Priyanka Chopra World

Priyanka Chopra may be high on fashion these days, but the actress recently faced a wardrobe crisis in Abu Dhabi, UAE recently.

Says Priyanka, “I was in Abu Dhabi for the opening ceremony of the Middle East International Film Festival. Since I was representing India, I wanted to be seen in a sari,” But unfortunately for Priyanka, the blouse that went with the sari just wouldn’t fit her.

And true to her celebrity status, Priyanka did throw a royal fit once she returned to India. She gave her designer a major dressing down and even threatened to never work with him ever again.

Unlike most actresses, Priyanka doesn’t deny the incident. She says, “The blouse wouldn’t fit properly. But fortunately for me, I always carry a back-up. So I ended up wearing another dress instead of the sari. I feel sad that I couldn’t wear the sari because my sari-clad look in Dostana has been liked by many.

Priyanka’s sari in the song Desi girl from her upcoming film Dostana has been much talked about. Reveals Priyanka, “That sari is a Manish Malhotra creation. It’s a grey and silver sari.”

About her intimate scenes with Arjan Bajwa in Fashion, Priyanka says, “There are love scenes, but nothing so sensational. As for the film getting an A certificate, Life... In A Metro and Race got an A certificate too and they did well. As for me, well, this is my first ‘Adults’ film. After children’s films like Krrish and Drona I needed that! Fashion has some really intense scenes of drug abuse. Fashion is not kid stuff.”

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A lot of thought went into the styling of actress Priyanka Chopra in Madhur Bhandarkar’s upcoming film Fashion .

Priyanka’s character in the film is that of a small-town girl who comes to Mumbai to become a supermodel. Her character undergoes change from a gaudily dressed girl from Chandigarh to a budding model with a sophisticated fashion sense. Then, her character goes through personal crisis. For these sequences, she was given a neglected look. And finally, she overcomes her demons and emerges a supermodel.

Rita Dhody, Priyanka’s stylist in the film gave her as many as five different looks in keeping with the character throughout the course of the story.

"Initially, she (Priyanka) is shown as a very hep character with loud colours - everything is matching in her attire from the lipstick to nail polish to even her shoes. It's a very look-at-me look," Rita is quoted by a news agency.

"But when the first change occurs, the colour palette begins to change. Her make-up becomes light. Then, when she becomes a model and a supermodel, the contrasting change is very visible. When she starts losing it all, she becomes very edgy - everything from the colour palette to the make-up becomes softer to show she doesn't care any more about her looks before her resurrection takes place," says the stylist.

Rita, however, goes on to add that the changes in the styling of Priyanka’s character have been done in a seamless, subtle manner.

‘Fashion’ is Madhur Bhandarkar ’s attempt to expose the hidden face of the fashion industry. The movie also stars Kangana Ranaut , Mugdha Godse , Arjan Bajwa , Arbaaz Khan and Kitu Gidwani.

The film is set to release on October 29.

(With quotes from IANS)
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Priyanka Chopra's look in filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's much-awaited "Fashion" goes through five subtle but distinct phases, tracing her journey from Chandigarh to a top model in Mumbai.

"We followed the journey of Priyanka's character Meghna Mathur from the time she comes to Mumbai from Chandigarh to become a supermodel in five phases. It's a very natural, subtle progression," said Rita Dhody, who has done the styling for the movie, which is a take on India's fashion fraternity.

"Initially, she is shown as a very hep character with loud colours - everything is matching in her attire from the lipstick to nail polish to even her shoes. It's a very look-at-me look," Rita said, explaining Priyanka's character in 'Fashion'.

"But when the first change occurs, the colour palette begins to change - her make-up becomes light. Then, when she becomes a model and a supermodel, the contrasting change is very visible. When she starts losing it all, she becomes very edgy - everything from the colour palette to the make-up becomes softer to show she doesn't care any more about her looks before her resurrection takes place," the stylist told IANS over telephone from Mumbai.

Releasing Oct 29, 'Fashion' also stars Kangana Ranaut, debutante Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan, Arjan Bajwa and many of the who's who of the fashion industry.

Rita, who runs a company, Ananda, which works on the embroidery silhouettes of international brands like Armani and Chanel, said the actors' look in the film is based on a classic approach on contemporary fashion and not any existing trend.

"It is very contemporary and a very much today's look, but my idea was to streamline and take it to the classic side than making it trend-based," she said.

Rita revealed that the styling for Kangana's character in 'Fashion' would make "audiences feel sorry for her".

