Priyanka to sing in Hindi now

Actress-turned-singer Priyanka Chopra says she would love to do Hindi playback singing in her own films.

“I do plan to do that in my next few films. I would love to do playback singing. All my singles are in English and I would love to sing in Hindi as well. We are trying to work something out and you will soon hear it. I have always believed to push the envelope and try to do something different,” Priyanka said.

Ask her if she is happy with the way her singing career is shaping up, Priyanka says, “I never thought I would become a singer but music was something that I have known even before I came into films. I really loved music and singing. I would often accompany my father when he performed on stage and he would always dedicate a song to me. I grew up with a lot of music.”

Priyanka released her third single ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’. This is her third single as a singer after ‘In My City’ and ‘Exotic’ with Pitbull.

She says the song is inspired by Bonnie Rait’s classic track of the same name, which released in 1991. While Rait’s version was a soft love ballad, Priyanka’s cover version is an electronic number fused with fast-paced and pop beats.

The video of the song explores moments from a one-sided romantic relationship, which is on the rocks.

“I wanted the third song to be a solo single and we were deciding on which song should we go with. There were some really great songs but I felt an instant connect with this song. It’s a special song for me, since it’s a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s ballad that has been done by several great artistes in the past. I remember singing this song when I was a kid,” Priyanka said.

Through this single, Priyanka did not want to portray a depressed and sad girl but rather someone who has moved on from a broken relationship.

“When we are young we had a favorite song for every situation. This song was my heartbreak song. This is one of the songs which gives a vibe that I am in pain but I will still survive it.

“When we a see a video of any heartbreak songs, we normally see that the girl is always depressed and sad but when we decided to shoot the video, I decided that it should be about a girl who is talking about her freedom and moving on rather than crying over a broken relationship,” she said.

Biopic on her life

Priyanka says she does not mind if there is a biopic on her life, but wants it to made at the right time.

Aseem Merchant, rumored to be Priyanka’s friend during her modeling days, is reportedly planning to make a movie on her.

Aseem, who was last seen in a small role in Salman Khan starrer ‘Wanted’, is turning producer with this biopic on Priyanka.

“It is mind-blowing to hear that I have become so big that people are making a film on my life. Jokes apart, I don’t think I have become so big that people would make a film on me,” Priyanka, 31, said at an event.

“I really haven’t heard about if someone is doing it. There are a lot of things that I still need to achieve. Maybe when I turn 40, people can decide to make a film because I am sure I will achieve whatever I want to by that age,” she added.

There is buzz that the film will focus on Priyanka’s days as a model and also talk about her legal battle with her ex-manager Prakash Jaju.
Prakash had served over two months in jail on allegations of cheating the actress. Apparently, he targeted Priyanka over non-payment of dues and insisted that the actress owed him money.

On this, Priyanka says, “It would be extremely flattering for me if someone would make a biopic on my life, but this particular situation makes me very angry as I know what my family and I went through during that phase of our lives and what upsets me is that people want to glorify something which was a painful part in my life. I think it’s extremely disturbing.”

Priyanka is currently doing a biopic on ace Indian boxer Mary Kom.

“I am doing a biopic on Mary Kom’s life and she has sat with me on every scene that I have shot and has told me her emotions that she felt during a particular situation,” the actress said.