Priyanka Chopra, Varanasi and the question of a Telugu debut; was the Ram Charan starrer Thoofan forgotten?

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The Varanasi team’s widely circulated interview with Screen Rant features a rather awkward moment. When the interviewer asks Priyanka Chopra about her Telugu debut in Varanasi, the actor says she cannot remember when she last did a Telugu film. Mahesh Babu quickly steps in to add, “This is her first Telugu film.” But that is not entirely accurate. Priyanka Chopra had, in fact, featured in the Telugu version of the Amitabh Bachchan classic Zanjeer in 2013. Titled Thoofan, the Ram Charan starrer had Priyanka playing his love interest in what was admittedly a small role. At the time, Chopra had expressed considerable gratitude to the makers of Thoofan, as opportunities in Bollywood were scarce for her then. A senior member of the Thoofan team views her current statement as a case of selective amnesia. “When we signed her for Thoofan, nobody in the Hindi film industry was willing to sign her. We ourselves felt the role was not substantial enough for a future global star like her. But s...
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Julia Roberts clarifies why she hasn’t been in a rom-com for 20 years

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The Pretty Woman star admitted that she is rarely offered scripts of a decent level. In an interview with New York Times Magazine, Julia Roberts explained why the last 20 years have switched from romantic comedies like Pretty Woman and Notting Hill to dramas like Bringing Ben Back and Gaslit. According to the Oscar-winning actress, she always wants to do something else, not what she is doing at the moment. "When I'm doing a comedy, I think how good it would be to just sit at the table with a cup of tea and sob over something. Then I do it and think: "I wish I could laugh in a beautiful dress now!" Roberts also noted that she rarely comes across worthy comedy scripts. "If I read a Notting Hill-level script or something as wildly hilarious as Best Friend's Wedding, I would." Julia Roberts' last notable role in a romantic comedy was Kiki in America's Darling. Subsequently, the actress appeared in "Valentine's Day" by Garry Marshall and his "Horrible Ladies, "but in minor roles. According to the actress, in addition to the high requirements for the material, her work and choice of roles were also influenced by the presence of three children. Roberts cited Ol Parker's Ticket to Heaven as the first worthwhile screenplay in 20 years. "But even then, I thought: "Catastrophe! It will only work if George Clooney is in the picture ." Somehow, George thought it would only work if I was in the picture." Thus, everything coincided, and in October 2022, the romantic comedy "Ticket to Heaven" will be released, where Roberts and Clooney played ex-spouses who go to Bali to prevent their daughter from "making the same mistake they made 25 years ago".

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