Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif broke the internet in August last year as they announced their first film together titled Jee Le Zaraa. Directed by Farhan Akhtar, the film will have the girls finally go on a female road trip and celebrate the bond of sisterhood. Now, talking about Katrina and Alia, their co-star PeeCee revealed why she got them on-board.
Talking about it, Priyanka told a news agency, “I have spent a long time in my career where we have always been secondary to men. The heroes decide where the movie is shot, who is cast and what's happening. It is boring. We are living in a time where women need to be able to have agency in their lives.” Priyanka revealed how the idea of the film was rooted in her mind, after which she had a long telephonic chat with her friends Katrina and Alia Bhatt. "I called up Alia and Katrina, this is before Farhan or anybody came (on board). I called the girls first. I was sitting at home and I wanted to do a Hindi movie. But I wanted it to be on the terms of women," she shared.
She continued and talked about how women actors have now paved the path for the upcoming female artists to headline powerful stories on their own. “My generation of actresses really really opened the door for the next generation of actresses to be the faces on the posters, to be able to sell movies. So, I really wanted to bring together my friends and say let's create a movie that will do well at the box office and it will be ours... So, the stars aligned and we decided to do it. Hopefully, we will start shoot it next year," she added.
Jee Le Zaraa is written by Zoya Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar and Reema Kagti. It will be helmed by Farhan and produced under his and Ritesh Sidhwani’s production banner Excel Entertainment. The film will go on the floors in 2022 and will release in 2023.
(Source: PTI)
