Lara Dutta, Miss Universe 2000, and Priyanka Chopra both appeared in the Akshay Kumar-starring romance Andaaz (2003), which was a casting coup at the time. Lara, who will turn 45 on April 16, discussed her career possibilities following the success of the movie. He had mentioned that he and Priyanka did not pursue the same types of jobs and that they had different career goals in the film industry.
In the movie Andaz, Priyanka Chopra and former Miss India Lara Dutta co-starred with Akshay Kumar (2003).
Lara made her Bollywood debut with Andaaz, while Priyanka Chopra made her debut with Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta’s The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, directed by Anil Sharma. In the Sunil Darshan-directed film, Akshay, Lara, and Priyanka were involved in a passionate love triangle. At the time, both the movie and the soundtrack were popular.
Lara admitted to Rediff in a 2003 interview that he and Priyanka had different perspectives on their jobs. She’d stated, “Actress-wise, we are completely dissimilar. They each have distinct goals. I want to have a solid acting career so that one day a director will feel comfortable casting me in a role similar to Nargis in Mother India.” Are. “I’d rather not burn myself. I don’t want to show up in every movie. I don’t want spectators to notice that he is also present.”
And she added, “Finding the ideal harmony between a leading lady and a sex symbol is quite challenging. I want to play everything.” For their roles in the movie, Lara and Priyanka both received a share of the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Priyanka was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2004 as well.
Lara portrayed Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the Bell Bottom movie with Akshay in 2021. She co-starred with Naseeruddin Shah, Raghubir Yadav, Lara Dutta, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra, and Anya Singh in the 2022 family drama Kaun Banega Shikharvati on Zee5. The actor’s subsequent role will be in Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley, an Agatha Christie mystery directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
Lara, who is wed to former tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, also has a lead role opposite Mohit Raina in the upcoming love film Ishq-e-Nadan.