Parineeti Chopra: Would love to perform with my cousin

Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra says she would love to perform on stage
with her star cousin Priyanka Chopra.

"I would love to perfome with her. She is
one of the best dancers we have,"
Parineeti of Ishaqzaade fame said.

The 24-year-old, who is here for the 14th
International Indian Film Academy (IIFA)
awards, says she grew up watching
Priyanka and other celebrities attending
award functions and is now thrilled to be
part of the festivities.

"It just used to be a distant dream at one
point when I used to see stars go abroad
and attend these awards and be on the
biggest stage of Bollywood. I feel blessed
to be a part of that entourage," she said.

Parineeti will be seen performing with Vicky Donor fame actor
Ayushmann Khurrana at the IIFA awards night.

Praising IIFA organisers, she said: "It is
exciting as always. I have said it before
that IIFA was the first one to do it. They
were the reason that Bollywood came
closer to global fans. This time I have been
offered to be on their main stage," she said.

"It's a romantic act with Ayushmann. I will
be performing on slow songs," added the
actress. Talking about her excitement and
nervousness, she revealed, "I will be
nervous, like 10 minutes before the act,
but right now I am excited. Of course,
there are lots of rehearsals and I will be
practicing all night."

Though she won several awards for her
debut film Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Parineeti confesses she never
expected the honours.

"I never expected that when I was doing
the first film. I was just enjoying each day
and focussing on my scenes. But once the
nominations began, I got excited," she
said.

Talking about her future projects, she said:
"OnlyHasi Toh Phasi and Shudh Desi Romance are romantic comedies. The
other two films, which I am doing, are
different, but I cannot talk about them
right now," she said.