Cosmopolitan India

“Can You Name One Thing That Is Perfect? Perfection Is Overrated.”

Parineeti Chopra hates it when people use the word ‘unapologetic’ for her…well, only when it is being used to describe her “weight”.

“It is the exact opposite of what I want to say,” she clarifies. “I have never said that I am okay with being overweight or unfit. I am not okay with it, that’s why I have worked so hard on it [fitness],” Parineeti adds. We catch our February covergirl in the midst of a frenzied promotion schedule. Parineeti has been juggling interviews, movie schedule, and a four-hour workout every day. In a no-holds-barred chat with Cosmo, Parineeti discusses her current and future projects, and a wide-spectrum of beauty-related questions, including what the idea of beauty means to her, her relationship with her body, and the secret to her confidence.

Cosmo: Congratulations on the release of The Girl On the Train.

What was your experience, working on the film?

“Honestly, it

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