Aitraaz, directed by Abbas-Mustan, had Priyanka Chopra playing the villain, along with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the leads.
Priyanka Chopra has played multiple versatile roles in her career including the negative character of a 'sexually forward' woman in Abbas-Mustan's romantic thriller Aitraaz. The actress was hugely appreciated for her brilliant performance in the film, which also starred Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead roles.
In 2015, while appearing on Anupam Kher's talk show The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai, Priyanka revealed how Rakesh Roshan cast her opposite Hrithik Roshan in the 2006 superhero film Krrish, the sequel to the 2003 blockbuster Koi Mil Gaya, after watching her scenes in Aitraaz.
The Citadel actress said, "Rakesh sir saw me at a funeral, and he called me. He said, ‘I saw you at a funeral, you’re very pretty’. I said, ‘Excuse me?’ I was wearing a white salwar kurta, no makeup. Anyway, Rakesh Roshan was calling me, and this was right after Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. He wanted to see my rushes from Aitraaz."
Chopra further added how she requested Abbas-Mustan to not show the interval scene to Rakesh Roshan as she added, "I called up Abbas-Mustan, and I said, 'Look, meri izzat ka sawal hai (my reputation is on the line), please don’t show him the interval scene'. It was a rape scene, in which I rape Akshay’s character. He watched that scene and cast me in Krrish. I was so embarrassed, I couldn’t look him in the eye."
Priyanka Chopra won the now discontinued Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for Aitraaz, becoming only the second female actress after Kajol to do so. The Kuch Kuch Hota Hai actress had won the award for her villainous act in Gupt: The Hidden Truth in 1998.
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