Walt Disney Studios announced on Friday that Chopra sisters Priyanka and Parineeti will lend their voices to the lead characters of Elsa and Anna in the Hindi version of Frozen 2. The animation feature releases on 22 November this year.
Priyanka Chopra took to Instagram to share this news. “Mimi and Tisha are now Elsa and Anna! The #ChopraSisters are finally coming together for Disney’s Frozen 2.
Can’t wait for you guys to see us… I mean HEAR us bring these amazing, strong characters to life in Hindi. #Frozen2 in theatres on 22nd November 2019,” she wrote.
“I am so happy that Parineeti will be voicing Anna’s character. The two of us have never worked together before and this seems like a perfect movie to come together and an experience that I am going to cherish forever.”Priyanka Chopra, Actor
“Elsa is a fictional character who’s known to be strongly-opinionated and level headed, traits that I deeply connect with. This not only made me want to be part of the film, but also gives me a wonderful opportunity to present one of the most-successful animated films to our local audiences,” Priyanka said in a statement.
“I am so happy that Parineeti will be voicing Anna’s character. The two of us have never worked together before and this seems like a perfect movie to come together and an experience that I am going to cherish forever,” she added.
Talking about entering the world of Frozen, Parineeti said: “You don’t need to be an actor to dream of being a Disney princess!! I absolutely loved the first film, it’s my favourite animation film but never thought that I'd get to voice Anna. The cherry on the cake is that I have been cast in a film about sisters with my real-life sister! While dubbing we would keep laughing about the fact that we are actually like our characters in real life. Mimi didi is totally like Elsa and I am like Anna. This is why this movie will always be special. I can't wait for the audience response."
Frozen 2 is the sequel of the 2013 original. The second part of the franchise promises to be more intense as it traces the past of princesses Anna and Elsa, essayed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel respectively, and piece together their present. Wood and Brown have a role to play in solving this mystery.
Actors Sterling K Brown and Evan Rachel Wood have also joined the cast in the new film. Wood will play Anna and Elsa’s mother Queen Iduna, while Brown will play Lieutenant Matthias.
While Priyanka was last seen in the Shonali Bose directorial The Sky is Pink, Parineeti is gearing up for the Saina Nehwal biopic.
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