Kangana Ranaut Recalls Working With Priyanka Chopra As Fashion Turns 12: ‘She Didn’t Treat Me Like A Kid, Felt Like She’s A Friend’
As Fashion completes 12 years, Kangana Ranaut is all praise for Priyanka Chopra. She recalls working with her and being starstruck by Priyanka as she was just 19 back then.
On the occasion of Fashion completing 12, Kangana spoke about her co-star Priyanka in an interview and recalled how she treated her on set. Remembering the days of shooting with Priyanka, Kangana praised her co-star in a recent interview, when she was shooting for Fashion. She recalled she was starstruck by Priyanka as she was just 19 back then. Further, praising Priyanka, Kangana said that Chopra did not treat her like a junior or a kid on the set and often used to indulge in casual conversations with her. Further, she recalled that Priyanka was a big star back then and mentioned that even then, she was extremely cool. She mentioned that Priyanka did not make her feel like she was her senior.
Talking about it, Kangana said, "Priyanka is fabulous. She is somebody who back then also when I was 19 and she was such a big star. I was so starry-eyed because when I was in school, that time I have been watching her films and here I was in my initial years." Remembering the days on the sets, Kangana continued and mentioned that Priyanka never treated her like a kid and was extremely cool. She said, "I felt like she is a friend, who shared food with me and asked me questions like ‘how do I look?, is this ok?, how this dress is looking?' So I didn’t feel like she is my senior and she is such a big star. It was a nice feeling that she has that ability, it’s wonderful."
The film managed to become a huge success back in 2008 and Kangana bagged her first National Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film. Fashion was helmed by Madhur Bhandarkar and for the film, Priyanka also got the Best Actress National Award. Even today, the performances delivered by Priyanka, Kangana and Mugdha are remembered fondly.
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