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Priyanka bails out Bawejas
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service

Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) It's official now. Priyanka Chopra has stepped in to help director Harry Baweja after Kareena Kapoor walked out of his son's launch vehicle "Love Story 2050" at the eleventh hour.

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The decision to squeeze in Harman Baweja's launch vehicle into her busy schedule is further proof of just how far Priyanka is willing to go to accommodate her friends.

"They were in a bit of a tight spot," Priyanka told IANS from Malaysia where she's shooting for Farhan Akhtar's "Don". 

"And it was a friend's career at stake. So I made a bit of an adjustment to do '2050'. But it's not a favour to anyone except me...please! It's a fantastic role. I get to go into two different dimensions in the same film. It is a fantastic script... and they are paying me my price. 

"I see no reason why I shouldn't do a bit of date adjustment for a project that seems to have only pluses on its side." 

The dates are being worked out at this very moment between Baweja and Priyanka's secretary. 

Priyanka is aware that Kareena had walked out of "Love Story 2050". "I have no idea why she'd do something like that. It's a role I'd stretch myself to do."

Priyanka 'best' choice for 'Love Story 2050'

Harry Baweja has cited Priyanka Chopra's persona, her acting skills and her thorough sense of professionalism as the three reasons for casting her opposite his son Harman in the his futuristic film "Love Story 2050", reports Bollywood Trade. 

"We zeroed in on her name soon after Kareena Kapoor's exit from the film. She seemed to be the best choice for the role from every point of view, be it her persona, her dates chart, her sense of professionalism and the keen interest she showed in the film from day one. I am confident that she'll pull off the role very well, considering that it has various shades to it. She is no doubt a very busy artist but we have decided to make adjustments," Baweja reveals. 

The fact that she and Harman share more than a cordial relationship also made things easier. Says Baweja, "She and Harman are great friends and there is definitely a certain comfort level working with her, which will be good for the film." 

"I can say that Priyanka has been signed at the market price that she currently commands and she deserves every bit of it," he says.