"The movie begins with Kangana's look as a supermodel. She is very thin so we gave her short dresses with low necklines that wouldn't look vulgar as we wanted the image to stick to people's minds that she is a supermodel who is very comfortable with her body," she explained.

"We also used Kangana's hair in an exotic manner. We cut it short but kept her mop of curls to make her look more vulnerable when she loses it all. During that phase, she is also shown sporting long t-shirts that would make audiences feel sorry for her," Rita said.

Debutante Mugdha Godse, who plays a failed model, sports a great look.

"Mughda's look in the film is a fusion of rock and a grunge to give her the survivor look as a B-grade model who would do anything before we clean it up, making her more chic and glamorous. We gave her a little bikini top and a t-shirt slashed up like a choli (blouse). She also sports a pair of chains and ankle boots," she said.

"She's got a very tiny waist so we tried showing it. We gave her really low-waist trousers and a beautiful tattoo on the side of her hipbone. Her hair was cut short and infused with a strong essence of red in it," she added.

This is the first time Rita has done the styling for a film and she admits it wasn't an easy job.

"A lot of detailing went into the film from jewellery, clothes, colour, accessories to nail polish. We had to make sure that everything was in sync with the frame and complemented each other and for that we even worked on the junior artists. We wanted to make it look very authentic and real.

"We didn't try to sensationalise it by making it more bling or costume-based. I had to restrain myself from going overboard as Madhur can't take over the styling and there were huge time and budget constraints,{rsquo}{rsquo} said Rita, who has helped in positioning and building global brands like Dolce & Gabbana (D&G), Chloe, Stella McCartney and Fendi in India.

"We had 11 character-based ramp shows in the film as part of the story line that were very much thought about. There is also a lot of jeans and shirt that have been used in the movie to show the models in real life,{rsquo}{rsquo} she added.

Rita confessed that she is exhausted with her maiden venture and plans to "refresh" herself before signing on another project.

With boyfriend Harman Baweja busy with his shoot in Bangkok, Priyanka Chopra decided to wrap up all her pending work, pronto. And made herself ill.

On Wednesday, she wrapped up shooting only in the wee hours. By the time she was through, Piggy Chops was flushed and feverish. The thermo-meter read 103 degrees. Ominous! But did PC stop? No way!

She drove straight to another studio to redub portions of Fashion since some of her lines weren’t audible.. thanks to a technical glitch. After a series of duds, PC has her hopes hopes pinned on this Madhur Bhandarkar exposé and refuses to take even a day off from work.

Naturally, Harman is maha concerned about his Pranks’ failing health.. he’s on the phone a dozen times a day for hourly updates.

He insists she take better care of her health and even gives her a dressing down. Cho chweet, this Baweja bacha. No wonder PC is latoo over him.. even after that 5020 Love Story. Tsk tsk.

At the ongoing Middle East International Film Festival, Priyanka Chopra bonded well with Spanish star Antonio Bandares and his wife Melanie Griffith.

The Bollywood actress attended the festival in Dubai because her upcoming film Fashion was supposed to premiere there. However, because the post-production work wasn’t complete, the film could not feature at the fest but Priyanka was invited anyway. On the opening night of the festival, Priyanka walked the red carpet dressed in red gown with a beautiful diamond neck piece on her slender neck, and pin-up hairdo, giving her a chic and elegant look.

She got a chance to meet her Hollywood counterparts like Meg Ryan and Melanie Griffith.

In fact, Priyanka shared a good two hours with Hollywood's hot couple Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas.

“I did spend come time chatting with Antonio and his wife Melanie. We sat together at the opening. Antonio was extremely charming. He was familiar with the Bollywood film industry and the financial leaps it has made in recent years,” Priyanka is quoted by a news agency.

The actress is now back in Bollywood and looking forward to the release of her films ‘Fashion’ and Dostana .
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More than 100 models are walking the ramp in the fashion weeks in Delhi. But one supermodel is missing — Meghna Mathur of Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion. Otherwise known to admiring millions as Priyanka Chopra. While some sources claim that Bhandarkar is wary of facing the fashion fraternity, the reality is different: the lead actresses are walking the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, starting on October 21.

Madhur Bhandarkar is a popular director who has given us a number of films like 'Page 3', 'Chandni Bar' and 'Corprate that have hit the box office. However, the National Film Awardee director is a bit upset that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has given his next film 'Fashion' an "adults-only" certificate. Though he didn't expect a 'U' certificate, but he was sure to get a U/A certificate. This is to recall that Bhandarkar, who has co-produced the film with UTV Motion Pictures, describes 'Fashion' as his most glamorous film. That's why he has cast Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut, Arjan Bajwa and Mugdha Godse for the lead roles. While, the Censor Board had asked director Bhandarkar to delete from the film some six scenes including Priyanka and Arjan's lovemaking as well as and Priyanka and Kangana's dragging at drugs! Not only that, even the models engaged in the fashion industry say that while Madhur's earlier movies were based on real life situations, his 'Fashion' has dished out a cocktail of fact and fiction.

