Will Priyanka Chopra Star in Vishal Bhardwaj's Adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'?
After Saat Khoon Maaf and Kaminey, Priyanka and Bhardwaj to reunite again!
Vishal Bhardwaj’s movies always set a benchmark but the ones which made way through people’s hearts were adaptations of Shakespeare tales like Maqbool, Omkara and Haider. Now, he is all set to make a film on another Shakespeare work, the Twelfth Night. For this, the director is considering none other than his colleague and friend Priyanka Chopra. The duo has worked together is critically acclaimed movies like ‘Saat khoon maaf’ and ‘Kaminey’. It will be a treat for us, audience, who are always hungry for interesting stories on the big screen.
Hindustan Times reports the director-music composer saying, “Ek toh she’s a huge star, vo toh sab ko pata hai par she’s a very real person. When you are with her, you don’t feel that Priyanka is a star. Mujhe lagta hai Priyanka dost hai (I feel Priyanka is my friend). Matlab uske sath yaaron wali baat hai.”
Speaking of this potential collaboration with PeeCee, he says, “Priyanka is now a huge international star; I met her 3-4 times in New York. But she’s still the same, and we’re looking forward to work with each other. Most probably I’ll do my [adaptation of, Shakespeare’s] Twelfth Night with her.”
Meanwhile, Priyanka will be back in Bollywood with Salman Khan starrer Bharat. The film directed by Ali Abbas Zafar stars the Baywatch actress in a lead role and she is also accompanied with Disha Patani. Looks like Piggy Chops is leaving no stones unturned to select the best scripts of the town to make a solid comeback in the tinsel town. Are you excited for this one?
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