Bollywood
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INDIA IN NEW YORK FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Priyanka Chopra will release her
third single in April.
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In one of your recent interviews you mentioned that you work really hard and live a
very hectic life. How do you take time out
for your friends?
My friends always call me non-existent
in their lives.
I love what I do. My work is my worship
and it gives me a high. I sleep only for four
hours in a day. I think sleeping is for the
weak (laughs).
I do take out time for my friends whenever I can. It’s became a little hectic since
the time I am handling two careers (acting
and singing) at the same time.
There are times when my family and
friends travel with me.
Your father passed away last year and
during that time you were the pillar of
strength for your family. Who is your pillar
of strength?
My father was. I depended on him for
everything. He was very protective of me. I
think he was really proud of all my
achievements.
Now my mother has taken over that role.
I read somewhere that you have attention
deficit disorder. You tend to get bored of
things easily. Will you ever get bored of acting?
Yes, it could be that I will get bored of
acting. It hasn’t happened yet.
I am extremely unpredictable... But you
know with acting, it always keeps an actor
attentive and that is why I do so many different characters.
It’s very easy for me to be the safe heroine who does all the films, which have the
songs and scenes, but I want to be able to
make my own path.
My next film is always different from
what I have done before. I like to play
strong characters in my film.
Is that the reason why you end up doing
films like Fashion, 7 Khoon Maaf and
Mary Kom?
I don’t think so much when I take up a
film.
For example, I have a pivotal role in
Gunday. It is because of my character,
everything happens in the film.
There are many different shades to my
character in the film. It’s completely different from my last film (Krrish 3), which
was a mainstream commercial blockbuster.
I do like to do different characters and
even if there is a similar character that I
have played earlier, I try and make it different by changing the look or adding
some nuances.
At the same time you end up doing a
small role in a film like Krrish 3.
You have to do those films also. I don’t
why other actresses don’t get questioned
when they do a 10-minute role in big
blockbuster movies. Maybe people expect a
lot more from me.
To be a mainstream actor and to be able
to do a film where a producer can rely on
you like in the case of my next film Mary
Kom, you have to be a saleable actor and to
‘I think
sleeping is for
the weak’
be a saleable actor you have to be a part of
big blockbuster movies.
I personally enjoy watching masala
Hindi films, which are full of action, herogiri and glamorous heroines.
Moving away from films, you shot a video
for your new single in Los Angeles last
month. How was the experience?
It was a great experience. I am really
excited about my next single. I am also
nervous because it’s my fir