Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra in Salaam-E-Ishq (Image courtesy: YouTube)
Highlights
- "UP-Bareilly ki pali badi hun, janaab. Desi girl forever," she replied
- "Bharat welcomes you back home. Humari film Hindi hai," Salman said
- Bharat is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar
Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra are all set to co-star together in Ali Abbas Zafar's
Bharat.
Salman welcomed Priyanka on board with a tweet that had a hilarious disclaimer for the actress, whom we've all but lost to Hollywood. But Priyanka, a '
desi girl forever,' is very happy to be a part of team
Bharat. "
Bharat welcomes you back home, Priyanka Chopra. See you soon. By the way,
humari film Hindi hai," Salman tweeted, adding a wink emoticon. (ROFL). However, Priyanka's reply is just winning the Internet, you'll agree too. "UP-Bareilly
ki pali badi hun, janaab. Desi girl forever. Very happy to be a part of
Bharat and see all of u on set," she tweeted.
Read Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra's Twitter exchange here.
Priyanka Chopra's last Hindi film was
Jai Gangaajal, which released in 2016. She's a busy star in the West and debuted in Hollywood last year with
Baywatch and much before that, she starred in the American TV show
Quantico. Priyanka has two other Hollywood films in the line-up and the third season of
Quantico begins this month.
Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra are co-stars of
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salaam-E-Ishq and
God Tussi Great Ho. Ali Abbas Zafar directed her in
Gunday.
Oh, BTW, Ali Abbas Zafar also had a message for Priyanka.
Of
Bharat, Priyanka told news agency PTI, "I'm looking forward to begin shooting this film and working with Salman and Ali again after a considerable time. I've learnt a lot from them in our previous collaborations and am excited to see what this one has to offer."
Salman has already started filming
Bharat.
Like other films of Salman Khan,
Bharat hits the screens on Eid. It is slated for a Eid 2019 release.