Parineeti Chopra is back on the screen after a long gap in the remake of Paula Hawkins’ book The Girl on the Train. She chose to shed her bubbly girl image for director Ribhu Dasgupta’s psychological thriller. The movie is the story of Meera Kapoor (played by Chopra), a lawyer with a dark past and a broken marriage who begins to fixate on the perfect life of a couple she sees in their home while on her daily commute in a train.

Here’s the trailer:

In an interview with News18, she spoke about how happy she was that the makers thought she could play something bold. “I am glad that the makers thought I could do something different than what they have seen of me on screen. This doesn’t usually happen with actors because they have been seen in different roles. I wanted people to see a new side of me. I wanted to shock them,” said Parineeti.

She added, “The reaction to the trailer is very encouraging. Now when people have started to call and tell us about their anticipation, it has started seeming very real. It’s almost scary in a good way. It feels like I am delivering a baby. I am that much invested in the character.”

The movie is streaming on Netflix and the audience has started to share their reviews on social media. While some people loved Parineeti’s strong performance, some are confused about her performance.

Bollywood se thodi hatke film..

Best acting by #ParineetiChopra
out of five.#TheGirlOnTheTrain

— मैं ईन्सान हुं। (@team_biggboss) February 27, 2021

Loved it .. 🥰 and u looked very bold and beautiful @ParineetiChopra forever favourite #TheGirlOnTheTrain

— Srishti Chaubey (@ChaubeySrishti) February 27, 2021

Loving all these positive reviews! This is why Im so glad #TheGirlOnTheTrain released on #Netflix! Everyone got to witness @ParineetiChopra’s skills! There will always be some audience members and actors who don’t wanna acknowledge her. Oh well. You keep doing you Pari!

— TGOTT Out on Netflix (@jxnnix10) February 27, 2021

Do yourself a favor... pass on Parineeti Chopra’s #TheGirlOnTheTrain

The director had one job... copy the original! 🤦🏻‍♀️

— 133na (@WeAreAll0kay) February 27, 2021

Ridiculous and utter waste of time #TheGirlOnTheTrain.... Illogical and predictable suspense... @ParineetiChopra @aditiraohydari @IamKirtiKulhari

— Shareq Inamdar (@itssrq) February 27, 2021

Apart from Parineeti Chopra, the film also stars Aditi Rao Hydari and Avinash Tiwary in the lead roles.

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