Bharat to Cocktail: List of movies rejected by Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra has achieved different levels of stardom with her amazing performances in Bollywood as well as Hollywood. Priyanka married Hollywood singer and actor Nick Jonas around a year ago. The actress is also a singer and a producer apart from acting in films. She has also been honoured with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for her contribution to the field of cinema. In a span of over 18 years of her Bollywood career, the actress has turned down many movies. In this article, we take a look at the list of movies that were rejected by Priyanka Chopra.

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List of movies rejected by Priyanka Chopra:

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Bharat

Bharat is a 2019 drama film which is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. It features Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. Priyanka walked out of Bharat merely 10 days before it went on floors and Katrina was quick enough to come on board. The actress did not elaborate on the reason behind quitting the film, but director Ali Abbas Zafar's tweet hinting at her marriage before the production of Bharat began, confirmed why she left the project. Lots of fans were disappointed as PeeCee was making a comeback in Hindi films after a very long time.

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Cocktail

Cocktail is a 2013 comedy-drama film which featured Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty in lead roles. The film did well at the box office and changed Deepika's filmy career forever. As per an entertainment portal, Priyanka was offered Deepika's role as Veronica, but the actress was having doubts about the character as she didn’t want to play a character with a grey shade. 

Heroine

Heroine starring Kareena Kapoor Khan revolved around the life of a successful female actor. The film was directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. According to an entertainment portal, the director wanted Priyanka to play the lead role in the movie, but she didn’t want to play a similar character as she portrayed in the super-hit 2008 film Fashion. 

Ghajini

Ghajini is a 2008 action thriller which was directed was AR Murugadoss. Aamir Khan and Asin were seen playing the lead roles. Ghajini was the first Indian film to cross the ₹100 crore mark at the domestic box office. As per a leading portal, the female lead was first offered to Priyanka Chopra, but the actor was already occupied with other projects at that time, so Asin ended up taking up the role.

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