Recently, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz were spotted fighting
over their roles on the sets of Anurag Basu's 'Barfee', which led to the
postponing of the next schedule of the film.
It all started when Ileana got cold feet after seeing how powerful Priyanka's role is in Barfee. Ileana, apprehensive that her role might be reduced to something like Kangna Ranaut's in Basu's Kites demanded more footage as well as a few extra songs in the film. Learning this, Ileana demanded more footage as well as few extra songs in the film. Thus, it led to a huge argument between the two over the length of their roles on the set.
A source told us, "Priyanka is currently shooting for Kunal Kohli's film. She then leaves for IIFA awards. Then she comes back to finish Kunal's film. There is no clear indication of when Priyanka joins the Barfee shooting. She has issues regarding her role that need to be sorted out first."
As a result, the shoot, which is scheduled to start this week, will resume without Priyanka! Even the next schedule in Darjeeling has only Ranbir and Ileana. It is not clear when, or rather whether, Priyanka will join them.
Actress Ileana was recently in Chennai to shoot for director Shankar's Nanban, which is the Tamil remake of the Hindi superhit 3 idiots.
Ileana's unfulfilled desire to explore the city, but she found it a bit hard to get the time, considering the filmmaker's penchant for perfection. "I'd really, really love to go out and explore the city but Shankar kept me super busy on the sets," says the actress, "I'd like to go out, shop and bargain with the shopkeepers in Pondy Bazzar and Ranganathan Street. But I was shooting round the clock. All that I saw of Chennai was the locations where I shot!"
'Is a great experience to work with Shankar. It's amazing to see how much he is in control of every scene, right down to the minutest detail in the background', she says.
'I am happy that Nanban has happened at a time when I am still young and raring to go,'says Ileana.
Ileana is all thrilled about her Bollywood venture titled Anurag Basu's Burfee. The film has Ranbeer Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. 'o make my Bollywood debut with Anurag Babu's film is a delight'.
So, how many times have you watched 3 Idiots?
I've lost count! I watched the film the first time because my sister forced me to. Even though my mind was not on it, I later got hooked to it. So, when Shankar offered its remake, I gladly accepted. I was also supposed to do the Telugu remake, but the producers have now chosen to concentrate only on the Tamil version.
You play the role that was portrayed excellently by Kareena Kapoor...
Kareena's character has a lot of meat. But, I can't act like somebody else. Shankar has made several changes to the script. It's not a line-by-line remake. Even my look in the film has been carefully designed. Kareena is one of the most glamorous actresses I know. She looked lovely in 3 idiots. But, I've a different image in the industry and have left every single detail of my character and look in the capable hands of Shankarji.
How's your experience working with him?
Shankar was not what I expected him to be. I thought he would be grim and serious, but he's totally chilled out on the sets. He totally knows what he's doing. When I met him for the first time, we spent a lot of time talking about the movie over a cup of coffee.
And the three 'idiots'?
Vijay's very quiet on the sets. I'm a chatterbox and keep nagging him. But he likes his privacy. Vijay, Jiiva and Srikanth are a bunch of friends and are always together. And with them, I become the fourth idiot! I know very few words in Tamil and when I talk to them in the local language, they don't laugh or make fun. That's another reason why I enjoy working with them.
We heard you were paid a bomb for Nanban...
I don't discuss my paycheque.
Is it true you were concerned about the way your role was shaping up in your upcoming Bollywood flick Barfee, as opposed to Priyanka Chopra's?
I have never met Priyanka Chopra, nor have I spoken with her over the phone. In fact, I start shooting for my portions only from next month. So, how is it possible for us to fight over our roles? She's extremely busy with her projects up north and I'm tied up with my films here. We've no time for catfights.
Also heard, you're a 'bargain queen'...
I'm very good at bargaining and getting a good deal. When I was shooting in Spain for Nanban, I got just about a day to shop. But I managed to pick up a lot of cool stuff. One of the items that I always pick up off the rack is shoes. I own 60 pairs of footwear now.
