Now, 'Bharat' producer calls Priyanka Chopra 'unprofessional' for ditching movie
Priyanka Chopra's engagement to Nick Jonas made big news yesterday, but her personal happiness spelled trouble for her professional commitments. PeeCee had to leave the Salman Khan starrer 'Bharat', and while she has director Ali Zafar's blessing, not everyone in the team is happy about her sudden departure. One of the producers has even labeled her unprofessional for leaving on such a short notice.
PeeCee left film in a lurch, producer miffed
Nikhil Namit, the CEO of Reel Life Productions, said Priyanka gave them just two days notice before leaving the movie. Admitting that this had left the film in a lurch, he called her decision unprofessional. Priyanka, however, had been in talks with the team for over two weeks saying that she might have to opt out of the film, reports suggested.
Priyanka may have ruffled some feathers, but director seems okay
Ali Abbas Zafar, the director of 'Bharat', supported Priyanka's decision to leave and posted on Twitter that the reason was 'very special' and they were all happy for her. Moreover, the director seems unruffled with the statements of other team members. On Twitter, he announced they are looking for someone new to replace Priyanka, and seems all is fine between him and PeeCee.
Here is what Ali Abbas Zafar tweeted about 'Bharat'
Has Salman Khan cut ties with Priyanka? Reports suggest so
While everyone was happy about the reported engagement, it seems Salman Khan is not pleased. He is rumored to be furious over Priyanka's departure and might cut all ties with the 'Quantico' star. Salman is reportedly in overdrive mode looking for a replacement for Priyanka, and the names of Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez are being floated around.
A little about the film that Priyanka left
A remake of the South Korean movie 'Ode to my Father', 'Bharat' is scheduled to be released on Eid 2019. Apart from Salman, the movie also stars Disha Patani, Tabu and Sunil Grover. Since this would be Khan's Eid gift to fans, expectations from this movie are high. When Khan and Zafar paired in 2015, we got 'Sultan', a blockbuster.
Meanwhile, Sunil Grover makes light of the situation
Priyanka ditches 'Bharat', but not 'The Sky Is Pink'
Priyanka quit her first big Bollywood film in two years, 'Bharat' due to special reasons. However, her other project 'The Sky is Pink' is underway. The Shonali Bose directorial will see Priyanka opposite Farhan Akhtar. The plot follows the life of a motivational speaker diagnosed with an immune deficiency at 13. In this movie, Zaira Wasim plays PeeCee's daughter.
