Parineeti Chopra Recalls Sushant Singh Rajput's Excitement Over Her National Award Win

Parineeti Chopra has opened up about a memorable moment involving late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, recalling how excited he was when she found out about her National Award recognition. The actress was shooting for Shuddh Desi Romance with Sushant and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor in 2013 when she received the news that she had won a National Film Award - Special Mention category for her performance as Zoya Qureshi in Ishaqzaade at the 60th Edition of National Film Awards.

At the time, Parineeti had appeared in only one other film as an actor, the YRF romantic entertainer Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. Recalling how she learnt about the honour, Parineeti told Zoom that she received a message from Karan Johar saying 'Mubarak ho' (Congratulations). She was wondering what the message was for when Sushant got excited and said he would find out.

She further remembered Sushant's immediate reaction to the news, noting he said, 'Main National Award winner ke saath kaam kar raha hoon' (I am working with a National Award winner). Describing his response, Parineeti added that Rishi Kapoor said both of them had gone crazy, while Sushant hugged her and she started crying.

The actress also revealed that she and Sushant were supposed to collaborate on another film with filmmaker Homi Adajania, though the project never materialised. Speaking about their equation, Parineeti shared that they used to have academic talks, discussing stars and economics, and that they really understood each other.

On the work front, Parineeti Chopra was last seen in the Netflix series Shaque: Trust No One. She is now gearing up for Reporting Live, a journalistic drama slated to premiere on Netflix on October 9.