Priyanka Chopra considers herself as the No.1 Actress

Ace filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has given an altogether new dimension to Priyanka Chopra’s film career. Her latest and much awaited film ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’ has transformed PC’s career so beautifully that she has been receiving complements for her performance even before the release of the film. With so many compliments coming her way, Priyanka seems to have done away with humility as she proudly says that she is the numero uno actress. Priyanka does not believe in being voted as the best actress. She does not even appreciate the concept of surveys and polls. Discussing her journey so far in the film industry, Priyanka said, "From my first film to ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’, I consider myself the No. 1 actress. I don’t believe in poll results and surveys. For me, I am the No. 1." People from Bollywood have been going gaga over her matchless performance in the film only by seeing the trailers. And the SKM star does love all the appreciation that people have been endlessly showering on her.

Expressing how good she feels when being applauded for her work, Priyanka said “Yes of course they do. You feel good when someone says something good about you, your work. But at the same time, I know what I am. I know my work and I know where I stand.”

And PC cannot stop taking pride for being a part of a film like SKM. She said, “I can’t be objective about my films. For me, it is the film! It is perfect.”

No marriage without intimacy, says Priyanka Chopra

Bollywood diva Priyanka Chopra is one such actor, who can carry off any role with great panache. In Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’, she essays the role of a lady who has seven husbands. What’s even more interesting is that Priyanka manages to do intimate scenes with numerous men in the film. About love, marriage and intimacy in ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’, Priyanka said, “First of all you are talking about marriages and I don’t know any marriage without intimacy. Above that if you’re going to show love and pain it comes along with lot of other emotions. It’s never an isolated emotion with only hatred or love or anger or intimacy being there. So when it comes to enacting any scene, I am an actor and I am doing my job. I am playing the character to as much of my comfort as I could. I made myself comfortable with everybody.” Priyanka believes that she shares great chemistry with John Abraham, who plays her second husband in ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’.

“I was most compatible with John as I have done three films with him now. I knew him well so there was no question of getting to know each other,” she said.

When enquired about her on-screen chemistry with other co-stars, Priyanka said, “With Neil and Vivaan I got along really well because we were on board right from the beginning. Alex was in fact really fun on the sets. When he came down from Russia he was really friendly and he used to be very fun loving. Irrfan was one actor from whom I got to learn a lot. I tremendously respect him as an actor. Annu Sir, I always knew as he is my dad’s good friend.”

Apparently, Priyanka is delighted to have worked with Naseeruddin Shah as she quipped, “It was very nerve-racking initially because I have never worked with him. But as I did a workshop with Naseer sir right before the film began, it really helped me. Naseer sir is truly an institution of cinema in himself.”

Priyanka denies making intimate scenes with Annu Kapoor

With every actress in Bollywood being reserved about shooting passionate love-making scenes, Priyanka Chopra’s denial about doing intimate scenes with Annu Kapoor for her forthcoming movie ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’ comes as no surprise. The actress has in the past shot passionate scenes with co-actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor. However, this time Priyanka has refused to do any love making scenes with senior actor Annu Kapoor in Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Saat Khoon Maaf’.

Reports say, Priyanka is not comfortable doing such scenes with Annu because of his “age and seniority”. Annu Kapoor plays one of her seven husbands in the movie.

However Vishal came-up with an amazing idea to shoot the scene with the two actors. As per reports, Bhardwaj shot the scene with both actors separately, syncing their expressions for the final edit.

A source said, “Vishal canned their expressions of ecstasy separately. Vishal is an ace filmmaker and the scene will be portrayed in such a way that the viewer will not realise that the two actors didn’t shoot for it together.”

Priyanka Chopra getting wrinkled

Priyanka Chopra may be the muse of many males, but this Bollywood hottie is getting wrinkled.

Now, for her upcoming film Saat Khoon Maaf, Priyanka Chopra is donning the role of a 65 year old lady. So, recently, when her parents visited her on the sets of the film, for a moment they couldn't believe that it was their daughter Priyanka Chopra who was looking like an old lady with wrinkles all over.

In her film Saat Khoon Maaf, Priyanka plays all the different stages of a woman's life from age 18 to 65 years. So, all those guys who have a soft corner for this babe, they can take heart that Priyanka's wrinkles are not real at all.

Neil plays Priyanka's youngest husband

Priyanka Chopra plays a unique role in "Saat Khoon Maaf". She has seven husbands in the movie. While Naseeruddin Shah is her oldest spouse, Neil Nitin Mukesh has just been signed to play the youngest.

Neil’s character will require heavy physical transformation. He will apparently be unrecognizable on screen.

"When I heard the script, I was zapped. This was something I had to do. I play one of Priyanka’s husbands, the youngest of the lot. The fact that I get to be in the same film as actors like Naseeruddin Shah and Mohanlalji was incentive enough”, said Neil.

Except one, all the actors playing Priyanka’s husbands, including an unknown American actor, have been finalised.

The actor starts shooting for "Saat Khoon Maaf" from April.

"I’ve a somewhat crowded date diary this year. I join Abbas-Mustan from June to December for ‘Italian Job’," said Neil who recently moved to Powai to be near Yash Raj Studios to avoid the daily traffic to and from South Mumbai.

"The traffic on that side of town is just as bad. It’s excruciating to travel even from Powai to Yash Raj Studios. On Thursday I had a day off and I invited my mom over to do up my new home the way I wanted it."

Neil, who has been a part of a joint family all his life, says he has no time to miss his family in Powai. "Because I use that old flat of ours only to sleep? alone!"