Since the director refused to delete the scenes objected to by the censor, the board has given 'Fashion' an 'A' certificate. The board didn't accept the director's explanation that these scenes are an integral part of the movie and that yanking those off would mean compromising with the realistic depiction of the movie's subject. Madhur Bhandarkar says that he didn't accede to the deletions of concerned scenes, and preferred to let it be for "adults only" and announced to release it on October 29, this year, all over India. Director Madhur Bhandarkar's attempt to probe the dark side of the style industry in his upcoming movie "Fashion" has fashionistas worried that it might generate negative vibes about the industry.

Many in the fashion fraternity also object to the movie's tagline, "In the world of fashion, you will have to give up more than just your morals". The industry adds that the movie will send out the wrong signals by generating negative vibes about the industry like the models believing that their life is all about partying, looking good and taking drugs, which is not true. Also, the tagline, according to the fashion industry, degrades their work. They are afraid that after the release of the movie, they will have to be answerable to their families, friends and other people by fielding questions that just don't exist. Significantly, 'Fashion' releases Oct 29, just 10 days after the conclusion of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, so the memories of that event are sure to be fresh in the minds of many of those who view the movie.

Amruta Patki, Miss India Earth 2006, says that Bhandarkar had made a name for himself with movies 'Page 3' was a real good movie and all of us could relate to it. But somehow this time, his movie is based on just superficial observations. It may be a combination of some facts and fiction, she adds. Model Vipassa Aggarwal - the current face of cosmetic brand Lakme - maintained that all those in the fashion industry worked with dignity and led perfectly normal lives! Incidentally, 'Fashion' stars Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Arbaaz Khan. Model Mugdha Godse makes her big screen debut with the film, which also has Arjan Bajwa and many members of the fashion industry as part of its cast. Let's therefore keep our fingers cross until we watch the movie.
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2008 Happy New Year!!! - Kusy (Delayed)

Winner of the Miss India and Miss World beauty pageants in 2000.

"Well, marriages are made in heaven. God has destined us to pair with someone. I shall be married too like any other person. I am fully conscious of it."

Priyanka Chopra was born on 18th July 1982, in Jamshedpur, India, to Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra. Her father was a surgeon in the Indian Army Medical Corps. She has a younger brother, Sidharth.

Priyanka Chopra was brought up Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. She was the favourite in the family and grew up in the affection and warmth showered on her by her parents, grand parents and other relatives.

Her schooling was in Lucknow and the institutions that she studied were La Martinière Girls College in Lucknow, Maria Goretti College in Bareilly and completed studies in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She wanted to be a Software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist.

Priyanka is a good singer and occasionally writes poetry and short stories. She didn't had much aspiration for modeling or ever dreamed of competing in beauty contests, but her parents, without Priyanka's knowledge, sent photos of her to the Femina Miss India pageant. On competing, Priyanka won the Femina Miss India-World title and an opportunity to represent her country for the Miss World competition.

In the Miss World competition, the judges were so impressed by Priyanka Chopra's performance that they omitted the mistake that she made during the last round and she was adjudged winner of the Miss World 2000 title. She was asked which living woman she admires most, in the finals, and Priyanka replied "Mother Theresa", but at that time Mother Theresa had deceased. But that was the only mistake she made throughout the tough competition.

Even before she won the competition, Priyanka Chopra was very involved in philanthropic activities. She is the only Indian in the USA to have been selected at the state level for the National Opus Honor Choir She did extensive charity work in US and India after winning the title.

After winning the title she was flooded with film offers. Andaaz directed by Raj Kanwar became her debut film. She was pitted against Akshay Kumar. Then Miss Universe Lara Dutta also debuted with Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka won most Promising newcomer for Andaaz from Star Screen and Filmfare. Her Villainous role in Aitraaz won her many awards and accolades. She hasn't had to look back since then. Her Mujhse Shaadi Karogi with Salman Khan was a hit.

Krrish, the film in which Hrithik Roshan plays a super hero, is her biggest movie so far and it is one of the biggest hits of all time for Hindi film industry too. The film fetched her international recognition and currently she is being considered for the Hollywood film Wonder Woman.