PC is one of the best dancers says cousin Parineeti

Parineeti Chopra is excited about her performance on the IIFA stage. Given a chance, the actress would love to share the stage with her cousin Priyanka Chopra. "I would love to perform with her. She is one of the best dancers we have," said Parineeti of Ishaqzaade fame.

The actress, who is in Macao for the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, says she grew up watching Priyanka and other celebrities attending award functions and is now thrilled to be part of the festivities. "It just used to be a distant dream at one point when I used to see stars go abroad and attend these awards and be on the biggest stage of Bollywood. I feel blessed to be a part of that entourage," she said.

Parineeti will be seen performing with Vicky Donor fame actor Ayushmann Khurrana at the IIFA awards on July 6. "It's a romantic act with Ayushmann. I will be performing on slow songs," she added.

The 24-year-old was praising the IIFA orgainsers. "It is exciting as always. I have said it before that IIFA was the first one to do it. They were the reason that Bollywood came closer to global fans. This time I have been offered to be on their main stage," she said.

Parineeti is working hard for her big show. She said, "I will be nervous, like 10 minutes before the act, but right now I am excited. Of course, there are lots of rehearsals and I will be practicing all night."

The actress who won several awards for her debut film Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Parineeti said that she never expected the honours. "I never expected that when I was doing the first film. I was just enjoying each day and focusing on my scenes. But once the nominations began, I got excited," she said.

She has two films for which she is currently shooting. "Only Hasi Toh Phasi and Shudh Desi Romance are romantic comedies. The other two films, which I am doing, are different, but I cannot talk about them right now," she said.

IANS