Parineeti Chopra
Parineeti Chopra is an Indian actress who appears in
Hindi films.
[2] After studying Finance in England, she returned to India during the 2009 economic crisis and joined
Yash Raj Films as a publicist.
[3] In 2011, she was signed by
Aditya Chopra for a three-films contract with Yash Raj Films and made her screen debut in a supporting role in Maneesh Sharma's
Ladies VS Ricky Bahl.
[4] She won the
Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and was nominated for
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2012, she received critical and commercial success for
Ishaqzaade.
[5]
Early life
Parineeti Chopra was born in
Ambala,
Haryana,
[6] in a Punjabi family, to
[7] Pawan Chopra, a business man and supplier to the
Indian Army,
[8] and Reena Chopra. She has two brothers Sahaj and Shivang,
[9] and actress
Priyanka Chopra is a cousin of her.
[4] Parineeti Chopra did her schooling at the
Convent of Jesus and Mary, in the
Ambala Cantonment.
[9] According to herself, she was a topper in school.
[10] She is trained in
Hindustani classical music.
[11] Having always wanted to become an
investment banker,
[12] she went on to study at the
Manchester Business School in the
UK and obtained a triple
honours degree in Business, Finance and Economics.
[13] Due to the
2009 economic recession, she was unable to get a job and returned to India.
[14] Chopra, who described herself as a nerd and added that she was always fat,
[15][16]
has reiterated that she never wanted to become an actress and even used
to hate actors, stating that if the recession had not happened, she
would never have landed in
Mumbai.
[10]
Chopra had originally intended to do an internship for a short time and then return to the UK.
[17] She joined the film production company
Yash Raj Films and worked as a
PR consultant in the marketing department,
[3]
coordinating interviews for other actors. While working there and
observing actors at close range, her perception about acting changed,
with Chopra citing that she felt like "I could do this as well".
[15] Her colleagues would later tell that she was a "misfit in an office situation".
[18] Director
Maneesh Sharma, who worked under Yash Raj Films and had met and interacted with Chopra, wanted her to play a role in his second project
Ladies VS Ricky Bahl and asked her to do a "dummy audition for fun".
[15] Chopra remarked that she was "fooling around with a camera" and performed some of the dialogues of Geet from the film
Jab We Met, never expecting the producer
Aditya Chopra to see the tape.
[15] She impressed the makers, with Maneesh Sharma expressing that Parineeti Chopra was "phenomenal in the video test",
[19] and was promptly signed for a three-film deal with the studio.
[20]
Career
Debut & Breakthrough (2011-present)
Ladies VS Ricky Bahl featured Chopra in a supporting role alongside
Ranveer Singh and
Anushka Sharma. Although the film opened to mixed reviews and was not a box office success,
[21][22] Chopra's performance was widely appreciated by film critics.
Taran Adarsh from
Bollywood Hungama
wrote: "Parineeti Chopra springs a pleasant surprise. She has wonderful
screen presence and acts freely. In fact, the viewers would take to her
character instantly".
[23] Komal Nahta
claimed that, "Of the three other girls, Parineeti Chopra is
undoubtedly the best. She has the best role, the best lines and hers is
the best performance among the three. In fact, she provides a lot of
light moments in the first half and, more importantly, in the second
half too".
[24] Chopra won almost all best-debututante awards of the season, including the
Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, the
Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, the
Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, the
Apsara Award for Best Female Debut, the
Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female, the
IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female and the
IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress,
besides receiving several nominations for Best Supporting Actress
awards. Speaking on sweeping the awards circuit and winning Best Debut,
Chopra said: "Whenever somebody becomes an actor the first thing they
start thinking about is awards. I had absolutely no expectations from
anything". She continued, "When the nominations started getting
announced that’s when I was like I want some awards and now I’m winning
them. I just cannot get over the fact that all this is happening to me
with my first film." Parineeti has won eight awards so far for her
performance.
[25]
Parineeti Chopra's second release, that saw her playing her first lead female role, was the romantic drama
Ishaqzaade opposite newcomer
Arjun Kapoor, produced by
Yash Raj Films and directed by
Habib Faisal of
Do Dooni Chaar fame.
[26][27] Critics again heaped praise on Chopra's performance.
Taran Adarsh
commented: "Parineeti Chopra is simply fantastic in this high-voltage
drama. Playing the part of a spirited gun-toting girl, she is not the
regular timid, decorous, withdrawn Hindi film heroine. She portrays the
violent behavior coupled with the audacious and brash attitude with
aplomb".
[28] Komal Nahta commented: "Parineeti Chopra whom we loved in
Ladies VS Ricky Bahl,
shines again in a complex and intense role. She looks very good and
acts like a song. Arjun and Parineeti’s on-screen chemistry and
excellent performances are the highlights of the film".
[29] Blessy Chettiar from
Daily News and Analysis mentioned that "Parineeti Chopra steals the show in Ishaqzaade"; similarly
CNN-IBN critic
Rajeev Masand labelled her as the "biggest strength of this film".
[30] According to Box Office India, the film had grossed approximately 42.52 crores after three weeks and was termed a "super hit".
[31]
Chopra's third film is
Beshram opposite
Ranbir Kapoor, directed by
Abhinav Kashyap that would commence in October 2012 and become her first venture outside the Yash Raj Films banner.
[32]
Filmography
Awards
And This Is My One Of Picture During The
IIFA 2012 Singapore Event ...
Kaisi he ??? Jaldi Jaldi Batao... ;)
IIFA 2012 Rockzzz...
Won the best Female Debutante Award!!!
So delighted :)
Are u my dear fans???
Guys how do I look in this Bright Turquoise gown :)
Born into punjabi family, Parineeti chopra did her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, in the Ambala Cantonment. She is trained in Hindustani classical music. After that she joined Manchester Business School in UK to study Business, Finance and Economics. Parineeti chopra was a Marketing & PR consultant at Yash Raj Films since 2009 and after some time she got roles in movies such as Ladies VS Ricky Bahl and Ishaqzaade. Parineeti Chopra is the cousin of actress Priyanka Chopra. She did her schooling from Ambala and studied Finance at Manchester Business School, UK .. Her performance was well taken and she won a Filmfare Award for her role. She will be next seen in Yash Raj Films' Ishaqzaade, opposite debutant Arjun Kapoor.
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl is a 2011 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film stars Ranveer Singh opposite Anushka Sharma in lead roles and Parineeti Chopra has played the character of Dimple Chaddha. Her role as Dimple Chadda, a rich and spoilt Delhi girl, in Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl has been highly encouraged by all. Parineeti has done full justice to her role with her immaculate comic timing and hasty dialogue delivery. She has also won awards like Zee cine, Screen and the Apsara awards.
