The excitement was absolutely boundless when Priyanka Chopra had signed on the dotted line for Salman Khan's Bharat. After all, the two stalwarts were collaborating after more than a decade. The two were last seen in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, and Sallu, we hear, was excited to work with PeeCee. His last two outings Tubelight and Race 3 had not exactly impressed critics and audiences majorly, though both the endeavours minted money at the ticket windows. And now Priyanka too had become a bigger star, a global personality. Naturally, the producers and the makers of Bharat were eagerly waiting for the shoot to commence.

It was widely reported that Salman was excited to work with Priyanka a couple of years ago but the dusky actress had politely turned down the offer. Salman was really miffed over it. And now Priyanka has said no to Sallu miyaan once again by making a quiet exit from Bharat. Her reason is simple: According to reports, Priyanka has a special reason to not work--a hint at her impending marriage.

But the reality is quite different than what is being portrayed in the media. PeeCee was to work in Shonali Bose's The Sky Is Pink with Farahan Akhtar and simultaneously in Bharat. While in Salman Khan's film her character is secondary with Salman taking the lead, in The Sky Is Pink, Chopra's character is central. She has, apparently, chose to work with Farhan Akhtar over Bhai for a legit reason

A source close to the project confirms, “Priyanka Chopra starts shooting for our film from August 8 onwards, in Mumbai. If she were planning to get married soon, she would have informed us by now. She was supposed to join Salman Khan’s Bharat shoot in the second week of August. The plan was to shoot for both films simultaneously. Now, she’s only going to be shooting for our film.” Another source close to Shonali Bose’s film says that an impending wedding is not the reason for Priyanka’s decision to quit Bharat, reports Deccan Chronicle.

Producer Nikhil Namit also called the move unprofessional. "Priyanka told us she had to exit due to her engagement, two days ago. It was a little unprofessional of her to do it so suddenly," he was quoted as saying to a leading daily. The producers and Salman Khan are now hunting for the actress to play the leading lady. It goes without saying Priyanka has miffed Salman Khan once again!

 

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