Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
October
17,
2006
Priyanka
Chopra
is
doing
a
role
that
is
not
a
typically
defined
Bollywood
role.
She
is
playing
Roma
in
her
forthcoming
movie
Don,
a
role
which
was
previously
played
by
Zeenat
Aman
in
the
original.
How
well
she
has
recreated
the
Zeenat
magic,
only
time
will
tell.
In
the
meanwhile
we
talk
to
Priyanka
Chopra
about
her
experience
of
being
a
part
of
the
new
Don.
What
was
your
reaction
when
you
were
offered
Don?
When
Farhan
first
narrated
Don
to
me,
I
was
very
excited
about
the
fact
that
Don
is
being
remade
and
more
excited
about
the
fact
that
I
get
a
chance
to
play
the
role
of
Zeenat
Aman.
But
after
a
week
I
was
a
little
nervous
since
Zeenat
Aman
played
the
character
so
well
that
I
wondered
if
I
will
be
able
to
do
justice
to
the
character
as
good
as
her.
That
you
will
come
to
know
only
by
Friday.
How
different
are
you
from
Zeenat
Aman?
Have
you
seen
the
old
Don?
I
definitely
have
seen
the
film.
I
saw
the
film
when
I
was
13.
When
I
was
offered
Don,
I
did
not
watch
Don
again
because
I
did
not
want
to
do
it
like
Zeenat
Aman.
If
I
tried
being
like
her,
I
would
not
have
been
able
to
do
justice
to
Roma
as
Zeenat
aman
had
done
a
superb
job.
Comparisons
are
inevitable
but
Zeenat
will
always
be
the
original
Roma.
I
am
just
trying
to
recreate
the
character
in
a
little
different
manner.
We
made
Roma's
character
a
martial
arts
fighter.
We
trained
her.
In
terms
of
performance
we
have
kept
her
subtle
and
restrictive.
I
do
not
know
how
it
will
turn
out
but
I
hope
people
like
it.
How
did
you
manage
to
pull
off
so
many
stunts?
Action
is
a
first
for
me.
I
have
never
done
an
action
movie
where
I
have
done
my
own
action.
I
was
very
excited.
I
did
all
my
stunts
on
my
own.
That
for
me
is
a
very
big
deal.
I
wanted
to
make
a
record.
For
a
first
timer
it
is
always
exciting
that
you
have
done
all
your
stunts
all
by
yourself,
without
cables,
without
duplicates.
The
training
aspect
of
it,
learning
martial
arts
which
I
have
never
done
before,
all
that
was
a
lot
of
fun.
How
different
is
the
new
Don
from
the
old?
There
is
a
lot
of
difference.
Presentation
is
very
different.
But
besides
that,
the
plot
is
the
same,
the
story
is
the
same,
the
essence
of
the
film
is
the
same.
This
Don
is
technically
more
sound.
There
are
original
tracks
as
well
as
remakes
of
old
songs?
Why
have
you
done
so?
Don
is
our
team's
perception
of
the
old
Don.
It
is
not
the
old
Don
and
it
is
very
important
for
people
to
understand
that.
But
at
the
same
time
when
we
are
remaking
Don,
it
is
incomplete
without
Khaike
Paan
Banaraswala
and
Yeh
Mera
Dil
and
hence
we
have
retained
it.
We
have
contemporized
the
songs.
They
are
obviously
not
the
original
songs
because
someone
else
is
singing
with
new
music
to
it.
What
is
the
glamour
quotient
in
the
film?
All
three
of
us,
whether
it
is
Kareena,
Isha
or
me,
all
three
of
us
are
very
very
glamorous
in
the
film
because
all
the
heroines
in
Don
have
to
be
glamorous.
How
is
the
experience
to
work
in
a
remake
of
a
film?
It
is
very
nerve-wrecking
to
be
working
in
a
film's
remake,
especially
a
cult
super
hit
film.
Don
became
a
cult
film.
People
used
to
look
up
to
that
film.
I
clarify
again
that
our
reason
to
make
Don
again
is
not
to
make
Don
a
better
film.
That
is
not
possible.
We
have
just
made
a
technically
more
sound
film.
We
have
made
this
film
with
one
major
reason
being
youths.
Those
who
have
not
seen
this
classic,
or
the
younger
ones
for
whom
old
films
is
like
the
films
in
90's
or
80's,
will
really
enjoy
this
Don.
I
know
so
many
people
who
say
they
haven't
seen
the
old
Don.
This
is
for
all
of
them.
How
was
it
working
with
Farhan
Akhtar?
Farhan
is
a
fantastic
director.
He
has
a
very
fresh
approach
to
films
and
cinema.
He
knows
exactly
what
he
wants
and
he
knows
how
to
get
it
but
at
the
same
time
he
gives
his
actors
a
lot
of
independence
to
work
better.
He
listens
to
everyone,
takes
their
opinions,
and
eventually
takes
the
decision
himself
which
is
exactly
what
a
director
has
to
do.
Any
nervousness
regarding
the
comparisons
with
the
old
Don?
Of
course,
there
is
bound
to
be
nervousness
because
I
don't
think
I
can
match
up
to
what
Zeenat
Aman
had
done.
There
is
bound
to
be
nervousness
which
is
why
I
tried
to
play
Roma
differently.
I
guess
this
Friday
will
decide
that.
Can
we
expect
sizzling
chemistry
between
you
and
Shahrukh?
That
is
for
you
to
decide.
It
is
exactly
the
same
film.
I
cannot
comment
on
that.
I
guess
you
will
have
to
watch
and
find
out.
Farhan's
films
always
have
a
technical
break
through.
What
is
the
USP
here?
The
way
Don
has
been
cut,
it
is
so
fast,
that
it
doesn't
give
you
time
to
think.
It
just
goes
really
really
quickly
and
that
I
think
is
the
USP
of
Don.
Which
is
your
favorite
song
from
the
film?
Khaike
is
my
favorite
song
honestly.
Yeh
Mera
Dil
and
Khaike
are
the
most
integral
parts
of
the
film,
without
which
the
film
is
incomplete.
I
also
love
the
title
track
of
Don
and
also
Aaj
Ki
Raat.
Basically
I
love
all
the
songs.
Whom
do
you
think
has
the
sexiest
character
in
the
film?
I
feel
Boman
Irani's
character
is
the
sexiest
in
the
film.
Don
is
coming
during
the
Diwali
season.
What
difference
can
that
make
on
the
film
according
to
you?
I
feel
festive
season
is
very
good
for
any
film's
release.
People
want
to
go
out,
watch
films.
We
hope
we
live
up
to
it.
This
is
our
Diwali
gift
to
the
audience.
I
hope
people
enjoy
the
film.
Which
Don
do
you
want
to
be
remembered
more?
See
comparisons
are
bound
to
happen.
We
have
made
a
film
for
the
people.
We
do
not
want
to
replace
the
old
characters
as
they
have
immortalized
themselves
but
we
are
just
trying
to
present
the
same
film
with
a
different
star
cast
in
a
slightly
different
manner.
So
we
want
people
to
like
both
the
Don's.
What
do
you
feel
of
Shahrukh
Khan
in
the
film?
I
think
he
is
fabulous
in
the
film.
I
do
not
think
anyone
could
have
enacted
Don
the
way
Shahrukh
Khan
has
done
it
after
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Any
scene
which
was
very
difficult
to
perform?
There
is
one
scene
where
I
have
to
jump
over
one
car
and
get
into
another
in
the
film.
That
scene
took
me
15
takes
because
the
bonnet
of
the
car
was
so
hot,
it
made
the
job
more
difficult.