She might be one of the most ambitious actresses in Bollywood today, but Priyanka Chopra knows what her priorities are.While most of our Bollywood actresses would never miss a chance to star in a Hollywood film, Priyanka recently refused to star in Dawn of War. And it wasn’t because she didn’t like the script. The only reason Priyanka turned down the offer was because she chose to star in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Saat Khoon Maaf instead

Priyanka Chopra is not eager to enter Hollywood at this point of time as she gave those dates to Saat Khoon Maa. She is not interested in Tarsem Singh's Dawn Of War. The role was first offered to Priyanka which now stars Freida Pinto. She got the copy of the script while she was in the US shooting for Anjaana Anjaani. Coincidentally dates for Saat Khoon Maaf were being worked out at that time and both the makers wanted her dates for the same time in early April. Priyanka liked the script of the Hollywood film however she chose Vishal Bhardwaj's film instead. Tarsem then prefer Freida Pinto for Dawn of War. Casting of Dawn Of War includes Mickey Rourke, British actor Henry Cavill and Kellan Lutz of Twilight series fame. It is based on the story of Theseus, a young Greek warrior, who is ordered by King Hyperion to fight the evil elder gods of the Titans and save mankind.

A source said, “The dates of Dawn of War and Saat Khoon Maaf were being worked out at the same time and Priyanka was asked to allot her dates in early April.Left with no choice but to choose one of the two projects, Priyanka didn’t think twice before agreeing to star in Bhardwaj’s film. Priyanka was given a copy of the script of Dawn of War while she was shooting in the US for Siddharth Anand’s Anjaana Anjaani.”
 

After Priyanka refused the offer, director Tarsem Singh signed Freida Pinto to star opposite British actor Henry Cavill. Priyanka is currently shooting in Gulmarg and Srinagar for Saat Khoon Maaf and remained unavailable for comment.   "In fact that has always been a conscious effort throughout my career. I am fortunate enough to be enjoying films like Siddharth Anand's ANJAANA ANJAANI with Ranbir Kapoor on one hand and Vishalji's (Bhardwaj) next on another. Thankfully, it's all working out quite well." said Priyanka who believes in being versatile.

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