INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: The 'very, very special reason' for which Priyanka Chopra quit Salman Khan's film Bharat might not just be Nick Jonas (and
rumoured engagement too), say some reports in the media
On Friday, after Bharat director Ali Abbas Zafar's tweet announcing Priyanka's exit and reports in international media claiming that
Priyanka and Nick had gotten engaged some days ago, made headlines in quick succession, some tweets expressed disbelief/disapproval that
Priyanka would quit a project she had committed to in order to get married
Now, sections of the press are theorising there could be other reasons for the actress' exit - her salary, for one; 'last minute additions'
to the cast of Bharat, for another."It's silly to even suggest that marriage should be a reason for exiting a film so abruptly
This coming from Priyanka, who has made headlines for her emancipated thought process, is quite lame," a source told DNA, appearing to shore
up tweets calling Priyanka unprofessional for appearing to have backed out of a film for a rumoured wedding.Some months ago, it was reported
that Priyanka was being paid Rs 12 crore for Bharat - her initial asking fee was reported to have been Rs 14 crore
However, DNA now reports that Priyanka's Bharat pay cheque was actually Rs 6.5 crore
"Priyanka had brought up this subject with her close friend within the Khan family
However, the remuneration was decided after checking the viability factor
After all, even her last outing Jai Gangaajal (2016) wasn't anything to write home about
And paying her the double-digit figure, which she was reportedly asking for, would not be prudent," the DNA report states.Besides salary,
the additions to the cast of Bharat are also being cited as one of the primary reasons for Priyanka's exit
Actress Disha Patani was welcomed on board a few months after Priyanka's name was announced
Last week, Nora Fatehi joined Bharat
"Priyanka needed to condition her mind to accept these additions," the source told DNA, although it's not clear why the actress would object
to her new cast mates.The DNA report also points out that Priyanka stuck to her work schedule even when her father died some years ago
"Priyanka Chopra is an extraordinarily professional
I remember she shot for a film, just a few days after her father (Dr Ashok Chopra) passed away in 2013
She was devastated by his death, yet she didn't cancel the shoot
So, to say that she is opting out of a film at the nth hour, stating her engagement as a reason, seems a bit out of place," another source
told DNA.As reports of Bharat producers being upset with Priyanka surfaced, Salman's father Salim Khan said, "it's okay if she cannot do the
film." In an interview to SpotboyE, Salim Khan said, "It's okay whatever happened
Priyanka is not doing Bharat, let her be
Such things happen in our industry
Has it happened for the first time that someone has left a film Our very own Zanjeer went through so many ins and outs.""Such things happen
Sometimes they happen for date issues, or the role, or even the money aspect
Aur kabhi aadmi ki kuch apni majbooriyan hoti hai
I haven't yet got into the details of why Priyanka left Bharat, but we shall soon cast someone else
We are not upset with Priyanka
Salman Khan is also not upset," Salim Khan added.Bharat, which is set in a circus, also stars Tabu
Filming began earlier this month and the film is expected to release on Eid next year
It would have been Priyanka's fourth collaboration with Salman.Priyanka Chopra has signed filmmaker Shonali Bose's The Sky Is Pink and is
expected to begin filming with Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim soon.Priyanka Chopra, 36, and Nick Jonas, 25, reportedly got engaged during her
birthday (July 18) in London.
