"Harman has very emotional and expressive eyes " - Priyanka Chopra
Togged in a lime green and ivory mini-dress, Priyanka Chopra sports a healthy, tanned, beach look. She walks in with a coffee mug and gives Kangana a brief smile, "Cut it, take OK," declares Madhur Bhandarkar jubilantly. After the shot, she gives us a "Let's go" signal . Acting sure comes easy to this 24-year-old! We snuggle into the corner of the room and flick on the dictaphone as the erstwhile Ms World gets chatting.
The
year
ahead
sure
looks
busy
for
you.
Thank
God
for
that!
I
am
back
after
being
in
a
sabbatical
for
a
year
and
half.
Love
Story
2050
will
be
my
first
release
after
Salaam-e-Ishq.
I
have
been
working
on
Drona,
Love
Story
2050,
Fashion,
God
Tussi
Great
Ho,
Chamku
and
Dostana
all
this
while
and
it
's
been
a
long
wait
for
my
releases.
Apart
from
Harman,
what
was
the
exciting
part
of
Love
Story
2050
(LS)?
(Laughs)
Well,
the
most
exciting
part
about
Love
Story
is
the
film
itself.
It
is
the
first
of
its
kind
in
India
people
haven't
seen
SFX
of
this
kind
in
Indian
cinema.
Not
even
in
Krrish?
Not
even
in
Krrish.
Sure
it
was
India's
first
superhero
film
with
fantastic
SFX.
But
LS
is
India's
first
sci-fi
film.
I
am
proud
to
be
a
part
of
both
these
films.
The
SFX
in
LS
will
set
a
high
bar
in
India.
This
is
your
first
double
role
too,
How
have
you
made
both
the
parts
different?
Both
the
roles
are
different
in
terms
of
the
character
sketches
as
well
as
looks.
The
first
part
is
of
Sana,
a
present-day
girl
-
she's
very
soft
spoken,
poetry
loving,
diary
writing
girl
living
in
Australia.
She's
sweet
and
feminine,
just
21.
So
I
have
kept
a
very
soft
look
with
light
brown
hair
and
eyes,
peaches
and
cream
complexion
and
a
softer
voice
unlike
mine
that
is
of
a
much
deeper
quality.
Zayesha, on the other hand, is a pop star in the year 2050. She's boisterous, arrogant, loves herself - yet she's a girl inside, she feels lonely, as she doesn't have much of a family. Her parents died in a car crash and she only has her Nani who incidentally doesn't live with her. She lives with her little teddy bear named Boo, he's her governess cum best buddy - cuts fruits for her, takes out her clothes. Her pop album is called ME. Everything about her is herself. She's tomorrow's woman that yesterday spoke of. She's an enigma, a mystery. I wanted to make her drastically different so I gave her red hair darker skin tone, grey eyes and her clothes are of darker hues - black, blues and browns. Yet she's feminine enough for the hero to fall in love with.
Your
co-star
Harman
is
said
to
be
a
Hrithik
Roshan
look-alike.
Hrithik
Roshan
was
compared
to
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Shah
Rukh
to
Dilip
Kumar
and
Shahid
Kapoor
to
Shah
Rukh.
Every
actor
is
compared
to
someone
who's
already
been
there.
I
was
also
compared
to
others.
But
everyone
creates
hisher
own
space
in
the
Hindi
filmdom.
I
don't
think
there
is
any
comparison
between
Hrithik
and
Harman
in
terms
of
screen
presence
and
also
in
terms
of
their
approach
to
work.
Having
worked
with
both
of
them,
the
only
thing
that's
common
between
them
is
that
they
are
both
very
good
to
work
with.
What
sets
Harman
apart
?
Harman
has
very
emotional
and
expressive
eyes,
which
is
very
important
for
an
actor.
This
film
does
not
look
like
his
first.
He's
very
professional
-
like
he
is
always
on
time.
He
knows
filmmaking
very
well
as
he
has
studied
it.
He
definitely
has
an
edge
over
a
lot
of
newcomers.
This
being
a
home
production,
he's
been
a
part
of
everything
-from
SFX,
direction
to
production
and
that
also
gives
him
an
edge
.
Harman
is
a
newcomer,
so
the
onus
of
LS
rests
on
your
dainty
shoulders,
doesn't
it?
I
don't
think
so,
because
the
film
is
bigger
than
either
of
us.
Generally
love
stories
are
small,
cute,
frothy
films
that
depend
on
the
actors.
Although
performances
do
matter
even
in
this
case,
the
story,
the
script
and
the
effects
are
much
larger.
LS
is
much
larger
than
either
of
us.
