Now Piggy Chops can box in high heels too!

Her training for her role as boxer Mary Kom in an upcoming biopic on the Olympic medallist is so thorough that Priyanka Chopra can now actually box in high heels!

She gave a sneak-peek into her newly-acquired talent at an event here Thursday.

Dressed in a fitted lace dress and looking chic in a pair of stilletoes, the former Miss World looked confident as she took the stance of a boxer to show what she has learnt over the past few months.

"I've learnt boxing very well. I can box a bit in high heels too," she said, while showing the right way to raise an arm to hit and the other arm for defense.

Manipur-based Kom is a five-time world boxing champion and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. She got her due after winning a bronze medal at the London Olympics.

"Playing Mary's character has been a wonderful experience. When people make biopics, they are mostly on deceased people or who have spent a chunk of their life. Mary is 33, and she is still a champion. So, it was a lot more difficult for me to play her.

"I am personally treating the film like the story of every girl who faces opposition to what she wants to do. Mary silence every other person who questioned her capability. So, it's actually like a lot of girls' story," said Priyanka, who clinched the Miss World title in 2000.


She was speaking at a special session at the India Today Group's Agenda Aaj Tak here.

The biopic on Mary Kom is being directed by Omung Kumar and is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

The actress says the project has been especially challenging because she was never keen on sports during her school days.

"I was never sporty. The only sport I used to play was basketball and that also because I was tall. I used to hate it. The Mary Kom film, in that sense, has been my most important film. It has been making my life upside down to play a character whose life is about sport. It's tough to act like a sportsperson, and so you have to learn it to play it right.

"I don't believe in dieting and gym, I am blessed with high metabolism. But for this particular film, I have done six hours of boxing each day, two hours of gym and eaten 'ghaas-phoos' (vegetables and salads). It's very hard for a Chopra," she quipped.byy santa banta news network..

Priyanka Chopra talks about what she seeks in her Mr. Perfect

If you though that the Exotic babe was easy to please, think again. Priyanka Chopra has a long list of qualities that she would want to see in her prospective life partner. She also reveals that her man should be a male version of her.

“I have a very long list and very high standards. He has to be a gentleman, he has to be intelligent, someone I respect and funny, not stupid funny but witty funny, charming. Basically, a male version of me,” says the 31-year-old actor.

Priyanka is not very particular about marrying an actor only. “He needs to be an achiever, it doesn’t matter if he is an actor or not an actor. I would never respect a guy who is not an achiever,” she said.

Ms Chopra is all geared yp for her next film Gunday, which also sees Ranveer Singh andArjun Kapoor as the new age Jai and Veeru

Shahrukh Khan is a huge inspiration in life, says Shreyas Talpade

SRK was like textbook for me: Shreyas Talpade

Shreyas Talpade, who played Shahrukh Khan's friend in his production Om Shanti Om, says the superstar left a lasting impression on him.  "During 'Om Shanti Om' whatever I saw Shahrukh doing has left a very lasting impression on me. For me, that was a certain kind of a textbook, not just in terms of production, but also in terms of mounting a particular film, publicity and marketing," Shreyas told reporters Tuesday at the unveiling of the poster of his second Marathi production - "Poshter Boys". "We went everywhere possible and we did everything possible and Shahrukh himself was involved in each and every activity. So yes, he has been a huge inspiration in my life, not only as an actor but also as a producer," added the 37-year-old, who played Shahrukh Khan's on screen friend in the 2007 super hit reincarnation drama, produced under SRK's Red Chillies Entertainment banner. Shreyas, who had earlier produced the Marathi film "Sanai Chaughade", will star in another Marathi movie "Baji", in which he will be seen as a superhero. He has also been part of hit Hindi movies such as Iqbal, Welcome To Sajjanpur,Golmaal 3 and Housefull 2.

