Priyanka Chopra was just beginning her career in the Hindi film industry when she met director Sunil Darshan for a role in his film ‘Andaz’. In a recent interaction, Sunil revealed that when he first saw Priyanka, he was initially “shocked” as she did not fit the conventional beauty standards. However, her confidence and seductive voice convinced him to cast her as Anders.
On his YouTube channel, Sunil recalled: I was already thinking of casting Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutta in the lead roles. After finishing it, I was looking for someone to play a slightly smaller role than Lara. Many girls auditioned and one day my secretary brought Priyanka to meet me. When I first saw her, I was shocked because she wasn’t your typical beauty. We talked for about 15 minutes. Her voice was very zabardast (powerful) and her eyes were very katarnak (dangerous). I decided to cast her within those 15 minutes and told her that one day she would be as tall as Rekha. ”
‘Andaz’ is Priyanka’s second Hindi film, which was released in 2003 after her debut in Sunny Deol’s ‘Hero: A Spy’s Love Story’. The film, which co-starred Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutta with Priyanka, was a huge success, grossing Rs 288 million against a budget of Rs 80 million. Andaz also created a successful on-screen pairing of Akshay and Priyanka, which lasted for four films. The two were supposed to work together again in Sunil’s 2005 film Barsaat, but rumors of Akshay and Priyanka’s affair started circulating and it affected his marriage with Twinkle Khanna, so Akshay decided not to do it. Withdrew from the project.
In the same interview, Sunil said: It is said that Twinkle left the house after rumors about Priyanka Chopra and Akshay Kumar were spread. As an actor, you have to take responsibility. If your wife was an actress, she knows everything about the industry and has even worked with all the big stars. she knew everything
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