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5 facts about Parineeti Chopra on her 30th birthday

Parineeti attended Manchester Business School, where she received triple honours degree in Business, Finance and Economic.

The PR Consultant from Yash Raj Films turned actress made her debut in Bollywood as a supporting actress in Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011). She received Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her role as Dimple Chaddha.


Parineeti’s second movie with Yash Raj films out of three was Ishaqzaade. She won the Special Mention Award by National Film Awards and Superstar of Tomorrow – Female by Stardust Award.

Her second movie with Arjun Kapoor after Ishaqzaade is Namaste England, which released 18 October this year. Audiences loved her with Arjun as a couple and they still get called by their character names from Ishaqzaade.

Parineeti is also a trained classical singer. She sung Maane Ke Hum Yaar Nahin for her movie Meri Pyaari Bindu opposite Ayushmaan Khurrana.

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Yash says Ravana in Ramayana must connect with Western viewers as film eyes global audience

Praised for visuals, but some criticised Western-style asura designs for not fully reflecting Hindu roots

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Yash says Ravana in Ramayana must connect with Western viewers as film eyes global audience

Highlights

  • Yash says he humanised Ravana to help global audiences relate to the character.
  • Asura designs in the first glimpse drew criticism for looking too Western-inspired.
  • Producer Namit Malhotra compares the film's tone to Lord of the Rings and Gladiator.
Yash, who plays the demon king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, says his portrayal was shaped by one clear goal: making the character relatable beyond Indian audiences.
Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week, where the film was presented alongside major Hollywood releases, the actor said he worked to strip away the purely mythological reading of the role.

"I have tried to internalise the whole essence of Ravana and tried to make him as human as possible at times," Yash told Reuters.

"It is important for people to relate to him, and since we have global ambitions, we need to make it familiar to a Western audience as well."

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