What
do
you
really
know
about
her?
Does
that
lilting
name
conjure
up
a
stunning
face?
Or
a
lot
of
vaguely
nasty
notions
fed
by
rumour
and
sold
by
tabloid
sleaze
mongers?
What
if
she
were,
in
fact,
a
sort
of
saint
sold
as
sinner,
an
inner
beauty
with
a
face
to
match,
a
true
talent
tortured
by
naive
misadventure
malignly
cast?
Want
to
know
the
truth
about
Miss
Priyanka
Chopra?
She's
got
the
bones
of
a
flamingo
and
the
spirit
of
a
gladiator.
We've
watched
her
evolve
into
one
of
the
most
successful,
serious-minded
actresses
of
her
generation.
But
beneath
the
pristine
exterior
lurks
a
woman
few
have
ever
seen-until
now.
Enter
Susanna,
her
character
in
7
Khoon
Maaf
where
she
plays
a
dreaded
wife
who
kills
her
7
husbands.
But
all
of
this
is
just
information
-
valuable
information,
but
information
nonetheless.
What
we're
after
is
substance,
some
kind
of
material
truth.
How
did
she
do
it?
Why
did
she
do
it?
When
did
she
do
it?
Priyanka
Chopra,
famous
for
more
than
half
of
her
life,
easy
to
spot
and
accessible
to
know,
remains
a
veritable
enigma
to
us,
even
today.
And
I
am
on
a
quest
to
know
the
truth,
and
nothing
but
the
truth.
This
special
correspondent
gets
it
all.
Doesn't
Susanna
have
any
redeeming
qualities
in
her?
Susanna
has
a
lot
of
redeeming
qualities
in
her.
She
is
completely
positive.
When
you
come
out
of
the
movie,
you
will
go
something
like
this
-
'Poor
Susanna!
All
of
them
deserve
to
die'.
And
that's
what's
ironic
about
7
Khoon
Maaf.
It's
a
black
comedy.
It's
not
a
serious,
thriller,
romantic
film.
It's
a
humorous
movie.
The
film
is
Susanna's
quest
for
love.
She
is
looking
for
love.
You
are
the
hero
of
this
film
and
it's
no
more
taboo
that
female
actresses
are
playing
lead
characters
now.
I
don't
want
to
take
credit
by
saying
that
I
have
redefined
the
word
taboo
just
because
Susanna
is
the
lead
character
of
the
film
and
she
is
a
woman.
I
do
my
movies
for
me.
I
need
to
be
able
to
do
films
which
move
me,
which
stir
me
and
I
get
bored
doing
the
same
old
thing
again
and
again.
By
God's
grace,
I've
never
had
to
do
that.
I've
been
blessed
when
it
comes
to
filmmakers
who
have
believed
in
me
and
have
come
to
me
with
parts
which
have
always
been
successful.
I
like
taking
risks
and
pushing
the
envelope.
That's
me
as
a
person.
I
am
inherently
adventurous.
For
the
actor
in
me,
I
need
films
with
substantial
parts
but
it
doesn't
mean
I
will
stop
doing
massy
commercial
entertainers.
And
how
does
it
feel
to
have
wrinkled
skin?
(Laughs)
It's
very
exciting
for
me
to
be
in
my
twenties
and
play
a
sixty
five
year
old
woman
too.
Susanna
ages
from
twenty
one
to
sixty
five.
So
doing
the
whole
twenties
gig
was
easy.
Thirties
was
also
relatively
easier
but
forties,
fifties
and
sixties
was
very
difficult.
That
aspect
of
the
age
was
more
challenging
for
me
as
it
doesn't
come
to
an
actor
so
early
on
in
her
career.
Out
of
all
your
husbands,
who
came
across
as
the
most
intimidating?
Out
of
all
the
seven
husbands,
the
most
intimidating
husbands
were
Naseersaab
and
Irrfan.
I
did
a
workshop
with
them
before
I
started
shooting.
Of
course,
they
both
are
tremendous
actors.
There
are
many
women
in
the
world
who
end
up
becoming
the
people
that
they
live
with.
Susanna
is
one
of
them.
She
fashions
herself
after
the
men
that
come
into
her
life
and
she
does
everything
to
be
that
perfect
woman.
But
she
always
gets
disappointed
in
love
and
she
gives
in
so
much
to
her
relationship
that
she
hates
her
husbands
as
much
as
she
loves
them.
