New Delhi, Thursday, February 06, 2014
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Vying for the spot The winners of HT City Stars In The City contest pose with Parineeti and Sidharth (above); Srijan Roy, a fan breaks down while Parineeti hugs her (left)
I get angry when people call me Parineeta. Most people don’t know my real name
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Parineeti Chopra, actor
The first thing I did when I landed in Delhi was eating the special mutton dish that my mother cooks. I miss my family the most
Sidharth Malhotra, actor
When Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra made their fans cry with joy
THEY CAME, THEY CHARMED
Pankaj Dahalia presented Parineeti with a framed baby picture of her, that was dotted with her photos (below)
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hen actors Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra graced HT House, as part of HT City Stars in the City contest, moderated by HT City Editor Sonal Kalra, they overwhelmed and awed their fans with their antics, quirky stories, vivaciousness and gregarious attitude.
Q. Tell us about the fun you had while shooting for your upcoming film, Hasee Toh Phasee?
PHOTOS: WASEEM GASHROO
Sidharth: It was a very hysically challenging film. p The amount of physical tortures I had to suffer because of her kicking me around was massive. Parineeti: Wow I will tell you a story of how I was physically tortured. During the shooting of a song, there is a sequence
in which Sid had to throw me back after I jump in his arms. Isse Laga main bahut bhari hun, (He thought I was heavy) so he used all his power, as a result of which I was flying across the room — like you see those slow motion shots.
Q. What is that one question that, when asked, irks you the most? Parineeti: I get angry when people call me Parineeta. They don’t know my real name. Sidharth: When people ask me certain tips and formulas for ‘pataoing’ a girl. I mean there is no set formula or a pattern for this. Every girl is special in her own way.
Q. How’s your equation with actor Alia Bhatt, Parineeti? Me and Alia have been friends even before her debut. We keep texting each other and aren’t
Parineeti and Sidharth dance with a fan, Aully Banerjee, on the song Shake It Like Shammi (above) bothered by what people say about us.
Q. What is the one thing that you miss the most about Delhi, Sid? It’s got to be my family. Ever
since I have moved to Mumbai, I miss them a lot. The first thing I did when I landed here was having the special mutton dish that my mother cooks.
SAMARTH GOYAL
Actors Vivaan (left) and Naseeruddin Shah Prashant Singh n
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his year, the Christmas weekend has become a musthave slot for several filmmakers. Among those who want to release their films during the end-of-year festive period are Anurag Kashyap with Bombay Velvet (BV) and Aamir Khan with P K. Now, it’s set to become a three-way clash with Anees Bazmee looking forward to releasing Welcome Back (WB) at the same time too. With the makers of WB refuting a possible change in release date, the father-son duo of Naseeruddin Shah and Vivaan Shah is set to clash at the box office. While Naseer stars in WB, the sequel to Welcome (2007), Vivaan is a part of the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer, BV. Speaking about his film release plans, Bazmee says, “You tell me which weekend we should move to and we will do that. What do we do? There’s hardly any open weekend left in 2014. So we have no option. Even Welcome had released
What do we do? There’s hardly any open weekend left in 2014. So we have no option —Anees Bazmee,
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on the Christmas weekend in 2007.” At that time, the comedy had clashed with Aamir Khan’s directorial debut, Taare Zameen Par. Talk in the trade circle is that the makers of BV are reluctant to shift their release date. On the other hand, Aamir and the producers of P K are mulling the possibility of a December 19 or 20 release. Filmmaker Maneesh Sharma’s movie, Fan, was earlier supposed to release that weekend, but the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer is unlikely make it on that date. An insider adds, “Not many have noticed, but Dhoom:3 (2013) also came out on December 20. But let’s see what Aamir, Hirani (Rajkumar; director and coproducer) and others decide.”