Priyanka Releases her
first Album
Mumbai, Sep 13 (PTI)
Priyanka Chopra, who made her singing debut through international music
single 'In My City', today said she had fulfilled her father Dr Ashok Chopra's
long cherished dream of becoming a singer.
"My parents were very
emotional when they heard my song.
This was my dad's dream.
My dad was not all that happy when I became an actor and won national awards,
like he is today," Priyanka told reporters here at the unveiling of the
album..
Talking to PTI at the
unveiling of the album, Priyanka Chopra said, "My parents were very emotional
when they heard my song. This was my dad's dream. My dad was not all that
happy when I became an actor and won national awards, like he is today."
She added, "My father is an incredible singer. I am happy and overwhelmed
that my family and friends are here. I am feeling like a newcomer. I am
feeling it is my first film."
Priyanka Chopra has very
big plans for the shooting of her debut album. Talking about it, she said,
"The heart of this album is Indian. It is a desi girl album. We will be
shooting the video soon, we are planning things about the album, we will
try and add some Bollywood elements to it. I am very nervous, I am shivering
a lot."
The actress further said,
"I never thought I would be a professional singer, also I never thought
I would become an actor. If not this then I would be an engineer. I have
never sung professionally. I never knew I would be doing it. I can't believe
this is my event and I am overwhelmed." She added, "I grew up listening
to music from my parents. My father used to listen to Mohammed Rafi and
my mother used to listen to international music bands like Beatles and
Metallic."
Priyanka's first song
from the album was launched internationally officially at the National
Football League in the US on Thursday Night on NFL network. "It is an important
and huge thing for an Indian to have this launch at NFL. It is a huge honour
to have this one and half minute version there. No Indian has done that.
It is surreal," Priyanka said.
However, Priyanka Chopra
is quite nervous about singing at live shows. "I am not prepared for doing
live shows. I am very nervous about it. I love performing but when I reach
that level I will do live shows. This is just the beginning of my journey
in the world of music," she said.
The album will be available
across all physical and digital platforms tomorrow exclusively on Universal
music. |