Haven’t Bagged ZID For Being Priyanka Chopra’s Cousin: Mannara

Bollywood’s latest entrant and a new Chopra sister Mannara, who would be marking her debut through the upcoming film ‘Zid’, says that she bagged the opportunity to star in the movie because of her own talent and not for her superstar cousin Priyanka’s fame! But Mannara, who has changed her name from Barbie Handa, shared that she did discuss about the project with sister Priyanka before taking the final call about the film.
“I don’t think anyone will give me a film just because I am Priyanka’s sister. Till the time one goes for an audition, you cannot say anything. Last year I completed my Telegu film and during that time my mama (Priyanka’s dad) was not well. I was auditioning for Hindi films. During that point of time while going to her house one day I told her about ‘Zid’ and mentioned that I am in the third stage of auditioning. She (Priyanka) asked me to go ahead,” Mannara said.
When asked about her other celebrity cousin Parineeti, Mannara said that she’s close to her too. Sharing their childhood memories together, Mannara said, “During vacations when we used to visit my Nani’s house in Ambala and I used to meet Parineeti there. It was a typical Punjabi family bonding. It was like a movie scene – a house inside the farm where we used to have so much fun. All of us used to sing together. We are 14 cousins and very closely knitted.” ‘Zid’ is an upcoming erotic thriller film which is directed by ‘Hate Story’- fame filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Anubhav Sinha. The film also features newbie actor Karanvir Sharma opposite Mannara.