It's always exciting to break rules: Priyanka Chopra

Actress Priyanka Chopra says she is venturing into TV as a reality show host at the peak of her career as she loves breaking rules But she is quick to shrug off comparisons with Akshay Kumar saying he is the original khiladi u00a0She will be host of Fear FactorKhatron Ke Khiladi season three which she says will be scarier than its previous editions that saw Akshay play host to 13 women celebrities I want to thank Akshay He was so wonderful in the last two seasons of Khatron Ka Khiladi that he has already brought the show to one level I only have to carry it forward Comparisons would be unfair Priyankau00a0said in an interview Akshay is not only the industrys but also Indias action hero He is an original khiladi and I cant be like him neither will I try following in his footsteps I will try to make a mark of my own Breaking rules excites Priyanka and thats why she chose to venture into television now Television is the biggest medium to reach your audience There is a set rule that when actors are leaving films they come to television Its always exciting to break rules Im lucky that Im in such a stage of my career where Im doing good films with talented people At this point doing something different is quite exciting said Priyanka Asked why she chose Fear FactorKhatron Ke Khiladias a television debut she said Actually Im doing so many films right now that theres no time for television When Fear Factor came to me because its my favourite show and I love spontaneous thingsand the fact that I could grill the boys and be really mean to them I guess being a part of a show like this was really exciting for me What made it easier for me was they required only 20 days from me Fear Factor on the Colors channel will bring together 13 celebrities competing with one another by performing daring stunts and the one who survives through all the tasks is the winner This time the stunts are bigger a little more scary a little more gross Actually they play with your mind at lotThere can be trivial things that scare you Some fear darkness some may fear cockroaches so its basically playing with your fears said Priyanka The show was earlier supposed to have cricketers as contestants this season but now they have male celebrities including modelactors Rahul Dev Milind Soman and Dino Morea actors Rahul Bose Shabbir Ahluwalia Karan Singh funnyman Cyrus Broacha filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor and squash champion Ritwik Bhattacharya I think BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India had a commitment with the channel but later what happened I really dont know But now I have contestants from various fieldsso I feel its much better because you have various people who will talk about many many things Its a different mix of people said PriyankaAsked whom she would choose if she had to select participants among her costars she said I would love to see Shah Rukh Khan in this show If Ranbir Kapoor had been a participant it would have been great entertainment u00a0Priyanka reveals that her mother is scared about her being on the adventure show My father and brother were very excited but my mom got very scared and she said she would stay with me during the shoot and keep praying for me the actress said So will we get to see her perform dangerous stunts as well You will see me showing stunts Quite a few actuallymay be not in every episode See the lucky thing is Im the host and I can pick my stunts she quipped Fear FactorKhatron Ke Khiladi is expected to go on air in September and will be shot in Brazil this month