The grapevine suggests the South export has a long wait ahead due to Priyanka’s commitments to other projects Close on the heels of the Deepika Padukone-Chitrangda Singh cat fight on the sets of Desi Boyz, it seems there’s another fight brewing in B-Town. This time it’s between Priyanka Chopra and newcomer Ileana D’Cruz, the lead actresses in Anurag Basu’s upcoming film ‘Barfee’. While previously we had written about how PC had snubbed the debutante on the sets of the film, now rumours are doing the rounds that Priyanka’s month-long stay in Los Angeles (where she is working on her first international music album) has affected the Barfee schedule. This in turn is delaying the South star’s Hindi film debut, where she plays the third lead alongside PC and Ranbir Kapoor. A trade source says, “Anurag has one schedule still left to shoot in Hong Kong, apart from some other talkie portions. With Priyanka being in LA for a month, it has taken a toll on the schedule and some date adjustments have been made. The film will now release in mid 2012.” This means Bollywood will get a peek at Ileana only around June-July 2012. The No. 1 girl from Kollywood will have to wait patiently for the next seven months to make her Hindi film splash. However, producer Siddharth Roy Kapur denies that Priyanka has left Barfee in the lurch. Says he, “I don’t know where these stories are coming from. PC has been very open with us about her professional commitments, be it her album or her movies. She hasn’t delayed our film.” Asked whether Ileana is under exclusive contract till Barfee releases, Siddharth says, “We have a two-film contract with her, but she is not under an exclusive contract and is free to do other films.” Yawn. When will these petty rivalries between insecure actresses end?
