Priyanka-Irrfan get into a slap-fight!

Actors are known to go to great lengths to lend a feel of realism to their roles on screen. But it can also backfire badly and actor Priyanka Chopra learnt that while she was shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj's film. Apparently, a scene required PC to slap co-star Irrfan Khan. Knowing Irrfan's professionalism, everyone on the sets goaded the pretty actor to slap him for real, to make it look convincing.


A source reveals, "PC initially kept slapping Irrfan lightly, but it just didn't come out right. So, the crew egged on Priyanka to slap him a little harder. Finally, she mustered a lot of courage and gave Irrfan a tight slap. Before she could recover from the shock of hitting Irrfan for real, she got another shock, as Irrfan slapped her right back." Though it was part of the sequence, what Priyanka had not anticipated was that Irrfan would also slap her back so hard for real. The entire crew was visibly shocked and didn't know what to say.

The source added, "Priyanka was extremely upset, but later resumed shooting. The two stars however maintained a safe distance after that." Seems like actor Annu Kapoor is not the only husband who's upset with PC as his screen wife.
Source:DNA

"I find myself drawn to dark roles", says actor Neil Nitin Mukesh

Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh may be extremely choosy when it comes to picking up roles, but the young star insists that he's never afraid to experiment. "I like to surprise both the audiences and myself as an actor," he explains, adding, "I don't see myself ever doing the run-of-the-mill stuff or roles that are easily predictable." That also explains why despite his chocolate-boy looks, Neil is yet to play the conventional romantic hero on the big screen - a genre that he's consciously tried to avoid so far. "When I stepped into Hi-Fi (Hindi Film Industry), playing the romantic hero was the easiest thing to do and also what everyone expected of me given my looks. In fact, those are the roles I was offered the most too, but I didn't want to take the easy way into Hi-Fi and waited until Johnny Gadar came along. Since then, every film has been an experiment in itself," says Neil, whose next two onscreen outings too see him play rather unconventional roles. "Yes, being killed by your wife is pretty unconventional here," he says referring to his upcoming Vishal Bhardwaj film with Priyanka Chopra. "To be honest, I find myself drawn to dark roles. 


I find realism more challenging to depict on screen. As an actor that's more interesting too," adds Neil. Talking about playing Priyanka's husband, he says that working with both - Priyanka and Bhardwaj - is a sheer delight. "There's no other director who could've helmed it better than Vishal or an actor who could've pulled off the role like Priyanka has. She's such a live-wire on sets. And working with Vishal is definitely a dream come true," shares Neil.

Though the actor is currently shooting for an action thriller, Neil says that comedy is one genre that he's really looking forward to doing. "I'd pick comedy over a romantic role any day too," he says. "But I'm not really a slap-stick humour kind of person. What I'd really like to do is a situational comedy. But I think that in this too, a dark comedy would be just perfect," he smiles.
Source:DNA

Book on 7 Khoon Maaf out soon

Penguin is set to launch a book on Ruskin Bond’s short story Susanna’s Seven Husbands, which Hi-Fi (Hindi Film Industry) filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has adapted into a movie and titled 7 Khoon Maaf.

“Penguin will release the book on February 19. This will help readers know our journey the film,” says Bhardwaj. 7 Khoon Maaf stars Priyanka Chopra as the protagonist who kills her seven husbands.

Source:HT