Actor Priyanka Chopra‘s mother, Madhu Chopra, recalled how cantankerous director Tarun Manshukhani used to be. Priyanka worked with him on the film Dostana, but they had their differences, and she was wary of upsetting him. In an interview, Madhu Chopra recalled the trepidation that Priyanka felt when she fell ill one day, and had to take some time off. She had her mother ring Tarun up, and he reacted sarcastically. This made Madhu stand up for her daughter with a stern declaration. It was also during Dostana that Priyanka had differences with costume designer Manish Malhotra.
Madhu Chopra spoke to Lehren Retro about the incidents, and said, “Tarun, as I know him today, was not the same Tarun. He was a very scary man. One day, Priyanka had a high fever. She asked for a pill, and I gave one to her. She was insisting that she’ll go to work. But even after an hour or so, the fever wouldn’t subside. I told her that she must rest it out and not go to work. She asked me to tell Tarun, because she didn’t want to be the one to break the news to him.”