Fresh pairing: Emraan Hashmi to romance newbie Amyra Dastur

Serial kisser Emraan Hashmi pairs up with Amyra Dastur for Vikram Bhatt’s next

He has shot steamy scenes with actresses like Mallika Sherawat, Sonal Chauhan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Soha Ali Khan. The serial kisser of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, will now romance a newbie in his next. The dainty Amyra Dastur has been chosen as his heroine.  If her name sounds familiar, then let us tell you, the actress recently made a B-town debut with Issaq, which was a BO dud. Even though her first film was a big flop, Amyra Dastur’s performance didn’t go unnoticed. Pretty Amyra Dastur on the ramp Vikram Bhatt has roped in Amyra for his forthcoming production, inspired from Ashok Kumar’s 1957 hit Mr. X. Like the legendary Ashok Kumar, Emraan Hashmi, too, will play an invisible man in the movie. Since Vikram Bhatt has a penchant for 3D, he will once again delve into the technology for this film. Talking about the special effects in the film, Mahesh Bhatt reveals that there will be “jaw-dropping scenes” which will be up to the international standards. The new Mr. X will be made on a lavish scale and will be presented by the renowned Fox Studios. The movie will go on the floors next year, and is slated to release on February 13, 2015. byy apun ka choice..

'Jai Ho' shows Salman Khan as an army officer..

Actor Salman Khan, who is known for his versatility will be acting as an army officer in Jai Ho which is being at present shot in Romania. Clad in army uniform Sallu looked a perfect 'Fauji.'

After playing a spy, cop and bodyguard, Salman Khan will be taking his action packed roles a step further with this much talked about film.

Salman Khan was spotted posing with his fans in his army officer's avatar during the shoot in Romania.

Yet again filled with stunts and the trademark hard hitting dialogues, 'Jai Ho' is a remake of Chiranjeevi starrer 'Stalin'. 'Jai Ho' stars Tabu along with newcomer Daisy Shah is slated for for release on January 24, 2014.

Is Sona playing favourites?

Sonakshi Sinha is said to be promoting her Shahid Kapoor-starrer 'R � Rajkumar' more than her film with Saif Ali Khan

With back-to-back releases, Sonakshi Sinha finds herself in a fix as far as promotional events are concerned. The actress has been apparently promoting her film R...Rajkumar with Shahid Kapoor more than her film Bullett Raja which has Saif Ali Khan as her co-star and releases this week.

Saif has been spotted making solo appearances on reality shows for the film.























A source says, `As the release date of Prabhu Dheva's film was declared in advance, her dates were locked for promotions. Bullett Raja was supposed to release in September initially and later shifted to November. So her promotional schedule went for a toss. It became difficult for her to adjust her dates, therefore she could give limited days to Tigmanshu's film.

The actress has been trying hard to balance both. A few days back she was in New Delhi with Shahid and now again she is in the capital with Saif.`

Sonakshi's spokesperson, however, maintains, `She has been managing well between the two films.`
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Headaches unnerve Hrithik, changes shooting dates

Headaches and more headaches have put Hrithik Roshan off track for the moment. The desease has also caused some damage to his shooting schedule. Kareena Kapoor's date diary no more consolidates with that of Hrithik. The actress who had reserved 200 days for 'Shuddhi' was taken aback when she heard that the film's first schedule has been pushed back to mid-2014 owing to the actor's ill health.

While Shuddhi's director Karan Malhotra, has taken the hero's sick leave in his stride, Kareena is not ready to sit idle till Hrithik is available after completing Bang Bang. So the actress has now allotted the dates to Dev Benegal's as yet-untitled film which will see her paired with Farhan Akhtar.

Dev who was supposed to start the film in mid-March next year, is speeding up the pre-production. Kareena will now start shooting for the film in February, according to a source close to the development.

This will be Kareena's first film with Farhan and a friend of the actress told one of the news dailies, "She appreciates Farhan's work as an actor and director and saw Bhaag Milkha Bhaag thrice. She is going to spend January preparing for the role. This is Dev's first commercial film and she wants to spend time with the director so that they are in sync with each other's vision."


The untitled film, produced by Farhan and Ritesh Sidhwani's banner Excel Entertainment, will reportedly flag off in Mumbai, followed by a second schedule in Delhi.

Dev, the nephew of Shyam Benegal, is known for off-beat films like The English Patient andRoad, Movie.by.. santa banta news network.