Neha Dhupia: I once tried to copy Priyanka Chopra’s style and ended up looking like an idiot

Actor Neha Dhupia says that now she does her own thing and doesn’t pay much heed to what other people say about her style choices.

She has been making fashion statements and believes in experimenting. So, it won’t be wrong to say that actor Neha Dhupia is at the top of her style game. But, the actor reveals that there was a time when she used to copy other female stars from Bollywood and ended up with bizarre results.

Neha Dhupia says that while aping other people and trying to be somebody else, you end up making mistakes. (Shivam Saxena/HT)

“The first thing I would do — when I was younger — was to compare myself with other people and I would be like ‘if this actor is wearing a golden saree with a high ponytail and lenses, let me do the same thing’. I still remember this incident where Priyanka Chopra looked really hot in a golden sari and the next day, I wore the same thing and ended up looking like an idiot,” laughs Neha.

However, Neha says she has matured with age, and no longer feels the need to compare herself with other people. “Now, I do my own thing. Call it a bed sheet, a curtain or effortless chic — I dress the way I want to, I choose the product I want to, I say things that I want to. While aping other people and trying to be somebody else, you end up making mistakes,” adds Neha, who maintains that she doesn’t pay much heed to what people say about her style choices.

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