Priyanka Chopra stepped into Bollywood with the 2003 film Andaaz. The Miss World winner was cast alongside Miss Universe 2000 winner, Lara Dutta, as a parallel female lead, with Akshay Kumar playing the male protagonist. Andaaz is a romantic musical film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Suneel Darshan. 

Both Lara Dutta and Priyanka were supposed to make their acting debut with the film. However, Priyanka`s first Hindi release was The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, which debuted a month earlier.