I’ll never discuss my personal life online: Priyanka Chopra

Surrounded by praise, Priyanka Chopra seeks constructive criticism from her fans.

MUMBAI: After following her on Twitter, Priyanka Chopra’s fans can now get a sneak peek into her world through a voice blog, voice chats and an official YouTube channel, but no “personal” talk please, the actor says and adds she is looking forward to honest criticism of her work and style.

The Bollywood actor started the Twitter craze by being one of the first celebrities to join the micro-blogging site. Now she has gone a step further to make her presence felt in the online world.

The 28-year-old signed an agreement with UTV Interactive to launch her voice blog, voice chats and an official YouTube channel. The launch took place on Wednesday.

“I think it’s high time that I became confident enough to say that this is me. People have just seen me on the big screen, but there I’m playing a character, I’m never myself. But here, it’s me, it’s everything that I am as a person,” said Chopra.

“I can talk about stuff that happened behind the scenes, on the sets, backstage or at my place, just talking about things that I find interesting. It’s a way of making people know the real me,” she added.

However, she stresses she will blog only about things she wants to say and not about her relationships and love life.

“I won’t reveal everything about myself. That’s the most amazing part about interacting. I can say what I want to say, but one thing that I haven’t done and never will is talk about my personal life. That is something I don’t believe in talking about,” Chopra maintained.

And any fear of rude or vulgar responses?

“If someone is being rude or vulgar, I can block him. But if it’s criticism, I’m very open to it. If there is someone who tells me that I didn’t like your performance or your hair, I’ll ask them why. I’m interested in knowing what their perception of me is,” she said.

“As actors, we are constantly in a place surrounded by people who just praise you; so it’s lovely to have people around you who give you a reality check,” added the actor who has starred in hits like Aitraaz, Dostana, Fashion and Kaminey.

When asked how she balances her personal and professional life, after being a part of so many ventures, the actor said, “You’ve got to make time for it. Personal life, for me, is my family and friends. I love what I do and I’ve never faced a conflict between my personal and professional life, and the day I do, I’ll learn to balance it. But at the moment, since I’ve not faced a conflict I’m sure it’s balanced.”

“I’m good at multitasking,” explains Chopra blithely.

Chopra, who was last seen in Anjaana Anjaani opposite Ranbir Kapoor, has  a list of films including Saat Khoon Maaf, Don 2 and Silence lined up for release.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 24^th, 2010.