Parineeti follows Priyanka, will dub for Spielberg’s The BFG

After Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover, actor Parineeti Chopra has joined the voice cast of Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s The BFG.

After Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover, actor Parineeti Chopra has joined the voice cast of Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s The BFG.

The actor decided to take up the part as she loved the character and it will be her first Hollywood project.

They will lend their voice to characters in the dubbed Hindi version of the fantasy adventure film, set to release in India on July 15.

Parineeti will voice the female protagonist of the movie. She has dubbed for Sophie, played by 12-year-old Ruby Barnhill in The BFG aka The Big Friendly Giant, read a statement.

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The actor decided to take up the part as she loved the character and it will be her first Hollywood project.

Parineeti will also be seen in Homi Adjania’s next film Takadum, which will see her star opposite her Shuddh Desi Romance co-star Sushant Singh Rajput.

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Parineeti follows in the footsteps of her cousin Priyanka Chopra, who voiced Kaa in the Hindi dubbed version of The Jungle Book.

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