Priyanka Chopra had a “serious affair” in the past, which director Prahlad Kakkar disclosed, and the actress decided to keep it a secret.
Although Kakkar would not name the individual, Bollywood has long conjectured about her purported relationship with Shah Rukh Khan, particularly after their flicks Don (2006) and Don 2 (2011) demonstrated their indisputable chemistry.
What did Kakkar tell about Priyanka’s affair?
Kakkar told Vickey Lalwani, “Priyanka is a doll, she’s a great person to work with. She’s very ambitious, she’s very single-minded, she’s very focused. And she has a certain sense of dignity which she will not allow people to enter. So, her whole, this whole so-called affair, she never made a comment on it. Everybody else was commenting. She never said anything. She held her dignity. And if it was a frivolous relationship, she would have laughed. Obviously, it was serious. So, it was very personal to her. She didn’t want it to be written about, she didn’t want to be talked about it,” reported News18.
Kakkar opens up on Priyanka’s Miss India journey
When discussing Priyanka’s early career, Kakkar mentioned her competing against Lara Dutta in the Femina Miss India contest in 2000. Priyanka finished first runner-up and Lara took home the main title, although both went on to win significant international pageant championships in the same year.
Kakkar said, “Priyanka had huge disadvantages at that time. First, she was dark. Second, she had a bad skin. And she still does. Okay, so her skin had to be actually made up and covered. And then she was a strong-looking girl. She lost a lot of weight to look like the way she did in Dostana. She looked like a million dollars in Dostana. I mean, there’s no question about it. She had to work damn hard at it because she’s not a delicate-looking girl. She’s a big-boned girl. So you don’t, you’re not just losing weight on your flesh. You’re also having to deal with a skeleton.”
Kakkar on Priyanka’s bold move to leave…
Priyanka’s bold decision to quit Bollywood and settle in the West was also emphasised by Kakkar. “When the industry decided that she was too old for young heroines, she was the first Indian heroine to move abroad and make it there. I mean, who takes that kind of risk to leave? You are getting big roles, you are getting parts, you are not top of the line anymore, and you decide, f**k it, I am going to restart my career again. How many people can do that?”