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Priyanka Chopra has established herself as an international actress with her performance in films like Baywatch, A Kid Like Jake and her ABC TV series Quantico. But while she has been busy making her mark all over the world, her Bollywood fans have eagerly anticipated her next Hindi film. And although she has a couple of big feature films in the work (most notably the Salman Khan starrer Bharat), fans don’t have a lot of information about Chopra’s upcoming films. Now though, we may be getting a bit more details about one of her upcoming movies. The upcoming Priyanka Chopra film is a biopic on the life of motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhry and new rumors suggest that she may have found her costar for the film.
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According to the Indian Express, Farhan Akhtar who worked with Priyanka Chopra on the critically acclaimed 2015 film ‘Dil Dhadkne Do’ will be joining her in the film. The movie which has yet to reveal its title will be directed by Shonali Bose, of Margarita with a Straw fame. The previous actor to be associated for this part was Abhishek Bachachan but after his wife Aishwarya Bachchan’s representatives revealed that Abhishek won’t be joining Chopra in the film, a report was quick to suggest that Farhan Akhtar would instead be the actor chosen for the film.
The source revealed, “The movie is based on Aisha’s life and her book, My Little Epiphanies. Priyanka and Farhan will play her parents’ role. Zaira Wasim will be portraying Aisha’s role in the film. The film goes on floors in August this year.”
Aisha Chaudhry on whom the film is based was a young Indian girl who was born with an immune deficiency disease. Rather than let that dampen her spirits, Aisha took on a new role in life, becoming a motivational speaker at a very early age. She went on to speak at several public events and TED Talks, becoming an inspiration to everyone who knew her.
The film’s decision to cast Zaira Wasim (of Secret Superstar fame) in the movie is an excellent idea as she has already proven through her Amir Khan film, what an excellent actress she is. Farhan Akhtar has also proven that he has the necessary acting chops to pull off emotional characters, thanks to his stirring performances in movies like Karthik Calling Karthik, Zindigi Nahi Milegi Dobara, Bhaag Milka Bhaag and Dil Dhadkne Do. Chopra’s last big film was Bajirao Mastani for which she earned garnered great reviews.
Let’s see if this film can be just as opportune for all the actors involved in the film.