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Parineeti lends her voice to Steven Spielberg's 'The BFG'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 01 Jul, 2016 02:48 PM
    After Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover, actress Parineeti Chopra has joined the voice cast of Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg's "The BFG".
     
    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.
     
    The actress 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. 
     
    Parineeti had tweeted: “So excited about this one! My next film 'Takadum' with the amazing Homi Adajania.”

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