TOI:Arjun kapoor and Parineeti chopra battle it out

Arjun Kapoor, the quintessential
Bandra boy from Mumbai and
Parineeti Chopra,the hard core
Punjabi girl from Ambala battle it out in the big city vs. small town debate.
Venue: Yash Raj Studios mm.
Excerpts..
Parineeti: We small town people are more balanced. Arjun: She's not even really from a small town. She's studied in the UK. Parineeti: So what? That just shows I'm talented like every other small town girl. City people are
more privileged. Arjun: Are you saying people in big cities are rich and people in small towns are poor? This
argument is baseless. Why did you come to
Mumbai then? PC: My work brought me here and if it wasn't for work, I would still be living in Ambala. If you ask
me in terms of lifestyle, I would choose Ambala
over Mumbai. My dad still works in a small town
and has been doing so for 40 years! In small
towns we get best of both worlds. We have the
best schools and yet have an 8:00 pm curfew. Life is more disciplined. Small city people are more
self-reliant. Arjun: Educational facilities are better here. Just because you have an 8 pm curfew doesn't make
you more disciplined. My uncle wakes up early
every single day for work. People in cities too
have deadlines. And how are small town people
more reliant? People in big cities are also pushed
to fend for themselves. They don't get everything on a platter. They have to go and learn on their
own. Discipline exists in Mumbai too. The point is
we limit our thinking of big cities to Mumbai
only; even Delhi is a big city and I'm sure it has its
discipline. Yesterday, we went to Ahmedabad
and were surprised to find out how big the city is. People are equally educated and very practical.
Ahmedabad being one of the big cities of India
surprisingly has the lowest crime rate compared
to its counterparts. My mother's family was from
an army background and my mom grew up
everywhere. My father's family was from Peshawar. You have to learn on your own,
whether in a big city or small town. It all depends
on your upbringing. Parineeti: But in big cities your are exploited more. You have so many successful people from
mall towns. Arjun- Broadmindedness doesn't
really exist in small towns. You are limiting this
argument to the youth only. In Mumbai, boys and
girls can be friends. Parineeti-(Laughs). That's the
problem about small towns. Everyone knows everyone. In Ambala, you can't be caught
hanging out with a guy. The biggest problem is
where to meet. People start talking and asking
where the relationship will head. Relationships
are a taboo in small towns. Arjun (Teasingly): In a small town you won't be caught Parineeti. Parineeti: Ya that's true, my dad won't get a call (laughs). In Ishaqzaade, we both come from a
small fictional town called Almor. We have
highlighted these issues in the film. If Ishaqzaade
would have been based in a city, the issues
would have been different. Arjun: Then maybe we could focus on live in relationships.