Parallels will be drawn: Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra is on a roll with her big film choices currently. Now she is set to start the official remake of Hollywood’s hit thriller The Girl on the Train. Pari will reprise the hugely acclaimed role of the protagonist, essayed by Emily Blunt in the original, and she is okay with people comparing her performance with the Hollywood superstar’s. “Emily Blunt’s performance in The Girl on the Train had blown my mind, and it is a privilege for me to play the character that she has essayed so brilliantly on screen.

The restrain and range she showed as an actor while playing a girl who is troubled and battling herself in the film showed what a fantastic actor she is. When an actor does a remake of a loved film, there are expectations to match the original, if not better it. So, I realise that the audience will look at our film and draw comparisons to the original as well as compare my portrayal of the protagonist versus Emily’s,” Parineeti says. The actress further adds, “There is nothing an actor can do in the remake to steer away from this conversation, so the best way to approach this film is to embrace the fact that parallels will be drawn. Since the original film was so well received by people.”