No problem between Anushka and me: Parineeti

Parineeti Chopra was shooting at Film City for Hansi Toh Phansi with Siddharth Malhotra when Mirror caught up with her. With a special mention for her performance in Ishaqzaade at the 60th National Awards and a slew of rather interesting films on the anvil, she is never at a loss for words, even when we try to catch her off guard with the tricky questions. Excerpts from the conversation:

There was a time when you disliked actors and acting, isn't it?
(Laughs) Yes, I used to think that the profession was an excuse to wear too much makeup, travel far and wide, and make quick money. Let me be more candid. I thought actors were successful for no reason. And everyone at YRF would tell me what a big dramebaaz I was.

If we are not wrong, even Anushka Sharma used to address you the same way…
Yes. Even Rani Mukerji used to tell me the same thing. (Pauses) Slowly I realised acting was no cakewalk. And I started nursing a strong desire to make a splash in Bollywood.

And your second film Ishaqzaade got you a speacial mention at the 60th National Awards…
I am very excited at the thought of receiving this honour from the President of India. I will never forget that day when I started receiving a flurry of messages congratulating me for the same. But I couldn't believe it until Karan Johar and my sister sent me a similar text.

Buzz is, you are losing more weight because you have to shoot in a bikini for Karan Johar's Hansi Toh Phansi.
That's not true. But I wouldn't mind donning a bikini one day if I have the body for it.