It all started when Ileana got cold feet after seeing how powerful Priyanka's role is in Barfee. Ileana, apprehensive that her role might be reduced to something like Kangna Ranaut's in Basu's Kites demanded more footage as well as a few extra songs in the film. Learning this, Ileana demanded more footage as well as few extra songs in the film. Thus, it led to a huge argument between the two over the length of their roles on the set.
A source told us, "Priyanka is currently shooting for Kunal Kohli's film. She then leaves for IIFA awards. Then she comes back to finish Kunal's film. There is no clear indication of when Priyanka joins the Barfee shooting. She has issues regarding her role that need to be sorted out first."
As a result, the shoot, which is scheduled to start this week, will resume without Priyanka! Even the next schedule in Darjeeling has only Ranbir and Ileana. It is not clear when, or rather whether, Priyanka will join them.
Actress Ileana was recently in Chennai to shoot for director Shankar's Nanban, which is the Tamil remake of the Hindi superhit 3 idiots.
Ileana's unfulfilled desire to explore the city, but she found it a bit hard to get the time, considering the filmmaker's penchant for perfection. "I'd really, really love to go out and explore the city but Shankar kept me super busy on the sets," says the actress, "I'd like to go out, shop and bargain with the shopkeepers in Pondy Bazzar and Ranganathan Street. But I was shooting round the clock. All that I saw of Chennai was the locations where I shot!"
'Is a great experience to work with Shankar. It's amazing to see how much he is in control of every scene, right down to the minutest detail in the background', she says.
'I am happy that Nanban has happened at a time when I am still young and raring to go,'says Ileana.
Ileana is all thrilled about her Bollywood venture titled Anurag Basu's Burfee. The film has Ranbeer Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. 'o make my Bollywood debut with Anurag Babu's film is a delight'.
So, how many times have you watched 3 Idiots?
I've lost count! I watched the film the first time because my sister forced me to. Even though my mind was not on it, I later got hooked to it. So, when Shankar offered its remake, I gladly accepted. I was also supposed to do the Telugu remake, but the producers have now chosen to concentrate only on the Tamil version.
You play the role that was portrayed excellently by Kareena Kapoor...
Kareena's character has a lot of meat. But, I can't act like somebody else. Shankar has made several changes to the script. It's not a line-by-line remake. Even my look in the film has been carefully designed. Kareena is one of the most glamorous actresses I know. She looked lovely in 3 idiots. But, I've a different image in the industry and have left every single detail of my character and look in the capable hands of Shankarji.
How's your experience working with him?
Shankar was not what I expected him to be. I thought he would be grim and serious, but he's totally chilled out on the sets. He totally knows what he's doing. When I met him for the first time, we spent a lot of time talking about the movie over a cup of coffee.
And the three 'idiots'?
Vijay's very quiet on the sets. I'm a chatterbox and keep nagging him. But he likes his privacy. Vijay, Jiiva and Srikanth are a bunch of friends and are always together. And with them, I become the fourth idiot! I know very few words in Tamil and when I talk to them in the local language, they don't laugh or make fun. That's another reason why I enjoy working with them.
We heard you were paid a bomb for Nanban...
I don't discuss my paycheque.
Is it true you were concerned about the way your role was shaping up in your upcoming Bollywood flick Barfee, as opposed to Priyanka Chopra's?
I have never met Priyanka Chopra, nor have I spoken with her over the phone. In fact, I start shooting for my portions only from next month. So, how is it possible for us to fight over our roles? She's extremely busy with her projects up north and I'm tied up with my films here. We've no time for catfights.
Also heard, you're a 'bargain queen'...
I'm very good at bargaining and getting a good deal. When I was shooting in Spain for Nanban, I got just about a day to shop. But I managed to pick up a lot of cool stuff. One of the items that I always pick up off the rack is shoes. I own 60 pairs of footwear now.
