'Directors want me to show skin'

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br />On the sets of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Kismat</span>, in the blistering afternoon heat, we are scheduled to meet actors Priyanka Chopra, Bobby Deol and director Guddu Dhanoa. <br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="58.1%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><a href="javascript:popUp(&quot1;/photopop/msid-92282,type-0.cms&quot1;)"> <img border="0" align="left" src="/thumb.cms?msid=92282&height=137&width=137" hspace="12" /></a></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="">Click to enlarge</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">After an hour and a half or so of waiting, we are informed that <a href="http://www.thetimesofindia.online/articleshow/417994.cms">Priyanka</a> has arrived.The two gentlemen are still on their way. In the meanwhile, Time Magnetics, the producers of the film, give us a sneak preview of the film''s songs. </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">As we see <a href="http://www.thetimesofindia.online/articleshow/415455.cms">Priyanka Chopra</a> dancing feverishly in costumes that range from skimpy to skimpiest in the promos for the umpteenth time, it''s our turn to talk to her. Contrary to our expectations, she''s dressed from head to toe in a white </span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">salwar kameez</span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">! </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">"I play a pop singer Sapna in <a href="http://www.thetimesofindia.online/articleshow/496261.cms">Kismat</a>. It''s an Alisha Chinai-Sunidhi Chauhan kind of character," she explains. Now that explains those energetic numbers and her shiny costumes. What do they say about getting into the skin of the character? </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Talking more about Sapna and </span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">Kismat</span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">, she says, "she''s a girl who''s gone through a lot in her life. You may see her dancing and enjoying on stage but in real life, she''s a completely different person. It''s a love story of course and Tony (Bobby Deol) is in some ways responsible for the problems in her life. Strangely enough, he''s both the cause and solution to her problems. That''s all I can say about the film as anything more would be revealing the whole story." </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">She''s worked with Sunny Deol in </span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">The Hero </span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">and now with younger brother Bobby. "How did I find working with them? Well, Sunny is more reserved while Bobby is fun, but they make their co-stars very comfortable." </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""><a href="http://photogallery.filmfare.indiatimes.com/articlelist/type-,msid-236492.cms">Photo Gallery: Priyanka Chopra</a></span><br /><br /><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold=""><formid=367815></formid=367815></span><br /><br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br />Priyanka reveals that because of a lapse of time in the shooting, she may come across "looking different. You''ll see some improvement in my performance also, especially in the latter scenes." <br /></div> <div align="left" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="left" border="1" width="59.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><a href="javascript:popUp(&quot1;/photopop/msid-161192,type-0.cms&quot1;)"> <img border="0" align="left" src="/thumb.cms?msid=161192&height=218&width=218" hspace="12" /></a></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="">Click to enlarge</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal">Ask her how her life has altered post-<span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Andaaz </span>and she says, laughing, "well, filmmakers now want me to shed more clothes! Seriously, they feel if I could do what I did in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Andaaz</span>, then why not in other <a href="http://www.thetimesofindia.online/articleshow/467598.cms">films</a>? In <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Andaaz</span>, my director convinced me that I was passionately in love and that I was this sexy siren who could do anything to woo her man, so naturally there was some exposure required." <br /><br />It''s quite obvious that Priyanka doesn''t really enjoy this situation. So how does she ward off offers which only require her to showcase her skin more than talent? <br /><br />"It''s very difficult, trust me. I put my foot down completely or, if the director is adamant then we arrive at a compromise. I would refuse to wear a bikini but replace it with shorts or something similar. It is tough, but we work around it." <br /><br />This ex-Miss World claims that her parents have left it completely to their daughter to make her own decisions as far as exposing is concerned. "They tell me, ''Do something about it or wear clothes which you''re comfortable in.'' I can never bring myself to do anything that''s vulgar or projected obscenely. For instance, I can''t portray vulgar gestures or even nudity." <br /><br />While Priyanka is definitely keeping her fingers crossed for <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Kismat</span>, scheduled to release later this month, she has Rajiv Rai''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Asambhav</span>, Subhash Ghai''s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Aitraaz</span>, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Yakeen </span>with Arjun Rampal, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Mujhse Shaadi Karogi </span>with Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan and <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Benaam </span>with Ajay Devgan, to name a few.<br /><br /><a href="http://photogallery.filmfare.indiatimes.com/articlelist/type-,msid-236492.cms">Photo Gallery: Priyanka Chopra</a><br /><br /><formid=367815></formid=367815></div> </div>