SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra Profile Biography Nick Name Tisha Nationality: Indian Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Height: 5’6 Date of Birth: 22Oct Place of Birth: Ambala Schooling CJM. did her Honours degree in International Business, Finance and Economics from Manchester Business School, UK. Worked with Morgan Stanley, Proctor and Gamble in UK Joined Yashraj in 2009 as Marketing and PR Consultant in Media Loves music, dance,movies...sings well etc Father : Pawan Chopra Mother : Reena Chopra Brothers : Sahaj - Shivang

Debut & Breakthrough (2011–present) In 2011, Parineeti made her debut in Maneesh Sharma's Ladies VS Ricky Bahl alongside Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma in the main lead. Her performance was very much appreciated with film critics. One of them commented, "Parineeti Chopra springs a pleasant surprise. She has wonderful screen presence and acts freely. In fact, the viewers would take to her character instantly". Komal Nahta wrote, "Of the three other girls, Parineeti Chopra is undoubtedly the best. She has the best role, the best lines and hers is the best performance among the three. In fact, she provides a lot of light moments in the first half and, more importantly, in the second half too".[2] Box office India declared the film an average.[citation needed] Parineeti Chopra has won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also won many debut awards like Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, Apsara Award for Best Female Debut, Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female. Speaking on sweeping the awards circuit and winning Best Debut Chopra said, "Whenever somebody becomes an actor the first thing they start thinking about is awards. I had absolutely no expectations from anything." She continued, "When the nominations started getting announced that’s when I was like I want some awards and now I’m winning them.

I just cannot get over the fact that all this is happening to me with my first film." Parineeti has won eight awards so far for her performance. [3] Parineeti Chopra's second film is Ishaqzaade opposite Arjun Kapoor, it is also produced under Yash Raj Films and directed by Habib Faisal of Do Dooni Chaar fame.[4][5] The film released on 11 May to positive reviews,[citation needed] Box office India declared the film an super hit.[citation needed] Box Office India website reported that the film grossed approximately 42.52 crore after three weeks, making it a moderate box office success. Parineeti's performance was praised and appreciated with film critics Taran Adarsh commented: "Parineeti Chopra is simply fantastic in this high-voltage drama. Playing the part of a spirited gun-toting girl, she is not the regular timid, decorous, withdrawn Hindi film heroine. She portrays the violent behavior coupled with the audacious and brash attitude with aplomb".[citation needed] Komal Nahta commented: "Parineeti Chopra whom we loved in Ladies VS Ricky Bahl, shines again in a complex and intense role. She looks very good and acts like a song. Arjun and Parineeti’s on-screen chemistry and excellent performances are the highlights of the film".[citation needed] Chopra's third film is Beshram opposite Ranbir Kapoor, directed by Abhinav Kashyap also her first venture outside the Yash Raj Films banner the film will go on floors in October 2012.