Parineeti Chopra, earning acclaim for her role in Imtiaz Ali’s "Amar Singh Chamkila" alongside Diljit Dosanjh, recently reflected on her early days in the film industry. Speaking with Raj Shamani on his podcast, she fondly recalled her journey from interning in YRF's marketing and PR department to becoming a sought-after actor.
Recalling her responsibilities, Parineeti mentioned, "I did promotions for Rani for Dil Bole Hadippa, Deepika Padukone and Neil Nitin Mukesh for Lafangey Parindey, and Anushka and Shahid Kapoor for their film Badmaash Company. I would line up interviews for these actors and order coffees for them. My final film as an intern at the studio was Band Baaja Baarat." She shared that journalists, whom she had previously arranged celebrity interviews for during her time at YRF, are now interviewing her about her own projects.
After working at Yash Raj Films for one and a half years, Parineeti decided to quit her job. However, her career took a turn when she received a phone call from Aditya Chopra, the head of YRF. "A few days after I left the job, I got a call from Adi, and I wondered why he was calling," Parineeti shared.
Aditya expressed his interest in signing her for a three-film deal at YRF after watching her audition tape with casting director Shanoo Sharma, recognising her potential. This marked the beginning of Parineeti's journey as an actor, culminating in her debut in "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" a month later.
