Priyanka Chopra will begin shooting for the reality TV show Khatron Ke Khiladi in August. She will shoot for 20 days and it would be a September season of 16 episodes, says the actor.
Priyanka told Bombay Times: “My television debut with Khatron Ke Khiladi is super exciting. I don't see it as me replacing Akshay Kumar. How can I? Akshay is the original khatron ka khiladi, so I'm not even going to try. I will fail miserably. What I'm going to do is to bring my own personality into the show. And not try and step into Akshay's shoes. My aim is to make the show young, vivacious, fun, funny and shake it up a little bit.”
On Shah Rukh Khan, she says: “ have been very vocal about my feelings for Shah Rukh Khan. I can't tell you how proud, excited and humbled I am that he called me a ‘Shero'. Especially since he is someone I have admired from a very young age. Praise coming from someone I idolise means a lot more to me. It feels even better because when you are selfmade, you are constantly looking for someone to say that you are doing the right thing. The fear factor is huge, you keep asking yourself, ‘Am I going the right way?' I have no formal training. I don't know films up, close and personal. My schooling has been my career. When compliments like this and awards happen, it just gives me the signal that I am headed in the right direction. I'm going to find my feet soon”.
On Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka says: “I have known Ranbir for three years. We have friends in common. However, I didn't know him too well when I left for the Anjaana Anjaani schedule in New York. We got to know each other there. He is a phenomenal co-actor, someone who keeps you on your toes. He has a certain sense of give and take. A certain sense of listening. As a person, he is super fun. We were always laughing and joking. It was a great outdoor.”
On Shahid Kapoor, the vivacious actor says: “It is sheer coincidence that Shahid and I were in Goa at the same time. All of Bollywood was there when I landed in Goa a couple of weeks ago. It was designer Abu Jaani's 50th birthday. My shoot was cancelled, so my best friend Tamana and I decided to go there for a day. Everyone was there including Shahid, Abhishek, Ash and a whole load of others.”
