Parineeti Chopra says I am not dating, Neither Maneesh nor anyone else.

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Parineeti Chopra was shooting at Film City for Hansi Toh Phansi with Siddharth Malhotra when Mirror caught up with her. With a special mention for her performance in Ishaqzaade at the 60th National Awards and a slew of rather interesting films on the anvil, she is never at a loss for words, even when we try to catch her off guard with the tricky questions. Excerpts from the conversation:


There was a time when you disliked actors and acting, isn't it?(Laughs) Yes, I used to think that the profession was an excuse to wear too much makeup, travel far and wide, and make quick money. Let me be more candid. I thought actors were successful for no reason. And everyone at YRF would tell me what a big dramebaaz I was.

If we are not wrong, even Anushka Sharma used to address you the same way...
Yes. Even Rani Mukerji used to tell me the same thing. (Pauses) Slowly I realised acting was no cakewalk. And I started nursing a strong desire to make a splash in Bollywood.

 

And your second film Ishaqzaade got you a speacial mention at the 60th National Awards...

I am very excited at the thought of receiving this honour from the President of India. I will never forget that day when I started receiving a flurry of messages congratulating me for the same. But I couldn't believe it until Karan Johar and my sister sent me a similar text.

Buzz is, you are losing more weight because you have to shoot in a bikini for Karan Johar's Hansi Toh Phansi.

That's not true. But I wouldn't mind donning a bikini one day if I have the body for it.

But you are known more as a girl next door and not for oomph.

Does that mean I don't have it? Just because I have been fully clothed in all my films till date? If and when the time comes, I shall make you change your opinion. Besides, times are changing. You have actresses who are not in-the-face sexy like Rani, Vidya... yet they are cast without batting an eyelid, aren't they?

Let's talk about your battle with the weighing scale.

I was obese in college. Today, I am not in the best shape alright, but I am not overweight. Few people in this world are blessed to be skinny. So yes, I am working out a lot and I have a few don'ts in my diet... like I have given up my favourite food, pizza, for one. I am in a profession where one has to constantly look good.

And Ishaqzaade saw you playing a Muslim girl who marries a Hindu boy. What if you fall in love with a Muslim boy in real life?

I will marry him. Caste and religion is no bar for me.

It's said you are in love with Maneesh Sharma.

I am not dating Maneesh for sure. But yes, I have all the love and respect for him. He is the reason why I could get into films. It's funny, I got linked up with not only Maneesh but even Ranveer Singh, Uday Chopra, Arjun Kapoor and Jackky Bhagnani.

Is Anushka upset with you because you got close to Arjun?

There is no problem between us. She is also close to Arjun. And as I said, I am not dating. Neither Maneesh, nor anyone else.