Priyanka
Chopra's
cousin
Mannara
debuts
in
Bollywood
with
Zid.
She
feels
it's
her
talent
that
got
the
role
more
than
her
"cousin
of
Priyanka
Chopra'
tag.
Barbie
Handa
is
rechristened
as
Mannara
by
the
makers
of
Zid
and
she
says
she
did
discuss
about
Zid
before
taking
a
call.
Mannara
said,
"I
don't
think
anyone
will
give
me
a
film
just
because
I
am
Priyanka's
sister.
Till
the
time
one
goes
for
an
audition,
you
cannot
say
anything.
Last
year
I
completed
my
Telegu
film
and
during
that
time
my
mama
(Priyanka's
dad)
was
not
well.
I
was
auditioning
for
Hindi
films."
"During
that
point
of
time
while
going
to
her
house
one
day
I
told
her
about
'Zid'
and
mentioned
that
I
am
in
the
third
stage
of
auditioning.
She
(Priyanka)
asked
me
to
go
ahead," Mannara
further
added.
Karanvir
Sharma
is
also
a
newbie
who
stars
opposite
Mannara.
This
erotic
thriller
is
directed
by
Hate
Story
writer
Vivek
Agnihotri
and
produced
by
Anubhav
Sinha.
"I
was
adamant
to
do
a
Hindi
film
and
thus
went
on
giving
auditions.
Finally,
through
a
casting
director
Nalini
Ratnam,
I
got
the
film
Zid.
After
that
I
met
the
director
Vivek
Agnihotri
who
gave
me
few
tips
about
preparing
for
the
role.
To
get
this
role
I
had
to
wait
long," she
said.
Mannara
says
that
she
is
also
close
to
her
other
cousin
Parineeti.
"During
vacations
when
we
used
to
visit
my
nani's
house
In
Ambala
and
I
used
to
meet
Parineeti
there.
It
was
a
typical
Punjabi
family
bonding.
It
was
like
a
movie
scene.
A
house
inside
the
farm
where
we
used
to
have
so
much
fun.
All
of
us
used
to
sing
together.
We
are
14
cousins
and
very
closely
knitted,"
she
said.
Mannara,
however,
is
not
wary
of
the
comparisons
she
will
have
to
face
with
her
actress
cousins.
"There
is
so
much
competition
in
the
industry,
why
should
one
take
it
inside
the
family.
I
am
tense
for
my
film's
fate
but
not
for
the
comparison
with
my
sisters.
I
always
have
my
own
zone.
Right
now
I
am
only
worried
about
Zid.
The
trailer
has
got
a
good
feedback.
It
has
crossed
2
million
viewership,"
she
said.