I want to marry six times: Priyanka Chopra

NEW DEHLI:

Priyanka Chopra seems to have taken her role in 7 Khoon Maaf a little too seriously. The actor, who marries seven times in the thriller, says she would love to marry at least six times in real life — but to the same man.”I have been planning my wedding since as far back as I can remember. My ideal scenario is getting married six times (to the same man of course),” Chopra revealed in the upcoming, second anniversary issue of fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar.

The 28-year-old already has elaborate plans set in her mind about the six spots and types of ceremonies she would like to have.

“My grandfather’s house in Ambala - my ‘big, fat Indian wedding’; underwater at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia; a church in Las Vegas - wearing a short black dress and with the priest dressed as Elvis; the intimate ceremony - at a small, beautiful church in Locarno, Switzerland. It’s on top of a hill that overlooks parts of Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.”

Though she’s not a Muslim, Chopra wants to have a nikah.

“Only very close family and friends will be present; a nikah - I think is a beautiful, romantic ceremony - the curtains, the stolen glances, the words, and finally the acceptance... ‘Kabool hai’; and lastly, the groom’s choice! If my future groom survives all that, then we’ll survive anything!” she added.

The plans are all quite set of course, but marriage does not figure on her priority list as of now.

“There is so much happening on the work front right now, which is my priority. I will get married, but I can’t say when. It’s not really in my control. I am a hopeless romantic, so I’m waiting for the man who is meant to be with me; he may arrive today, or five years later,” she said.

In the meantime, her hectic schedule and film promotions are keeping her on her toes.

She has almost finished the shoot of Don - The Chase Continues and will start work on Karan Johar’s remake of Agneepath and then she has Anurag Basu’s Barfee, Kunal Kohli’s next, as well as Krrish 2.

“I am doing Agneepath and Barfee back-to-back. I’ve set aside time for preparation. I expect a certain surprise element from myself in every role that I play,” said the actress who wowed her fans with her performance in Kaminey and Fashion. In fact, the latter fetched her first prestigious National Award.

Recent weeks have not been easy on the former beauty queen, with the income tax raid in her house and reports that Shahid Kapoor opened Chopra’s door to the officials.

Commenting on the incident, Chopra said: “First of all, my maidservant opened the door for the officials. Yes, I did immediately call Shahid because he was closest to me. My parents were in my other house.

“Shahid is my neighbour. He’s five minutes away. He did come to help me out during the raid, as he would’ve for any other friend. But why would he be in his boxer shorts? I was very angry when I read this.

“The IT officials were very kind. But people who made up such stories were not. I’ve parents whom I am accountable to when such stories come out,” she said.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 7^th, 2011.