Wednesday 27 March 2013

Priyanka Chopra’s 10 PR tricks that backfired


We all know that Priyanka Chopra, popularly known as PC , has tried every trick in the book to stay in the news, despite average box office performance. Most of her recent hit movies have run on the name of the male superstar. So no surprise she has gone into a PR overdrive to remain relevant .  Unfortunately these PR efforts have consistently boomeranged on her. Let’s go back to the past year (it’ll be too exhausting to talk about the PR disasters of the last one decade she’s been around)
1)      The snide salvo at K.Jo : This one was the biggest PR boomerang of 2012. After using her PR machinery to “anonymously’ run-down star wives, she went one step ahead and back-stabbed K.Jo who gave her two of her biggest hits Dostana and Agneepath. Karan Johar was smart enough to see through it and retaliated, something Ms. Chopra would’nt  have expected. Sure enough, the two kissed and made up, but only after K.Jo had made his point. Forget any sympathy for Priyanka, we don’t expect to see PC anytime soon in any Dharma production.
2)      Earning WHAT ?? To prove she was on par with reigning queen Kareena Kapoor, she set about the rumour that she was earning as much as Ram Charan Teja for Zanjeer . However as clarified later by his team, he’s earning Rs.12 crore, while Priyanka is receiving Rs.5.5 cr.  Oops, how embarrassing for the poor girl!
3)      Musical oversell: Everyone knows that her much touted single “In my City” sank without a trace and was contemptuously dismissed by critics as a Rihanna wannabe song. That did’nt stop her PR going into overdrive stating that the single went “triple platinum”. Queries about the criteria of triple platinum went unanswered.
4)      Twitter and PC: Have you noticed how some of the least popular actors have the largest number of followers? I mean if these THREE MILLION plus followers of PC actually went out and saw her movies, every one of her films would be “triple platinum” (Snigger). Anybody in the know can tell you that shrewd digital marketing gets you meaningless followers.
5)      Barfi leaves a sour taste: Yes, we all heard about how hard poor PC prepared for the role of the autistic girl in Barfi. Unfortunately critics were unimpressed with her exaggerated mannerisms. Not only did she fail to win any of the popular awards, but also could not get a mention at the respected National Awards. What must have been more galling for PC was that her one-film old kid sister Parineeti Chopra  got a special national award the same year for her FIRST lead role in Ishaqzaade!! Tsk tsk
6)      Those carefully manipulated photo-ops of PC arriving at the airport: The press is tipped off,“PC is arriving”. And out she comes after an 18 hour flight looking ready for a cover shoot! Unfortunately for her, people prefer commenting on her various cosmetic procedures instead, earning her the nickname plastic PC. See images below if you don't believe me from http://bit.ly/OPDB41
7)      SRK : Yes, no discussion is complete without mentioning her well-publicised “romance” with the man himself. There is no way this could have been exposed unless somebody wanted it to be. Sample this:  Suggestively retweeting this lovey-dovey message from “My Shah Rukh Khan”, a fan of the REAL SRK : “Every once in a while, someone comes into your life and you wonder how you ever lived without them :)” . On the face of it it seems that its from SRK, until closer examination shows its a message from a fan of  SRK. So the question is, why is PC retweeting it unless she wants to create a controversy and hence publicity for herself?  Unfortunately this little ploy did not trend and was’nt noticed.

8)      The Marriage proposal from SRK : She gave sound bytes on how SRK had proposed to her during the Q&A of Miss India , when she was a contestant. Shrewdly, she thought this would send people into overdrive with SRK’s “proposal” grabbing headlines. Again, except for a few trashy entertainment channels, this news was largely treated as another ho-hum, desperate publicity manoeuvre.

9)      Priyanka and her favoured websites:  What is it about certain sites which manage to get “exclusives” about PC , whether its leaving SRK’s office at 3 a.m.  Or writing completely unsubstantiated stories about her marrying Baadshah Khan? Perhaps PC has some friends there? Unfortunately for her, the story was trashed as a “figment of an overactive imagination”.

10)   The latest- PC as a “voice” in the animation film Planes: Yes we all heard from “sources” how Siddharth Roy Kapur of UTV had recommended her name over that of his wife Vidya Balan . Until Mr.Kapur , in an interview to respected weekly Screen , categorically refuted it. So a few days later the story was changed, and now the recommendation comes from director of Planes, Klay Hall . Wonder how long this story will hold now!

Keep a look out for more of PC’s pathetic little games in 2013!!

11) Yes I know I said 10 failed PR ticks but here's the 11th ! They just keep coming! Priyanka now dropped from coffee ad after she broke up with Shahid Kapoor (another relationship leveraged for gains) http://bit.ly/Ztv1IH


9 comments:

  1. Ha ha
    Kya likhte Ho Yaar,Maan gaye tumhe...
    'Gabbar Singh ka TOFU kabul karo':-)
    Teri Maa Ki Aankh
    Saala Tera Kuch Kaam Nahi Kya jo aise likh raha hai

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  2. Thanks !! Arrey, I am pakoed with these PR companies and stars who make such nonsensical stories. Only few like Salman Khan are genuine where his Being Human is real. Believe me , I have taken time to write this blog, to spare readers like you the bakwaas in the name of PR.

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  3. Appreciate ur effort in coming up with 10 vain headings to pull down an Internationally known star!! But why just partial towards PC?? Without PR no actress or for that matter no popular actor can stay in news.It's part and parcel of the profession. Wonder why you've to write a blogpost to run down PC's PR alone?? She's not the only one who alerts media abt her airport trips. Heard of Bachchans?? Seen any recent pics of anorexic n PLASTIC Anushka?? Any idea how many times Kareena's PR triggered fake marriage rumours with Nawab before they htiched for real?? Is there any actor/actress who doesn't indulges in PR antics. It's a norm these days..don't sensationalize it like it's some crime!!
    There is an actress called Amisha Patel who has managed to hang around B-town, only bcoz of her PR write-ups.From paid tabloid articles to paid magazine covers to fake endorsements she has done it all.PC is just enjoying her time under the sun.Her talent will take care of her.Quit sniggering alright!!!

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    1. If you take the time to go through my blog posts you will see the very first one is on PR queen Aishwarya Rai, and its far more cutting. So PC is in good company. And please, "internationally known star"is only in PC's PR dreams. Sure Anushka, Kareena and everyone does PR (Vidya Balan notable exception), but there is no denying they are the first choice for film makers today (even if they don't do PR). What has Ameesha's PR got her except making her a Bollywood joke-she's actually paying money to become one! PC holds a record for managing a variety of PR stunts , which all seem to fizzle out, and she needs to keep chasing film makers to cast her after others drop out. Perhaps the most worried about my blogs are those who make a living from all this PR spin.

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    2. And to prove my point again, Anushka Sharma replaces Priyanka Chopra in coffee ad (news March 30,2013) . So its demand for talent, not PR which works http://bit.ly/Ztv1IH

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    1. Need to remove the comment,though it just reinforces the belief that PC's chamchas are nothing but third rate people most likely paid to write crap when they can't argue on logic

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  5. I'm confused about her so called album? Her lead single released ages ago and still no album???? But a lot of hoo haa about her new single/video with some other rapper called Pitbull. Presume her label is testing the Indian market to see how she will sell before bothering to invest in a full album with her. But she really can't sing, and I heard that she's under strict contract not to sing live - probably because the label doesn't want the audience to hear her actual voice!

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  6. Pepguru. Can you also do a PR expose on these completely phoney film awards! Pretty clear that these stars turn up only when they are guaranteed awards (Bachchan parivaar, and latest TOIFA in Vancouver for example!) Thanks.

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