Chandigarh, Aug 2:

‘Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story of a Global Bollywood Star’ by Aseem Chhabra, was released at an event organised by the well known Chandigarh based not for profit organisation which promotes art & literature-Adab Foundation. The unveiling of one of the first books to capture the phenomenal journey of Priyanka Chopra in Bollywood and her rise to stardom in Hollywood was done by the Author, Chairman of Adab Foundation Mitul Dikshit and Madhav Kaushik, Chairman, Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi & Vice Chairman Central Sahitya Akademi. The book has been published by Rupa Publications.

The biography of Priyanka Chopra explores everything that led to her success—in Bollywood and Hollywood. Peppered with anecdotes and events from her life behind the screen, her real story is too a blockbuster. This aspect has also been presented well in the book. This is her incredible story, told with much flourish and detailing by Aseem Chhabra.

“She came from a small-town middle-class family in North India. During the Miss India contest, she was grilled by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. She prevailed and won the hearts of millions. There was no looking back after that. Bollywood happened; and years later, she crossed over to America, as a pop singer, as a television star, and as a Hollywood actress. Soon, New York City was plastered with posters of her from Quantico, a major television show in the US. Films like Baywatch followed.” Said Aseem.

It is noteworthy that Aseem Chhabra is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed book Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star (2016). A well-known film writer, he is the festival director of the New York Indian Film Festival and the Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival in Pittsburgh.

“I congratulate my friend Aseem for working hard, researching every bit of Priyanka’s life and coming out with this extremely pertinent biography of the actress. We at Adab have been promoting the arts & literature through different means and it is an honour to host this book’s launch event.” Said Mitul Dikshit.

“Priyanka as the girl used to say , ‘In India, real people don’t become movie stars.’ The same girl became the biggest crossover star. That very girl can’t walk around in New York City now ‘without being mobbed’. That’s Priyanka Chopra for you. The quintessential ‘Girl Uninterrupted’.” Sums up  Aseem.

SOME QUOTES:

‘She is our hugest crossover success story… Today the sky could be her limit.’—KARAN JOHAR

‘She is always stretching to do better….’—VISHAL BHARDWAJ

‘Priyanka is an amazing actor…even if you give her a flawed character, she will find the humanity in it. That’s who she is.’—ZOYA AKHTAR

‘Priyanka Chopra…an absolute go-getter.’—SUNEEL DARSHAN, who gave Priyanka her first Hindi film

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aseem is a film journalist, freelance writer, and film festival programmer in New York City, he has been published in The New York Times, The Boston

Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Outlook, Mumbai Mirror, and Rediff.com; has a regular column in The Hindu; and has been a commentator on Indian cinema and popular culture on NPR, CNN, BBC, as also ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’, Associated Press, and Reuters.

He is also the voice of Shadow Puppet #1 in director Nina Paley’s award-winning animated film, Sita Sings the Blues.

Aseem is from Delhi, lives in New York, and visits India often. He can be followed on Twitter @chhabs.

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Following a dull couple of months in 2018, film buffs have high expectations from the rest of the Bollywood releases. 2018 has a bright future for the fresh faces and they are all set to bang the silver screen. Let’s explore who are they?

JANHVI KAPOOR STARRER ‘DHADAK’

Being the girl of veteran actress Sridevi and Boney Kapoor has made Janhvi’s huge publicity in most-discussed debuts of Bollywood. And finally, when the official announcement about her debut in Bollywood was confirmed, it banged the news headlines. She will be seen in Dhadak with another new face — Ishaan Khatter. This is the Hindi remake of the Marathi blockbuster movie ‘Sairat’. The Dhadak movie poster’s revealed the innocent avatar of Jahnvi Kapoor and it has been appreciated by buffs. We don’t aware about her acting abilities yet she is as of now a style symbol for the youngsters. Janhvi and Ishaan have officially finished the Jaipur leg of their film schedule. The Film helmed by Shashank Khaitan, is all set to hit the cinemas on July 6 this year.

‘KEDARNATH’ LEAD BY SARA ALI KHAN

Another of the prominent star kids in tinsel town is Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s daughter Sara Ali Khan. Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput working together in Kedarnath. This religious-come love story is directed under the guidance of Abhishek Kapoor. The news of her debut opposite to Sushant Singh Rajput in Abhishek Kapoor’s Kedarnath rocked the film industry. Just like Janhvi, Sara’s photos are going viral among her fans. Bankrolled by KriArj Entertainment, Kedarnath will hit the theatres on 21 December this year. Even before her film releases, Sara has another venture with Clean Slate Films in her kitty as of now.

ANKITA LOKHANDE DEBUT IN B-TOWN WITH A BIG APPEARANCE IN ‘MANIKARNIKA’

Ankita Lokhande a popular known face on Television, on account of her famous show Pavitra Rishta. Now she is making her foray in the Silver screen with Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika. She will portray the role of Jhalkaribai. Jhalkaribai is renowned in history as the correct hand of Rani Laxmibai (Ranaut). Because of her stark likeness to Rani Jhansi, Jhalkaribai even went about as Rani’s body-twofold to hoodwink the British. She later relinquished her life to spare the Queen, Manikarnika. The Queen of Jhansi is all set to hit the cinemas on April 27, 2018.

DHADAK-ISHAAN KHATTER

Shahid Kapoor’s brother Ishaan Khatter will debut his career with Majid Majidi’s universal venture ‘Beyond the Clouds’. In this film, Ishaan will share the screen with Malavika Mohanan. Notwithstanding, in Bollywood, Ishaan will beauty the silver screen out of the blue inverse Janhvi in Shashank Khaitan’s Dhadak. Hitting the screens on July 6, Dhadak will see Ishaan in the role of Madhur. Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions will bankroll this venture.

AYUSH SHARMA’S ‘LOVERATRI’

Salman’s brother-in-law Aayush Sharma is all set with a lead role in the film ‘Loveratri’. Salman Khan Films is going to produce this film. Debutant Director Abhiraj Minawala will helm this beautiful film ‘’. He previously assisted in movies like Fan, Sultan, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, and Gunday. The scheduled date for Loveratri release is September 21, 2018.

WARINA HUSSAIN- OPPOSITE STARCAST OF AAYUSH SHARMA IN ‘LOVERATRI’

The most buzz-worthy actor announcement for Warina Hussain hit the record of Twitter by none other than Salman Khan. Everyone remember how Salman’s “Mujhe ladki mil gayi“ tweet shook the web. Truly, Warina will star opposite to Salman’s brother-in-law Aayush Sharma in Loveratri. Let me tell you, Warina is an actress and model who has been related to a few advertisement crusades. The most prominent being a Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk advertisement.

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