In September 2012, Chopra featured in Anurag Basu's Barfi! alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz. She was cast as Jhilmil Chatterjee; an autistic girl who falls in love with a deaf and mute boy. While preparing for her role, Chopra visited mental institutions and spent time with autistic people. She said, "I had to research a little for the role because in India awareness about a condition such as autism is very low."The film opened to major critical acclaim and Chopra received unanimous praise for her portrayal, which several reviewers regarded as her best performance to date. Times of India's Madhureeta Mukherjee mentioned, "For Priyanka, there's only one word — Bravo! In a role where she needs to under-emote, she does so brilliantly. Without stylish chiffons, she wears awkward frocks, buckle-shoes and buck teeth, discarding the diva image like an old hand-me-down for lesser actresses; delivering an incredible performance." IANS observed, "Priyanka Chopra as the autistic Jhilmil steals the show from Ranbir, if that's possible. Her inherent glamorous personality simply disappears into her character. We don't see the actress on screen at all! We see only Jhilmil who reminds us in a very pleasant way of Sridevi in Sadma. This is one of the most flawless interpretations of a physical-psychological disability seen on celluloid." The film was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars for the 85th Academy Awards to be held in February 2013.
Chopra's next release will be Deewana Main Deewana, which was actually filmed four years ago. She is currently filming Krrish 3 alongside Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi and Kangna Ranaut in which she is respring her role of Priya. The film is a sequel to the 2006 superhero film Krrish. She has signed Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer opposite Ram Charan Teja, who is making his Bollywood debut. It is a remake of the 1973 film of the same name She has also signed on for Ekta Kapoor's next production Milan Talkies
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