MUMBAI : Parineeti Chopra is one of the most talented actresses in the Indian film industry. Her films like Kesari, Hasee Toh Phasee, Saina and many more have made a strong mark in the hearts and minds of her fans. The actress who was recently seen in Chamkila with Diljit Dosanjh on Netflix, has been praised for her performance.
Parineeti has now revealed if she had any ‘unfair advantage’ due to being Priyanka Chopra’s cousin. She said, “If being related to Priyanka Chopra could’ve helped my career, then I wouldn’t have had any flops in my career. I’ve seen such lows in the last 10 years.”
Parineeti further said, “Every person who has had some association in the industry is actually under a lot of pressure. You might get your first chance, first audition, first meeting, but after that, you’re on your own and it’s more difficult to prove yourself. The comparisons will never end. So, what happens is, you can be a complete outsider, and it’s very difficult to survive. Or, you could be related to somebody and get that first meeting, but after that, your journey is your own.”
On getting her first acting offer parineeti said, “I took Priyanka’s mother, my badi mumma, into confidence. I said, ‘Listen, can you please help me find a job? I’ll come to Mumbai. I won’t even go back home to Ambala, I’ll come to Mumbai, just help me’. I packed up everything and came to Mumbai, but even she couldn’t do much, because banks were not hiring. One day, I just went to YRF to see my sister shoot for Pyaar Impossible. I’d just gone to set to see her, and something clicked. This was a studio that was operating as if it wasn’t affected by the recession, I could maybe get a job. Literally from lunch, I went up and met the marketing head, and I said, ‘Please give me a job’.”
She further said, “If my sister wasn’t shooting at YRF that day, and that day if I hadn’t gotten the opportunity to meet the marketing head, I wouldn’t have gotten that job,” she added, “My sister had to be an actor for me to visit a film set in the first place.”
PArineeti worked at the YRF marketing department for over a year after which she secured a three- film deal with the production house.
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