Olympia in London will always be an important place for Yukta Mookhey. It was there she was crowned Miss World in 1999. The following year she handed the crown to fellow Indian Priyanka Chopra. Yukta has enjoyed stretching herself in her latest movie, the much-delayed Memsaab. “I was very excited when I first heard the script of the movie,” she says. “It sounded interesting and the role was also a big challenge for me. Also, it was a woman-oriented role, so I accepted it happily. I had to work a lot on my character. I hope the audience likes me in the film.”

Yukta’s film career has not been as prolific as Priyanka’s, although she did catch the eye in Pyaar, a generally disappointing film. Is she very careful about choosing her roles? “For me, Bollywood does not mean showing flesh,” she explains. Adding, “It doesn’t even mean running around trees with the hero. Movies such as Julie, Murder, Hawas, etc. are not my cup of tea. I did not find any good scripts though offers kept pouring in. I believe one should do a subject that motivates. I would really love to do women-centric roles. I am also interested in doing period films.”

Yukta is not just a pretty face. There are many sides to her character, including her interest in social issues. She has just completed a documentary on child labour. “I have been actively involved with a lot of social cause related events and programmes. Hence, when I was asked to work in a documentary on child labour, I readily accepted,” she explained.

In the times where the actresses pressurise themselves to lose and lose and lose weight, here is one actress who happily gained some weight during her film shooting! Yes, Piggy Chops was requested by Madhur Bhandarkar to gain some weight for her character in her upcoming movie, Fashion.

“Let me clear that I had to put on weight for this film and not lose. This girl, Meghna Mathur is a small town girl. Thus to make it look real I had to put on 5 kgs in the first half of the movie. After shooting those scenes I worked out to get back to my normal shape,” told the actress to a a news daily.

Well, good to see u back in shape before it was too late lady!!

Priyanka Chopra had made it clear that she wouldn’t be doing any lip locks and any more bikini scenes after the movie Andaaz and Aitraz. But then, this is the age of the “Survival Of The Fittest”!!! So the girl has now been considerate enough to don a swim suit fo Karan Johar’s “Dostana” starring herself, John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan in the lead.

“I’ve worked with Abhishek and John before. But never like this. Their bonding is infectious. Dostana was one big party. It’s a beachside sporty film. And I’m very much a water babe,” quoted Priyanka.

Well, is the no to bikini but yes to swim suit is out of dignity or is she just trying to avoid that extra work out for those flawless flab??

Madhur Bhandarkar, Priyanka Chopra, Arjan Bajwa at the press conference of ‘Fashion‘

18th July marks the birthday of the dusky beauty Priyanka Chopra. So all you fans who want to wish the lady, convey your wishes in our comments section, and we will forward it to your favourite actress.
Happy Birth Day Priyanka, may God bless you with all the wellness and happiness.