MUMBAI : Parineeti Chopra has been soaring the screen with her performance as Amarjot Kaur in Diljit Dosanjh's Amar Singh Chamkila. The actress had once said that she was made fun of by a co-star for her weight. Someone had also suggested she hire a trainer and pay Rs 2 lakh a month along with a nutritionist. During a podcast with Raj Shamani, the actress revealed that during the start of her career, she did not earn a lot.

“I was like, ‘I don’t have 4 lakh a month to pay. I don’t make that money. This is my third film.’ And I remember going up to a co-actor of mine who has definitely grown up in Bombay, in this world, and of course, comes from a place of privilege. He’s like, ‘Why aren’t you hiring these people? And I said, ‘Listen, but I really can’t afford it.’ I was paid Rs 5 lakhs for my first film. He was like, ‘If you can’t afford it, then you shouldn’t be in this profession.", she said.

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She further revealed in the interview, "At that time, a lot of people were like, “Listen, you should be wearing this, you should be wearing that.” And I used to think in my head, “But I can’t right now. Like, give me time.” And I was judged for that. It’s very weird, this happens".

The diva played the love interest of Chamkila in Imtiaz Ali's Amar Singh Chamkila which was a biopic on Punjab's pop star. The film was loved by the audiences.

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