Parineeti Chopra was in the news some time ago for her drastic weight loss, with some praising her dedication and some criticising her for sending out a negative message on body image. But the actress says she doesn’t always pay attention to what people are talking about to avoid getting caught in a “vicious circle”.
“You can’t always pay attention to what people are talking about you. If you do, you will get into a vicious circle. You have to feel good, you have to feel fit. Fitness is extremely subjective and that’s the fun of it,” Chopra said.
“You have to do things that work for you, that makes you feel good about yourself. I feel no pressure to look a certain way. I only want to stay fit and live a healthy, happy, complete life,” added the actress.
The actress spoke briefly about what fitness meant to her.
“Fitness is all about challenging yourself — every single day, every single training session. If it doesn’t give you the rush, the thrill, you will get bored. I look for something new, something to push my physical boundaries every single day.”
Chopra made her debut with Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, but was critically noticed after Ishaqzaade. She also got a good response for Hasee Toh Phasee and Golmaal Again, and faced failures with films like Kill Dil, Daawat-e-Ishq and Shuddh Desi Romance.
“My next film is an amazing exciting project titled Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, which will be releasing on August 3. The edge-of-the-seat thriller is directed by Dibakar Banerjee and I am extremely happy to have been directed by him.
“Post this, Namaste England releases this Dussehra [Hindu festival], which will be my second release this year with Arjun Kapoor. It is directed by Vipul Shah and it is a full on entertainer. We are yet to finish shooting for the film. Lastly, I have also been shooting for Kesari where I get to work with Akshay [Kumar]. It is an absolute pleasure working with him as there is so much to learn from him,” said Chopra.
The actress says she has had an “amazing journey over the last seven and a half years” in the industry, where she has also showed her skills as a singer.
“I have always experimented with my roles and tried to choose roles that are different from each other. The most wonderful thing being an actor is to get to explore the life of different characters in each and every film.
“My experimentation won’t stop. I will keep on pushing myself and try to always entertain audiences,” said Chopra.