That
is
why
I
have
so
many
different
shades
in
this
film.
But
there
is
a
consistency
to
who
she
is
too.
Was
your
first
narration
with
Vishal
Bhardwaj
disturbing?
Not
at
all.
The
first
narration
was
quite
humourous
actually.
I
found
the
film
very
funny
and
every
woman
would
somewhere
relate
to
it
and
every
man
will
come
out
saying
that
men
aren't
that
bad,
which
is
why
she
keeps
falling
in
love
again.
Every
actor
learns
something
from
the
characters
they
play.
What
has
Priyanka
Chopra
learnt
from
Susanna?
I
don't
know
if
I
have
learnt
something
from
Susanna,
the
reason
being
that
the
characters
I
play
are
too
fictional.
I
think
I
leave
a
part
of
me
in
each
film
I
do.
I
feel
there
is
a
certain
vacancy
when
my
films
are
over,
there
is
certain
emptiness.
And
that's
why
maybe
I
work
so
much
that
I
fill
in
the
gap
because
my
characters
become
an
integral
part
of
my
life.
What
was
it
like
to
be
manipulated
by
the
seven
wonders
of
one
film
industry?
(Laughs)
I
think
I've
manipulated
them,
don't
you?
Sometimes
I
don't
even
remember
how
this
film
happened.
I
was
so
involved
in
this
film
that
I
forgot
that
I
was
working
with
seven
immensely
talented
actors,
Vivaan
Shah
being
the
only
first
timer.
You
know
what;
none
of
the
husbands
were
my
choice,
that's
why
I
killed
them
all
(laughs).
How
did
Ruskin
Bond's
book
influence
you?
Or
did
it?
Well,
it
was
a
short
story
first,
which
Vishal
read
and
decided
to
make
the
film.
That's
when
I
decided
to
come
on
board
as
well.
Then
he
asked
Mr
Bond
to
write
the
novella
which
was
finally
transferred
into
a
script
of
7
Khoon
Maaf.
And
did
Vivaan
make
a
good
husband?
Of
course
yes.
Vivaan
is
hugely
talented.
It's
his
first
film
and
he
has
done
so
well
in
the
movie.
I
guess
he
has
got
it
in
his
genes
and
in
Hindi
I'd
like
to
say
-
usko
viraasat
mein
mila
hai.
Vivaan
was
so
correct
to
the
character.
The
casting
of
Vivaan
as
Arun
was
so
perfect.
You
need
to
see
the
film
to
believe
it,
believe
you
me.
Madhuri
Dixit
has
herself
quoted
that
India
has
got
its
best
in
the
form
of
Priyanka
Chopra.
That's
a
quote
of
the
day.
Wow!
It
is.
I
am
so
touched.
Throughout
my
career,
I've
worked
with
enormous
talents,
from
directors
to
actors
to
technicians,
but
I've
always
imbibed
the
best
of
all
of
them
because
I
have
a
huge
hunger
for
what
I
do.
I
don't
know
if
I
am
good,
I
don't
think
I
am
one
of
India's
finest
actor
or
whatever.
Yes,
people
are
very
kind
to
me.
All
I
know
is
that
I
love
what
I
do.
I
want
to
really
be
remembered
as
someone
who
can
do
everything.
If
there
is
a
role
of
a
man
given
to
me,
I
want
to
play
the
best
man
ever
on
celluloid.
I
really
don't
compete
with
anybody
else.
I
have
no
interest
in
competitions.
As
an
actor
I
just
tremendously
love
what
I
do
and
I
hope
I
continue
getting
that.
That's
my
biggest
dream.
And
what
better
way
to
end
this
interview
by
asking
you
what
if
you
wake
up
one
morning
and
hear...and
the
Oscar
goes
to
Priyanka
Chopra?
Wow!
That'll
be
quite
something.
I've
never
really
worked
for
awards.
The
only
agenda
for
me
when
I'm
working
is
to
stay
true
to
every
character
that
I
am
playing.
It's
nothing
to
do
with
box
office
success;
it's
not
to
get
the
accolades,
etc.
It's
to
have
my
director
turn
around
and
say,
"Sh**,
that
looked
good".
It's
the
moment.
Yes,
all
good
work
leads
to
awards,
credibility,
etc.
But
between
action
and
cut
I
want
to
create
magic.