. I have never played the guitar, but realized that I have to play one on the day of the shoot! Thankfully Ahmed knows how to play one, so he showed me how to hold it correctly and also taught me a few chords. I think it eventually turned out great so I am happy!

How about the title track, 'Pyaar Impossible'?
Ans: - Pyaar Impossible is a song about how Abhay tells Alisha that it's not easy being a geek because you don't get attention from people. But she insists that people can't be so shallow that they talk to you only if you are beautiful, there has to be something beyond it. So Abhay offers to dress Alisha as a geek and tells her, that if she can get one telephone number from any guy, he'll believe that the world is not as bad as he thinks it is. That's what the song is about - she is saying its possible and Abhay is saying it's impossible. You'll see in the song that none of the guys even look at her so she feels dejected and that's one thing Abhay can't stand, so he sings "no it's possible". I think the song is so cute; there are some really nice moments in it.

How was it shooting in Clark Quay?
Ans:- It was really nice. We shot there late at night, there were Singaporeans looking at us and dancing in the middle of the song! I was acting like a lunatic and dressed as a geek .We used to eat rubbish - different foods from Lebanese to Mexican. Our entire schedule was based on what are we going to eat, shooting was just incidental.

"You and Me" - tell us something about it!
Ans: - 'You and me' is an awesome song. It's got a great groove; I think it will be a very popular number! We are still Alisha and Abhay and there are characters coming and interacting with these two characters. They are random characters. It's a fun music video.

How did you come up with your geek look in the title song, Pyaar impossible?
Ans: - Well Manish has this thing that the actress has to look lovely, but we came on set and I was in the geek look. I was wearing a headband and all, but it looked studious - not unattractive. When Ahmed came on to the set and saw me, he immediately commented, "I would go out with that chick!" We were like, "What no, no would you like to give her your number?" He was like, of course! We were in trouble! My team and I went inside the tent and Priyanka, my hair dresser, and Subbu, said, "let's just screw it up". So my hair was frizzed up, strange kajal put on eyes, dark lipstick and all. Because Abhay was the one who was transforming Alisha into a geek, and he would not know anything on makeup, our logic was that Abhay would try and make her look weird. That's how he will prove his point. So we came out with that make up and Ahmed said, "That's it, I would not give her my number because that looks psychotic". And we knew we had the perfect look!

In one of the songs, you have shot with kids. How was the experience?
Ans: - I adore kids and I had an amazing time working with the kids on the film. But there were times when we were like 'stop it, let's get this shot done'. One would smile, the other one would start crying, another one would show attitude. Ahmed used to go mad. I used to just fall asleep. I used to tell them, 'wake me up when the shot is ready' because it would take two hours for the shot to get ready. But eventually the song looks fine and the kids are looking so lovely.

What about the fun sequence of 'You and Me'?
Ans: - I think the miniatures are really cool. The video will take you by surprise.

This is your first Yashraj film. How was the experience working with them?
Ans: - I feel Yashraj is home now. Anyway, it's just 10 minutes away from my house. I have had great memories here. My make-up room has become my room. Every time I shoot, I use that room only. I used to have pounding music when I came in the morning so everyone knew Priyanka is here! I have had some great times. Though I think YRF always spoils all its actors so it was bound to happen.

You celebrated your birthday on the sets of Pyaar Impossible. Comment.
Ans: - Ya, I celebrated my birthday on the Pyaar Impossible set. I got this giant card signed by everybody on the set and in the center it had a picture of the entire crew. It was so sweet and touching. My favourite cake was called and I got all lumpy and almost cried and everyone sang for me. It was really sweet of the PI crew, I had so much fun!ence working on Pyaar Impossible…

Priyanka promotes hometown

• Priyanka Chopra has always been proud about her roots. This time, she promoted her hometown Bareilly by singing in Sony and YRF TV's Lift Kara De…
  

  According to our source, "This time, Karan Johar's celebrity guest on Lift Kara De was Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka as always was looking mind-blowing in a peach number that she had worn. It was a tube gown with a supporting sling. The hairstyle she sported just perfectly suited the mini-gown."
  
  Adds the source, "Karan has these exciting requests handy for all these celebs. He happened to throw one at Priyanka and asked her to sing. Priyanka who is always in the mood for games, instantly started singing - Jhumka gira re Bareilly ke bazaar mein… the famous Sadhana number from Mera Saaya."
  
  The source tells us about the interesting twist in the tale. Says the source, "After the shot was canned Priyanka was unhappy with her performance and wanted to redo it! Karan nonchalantly questioned – Now you want to be Aamir Khan? And like Aamir, you will come before anybody else to dub for it too!"
  
  Priyanka sure seems to know a lot about promotion and perfection!
  
  Catch Priyanka this Friday and Saturday on Lift Kara De at 8pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

Priyanka Chopra: Act of Gratitude

The film industry is full of stars that have managed to make it on their own, without having any member of the family to look back to nor any so called Godfather.One such girl is of course Priyanka Chopra. This is one star who came from a small town called Bareilly and got her foothold in the industry after winning the Miss India and then Miss World beauty Pageants.

She forayed into films and then of course the rest as they say is history. But, along with success comes arrogance which this nice girl has thankfully steered clear off. She still has the nicest of manners and is still humble and down to earth.
Recently she has given proof of her being down to earth as she was seen at the DVD launch of the film ‘The 13th Day’. This film has been made by her business manager Chand Mishra.

She put in a few kind words about her business manager saying that ever since he had joined her she has had a big climb in her career prospects.So to show how grateful she was to him this was one way, by giving him support for all that he was doing for his own business development. We do think this is very kind of the charming lady.

Priyanka Chopra Feels Like A Kid In A Toy Store

Priyanka Chopra

The attractive Priyanka chopra who has seen a constant rise in stardom says that that she feels like a kid in a toy store. The actress says, “Today like a kid in a toy store who wants to have a go at every toy, I want to try my hand at every genre of film”.

Priyanka popular as Piggy Chops started her acting career at 17 with movie ‘Andaz’.The talented actress on being asked to rate herself at this stage said, “It was only recently that I really understood the various nuances of acting. I’d even go to the extent of stating that it was only in the last two years that I have started coming on my own as an actress. I was just seventeen when I had started acting”.

Priyanka is trying her hands in different kind of roles. She has become favourites of many coveted directors. The gal has been roped in by Vishal Bharadwaj to play in his dark comedy. The role thrills the lady as she is all set to play wife to seven husbands in the movie.

Vishal has not yet finalised the seven husbands for Priyanka but it is for sure that Piggy has a big challenge ahead.