So
the
top
billing
goes
to
the
film
and
not
to
Harman
or
me.
Which
is
why
I
am
not
taking
any
pressure.
People
will
go
watch
the
film
and
then
there
will
be
the
curiosity
about
the
new
boy.
I
will
come
somewhere
in
between.
(Laughs)
Of
your
half
dozen
releases
in
this
calendar
year,
what
will
come
next?
After
LS,
it
will
be
Chamku.
I
have
done
several
films
with
Bobby
Deol
including
Dostana.
I
am
very
close
to
him
and
his
family.
Sunny
Deol,
after
all,
was
my
first
film
hero.
It's
great
to
be
back
with
the
Deols
always.
Close
on
the
heels
is
God
Tussi
Great
Ho,
How's
the
God
in
the
film?
Do
you
get
to
share
the
screen
with
him?
You
will
see
a
lot
of
God
in
the
film
and
he's
very
funny
too.
It's
a
hilarious
movie
and
the
music
is
very
good.
I
don't
share
screen
space
with
Mr
Bachchan
playing
God.
I
am
with
Salman
Khan
and
Sohail
Khan.
Are
you
through
with
Goldie
Behl's
Drona?
It
seems
like
a
period
drama.
Oh
no!
Drona
is
not
a
period
film.
It
is
based
in
today's
time
and
age.
It's
a
timeless
epic
story
with
big
and
beautiful
visuals.
It's
the
first
of
its
kind
film.
Kids
are
going
to
love
it
with
the
action
and
magic
in
it.
The
shooting
is
over
and
effects
are
being
worked
upon
.
How's
Fashion
going?
How
much
has
it
been
canned
so
far?
We
are
through
with
70
per
cent
of
Fashion.
My
character
has
a
great
graph
spanning
over
two
years
of
her
life.
She
wants
to
be
a
model,
becomes
one
-
this
is
the
story
of
her
rise
and
fall.
Each
part
of
the
film
is
very
vital
because
I
have
lots
of
different
looks
through
the
film.
Fashion
makes
me
nervous
because
I
was
in
the
fashion
industry
only
for
three
months
from
Miss
India
to
Miss
World.
Noyonika
Chatterjee
taught
me
how
to
walk
the
ramp
then
and
I
insisted
that
she
be
a
part
of
the
film
as
well.
All
the
characters
in
the
film
have
turned
out
beautifully.
Madhur
(Bhandarkar)
has
really
held
it
together.
It's
not
a
dark
film.
It's
very
emotional
.
Isn't
the
story
almost
like
a
biopic?
I
drew
a
lot
of
references
from
my
life.
Just
like
the
character
in
the
film,
I
came
from
a
small
city
with
stars
in
my
eyes.
But
the
difference
is
that
I
could
handle
it
while
she
couldn't.
Lot
of
stories
in
the
film
are
based
on
real
life
incidents
too.
How
does
it
feel
to
be
the
busybee?
Phew!
I
have
to
finish
five
films
this
year.
I
go
home
at
twelve,
take
off
the
make-up,
sleep,
wake
up
at
six
and
then
get
back
to
work.
I
have
too
much
to
do
and
have
to
finish
it
fast
because
I
have
to
prepare
for
Vishal
Bhardwaj's
film.
Are
you
practising
some
ethnic
strain
of
Hindi
for
the
film?
And
why
is
the
film
called
Kaminay?
Ha,
ha,
because
the
film
is
about
Kaminay
people.
I
have
a
lot
of
homework
to
do
in
the
film.
I
am
learning
Marathi
for
it.
It's
a
beautiful
language
with
so
much
spunk
to
it.
Kaminay,
by
the
way,
is
an
action
comedy
-
it
has
nothing
to
do
with
Romeo
And
Juliet.
How
was
your
Dostana
schedule
in
Miami?
Are
you
wearing
a
bikini
in
the
film?
Miami
was
my
best
outdoors
yet
because
I
have
a
lot
of
cousins
there.
I
enjoyed
working
with
my
director,
Tarun
and
Karan
of
course
is
such
an
involved
and
indulgent
producer.
It
was
like
a
big
party.
To
answer
your
question
now
-
no,
I
don't
wear
a
bikini
in
Dostana,
I
wear
appropriate
beach-wear
though.
Last
but
not
the
least,
What's
Your
Rashee?
What
you
are
doing
in
it?
It's
a
very
interesting
part
for
me
and
nothing
that
an
Indian
actor
has
ever
done
before.
Only
Ashutosh
Gowariker
can
handle
a
subject
like
this.
It
is
a
romantic
comedy
with
many
hilarious
layers
to
it.
It
is
going
to
be
a
demanding
film
for
me.