Monday, 27th Oct 2014, 4:10 PM IST

Barbie Handa aka Manaara, who is Priyanka Chopra’s first cousin, is all set to enter into Bollywood with Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Zid’. Well, Manaara is Barbie’s screen name and she changed it as Sinha wanted her to have a new name.

Anubhav Sinha insisted that she should start her new name with M as he is a big fan of Madhuri Dixit.

Sinha said, "Barbie was too childish a name for a grown-up girl, actually it was her nickname."

"I liked Manaara, a Greek word meaning 'something that shines', and everyone approved," the upcoming actress said.

Manaara is Priyanka’s cousin and that helped her in the industry. She said, "You get invited to industry events and meet the right people."

However, she also admitted that she gave five rounds of auditions to get selected for ‘Zid’.

The poster of the film features a topless Manaara. Talking about it, she said, "We are in 2014 and I can't be in a ghoonghat. If I wanted to be all covered, I'd do a saas-bahu serial. I have a hot body and I don't mind showing it."

When she was asked about PC’s reaction on the poster, she said, "Before the poster was shot, I called up Priyanka who was in Barcelona for a film. She told me to go for it, but ensure that it's done aesthetically and didn't look sleazy. I took her advice and am getting lots of compliments."

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