Priyanka ChopraWhile there have been reports of
Priyanka Chopra being miffed with her
Zanjeer co-star
Ramcharan Teja for apparently showing up late for their promotional event, the truth is, Ms Chopra too is very busy, too busy to even attend the massive music release function of
Thoofan, the Telugu version of
Zanjeer on Wednesday in Hyderabad.
A source from Hyderabad says, "We were very surprised when PC didn't show up in Hyderabad. It was very big day for the Telugu
Zanjeer and also for
Ramcharan Teja's wife Upasana. Her family's Apollo chain of hospitals turned 25 years old on Wednesday. First there was a grand event at the Novotel hotel for the Apollo parivaar where Upasana's grandfather who founded the Apollo chain was present. This was followed by the
Thoofan music release at which all of
Ramcharan's directors so far (he has done only 4 Telugu films) came on stage to wish him all the best."
Priyanka, we hear from Hyderabad, was to appear at both the events in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Instead she was seen in Mumbai on Wednesday evening walking the ramp for Neeta Ambani.
When asked about conspicuous absence in Hyderabad,
Zanjeer director Apoorva Lakhia defended his heroine stoutly. "PC has been co-operation personified. She has been promoting
Zanjeer and
Thoofan, and shooting for her song in Ram Leela. The reason she didn't show up in Hyderabad was because she attended a fashion event in Mumbai for our Zanjeer producers (Reliance). And she sent a video message for our music function in Hyderabad which was beamed on every channel on Andhra Pradesh."
Regarding reports that
Ramcharan pissed off
Priyanka by showing up late for
Zanjeer events, a source from the
Zanjeer team informs, "Yes.
Ramcharan did show up more than an hour late for an event last week at the Mithibhai College in Mumbai. But that was because his driver got into a verbal scuffle.
Ramcharan apologized to
Priyanka and she was just fine with it. Now someone wants to portray
Ramcharan as non-punctual and indisciplined on the eve of his Hindi release then what can we do? The truth is he is as driven, committed and punctual as PC."
source:http://www.indianexpress.com/news/priyanka-chopra-skips-zanjeer-event-in-hyderabad-for-ram-leela/1162729/