Parineeti Chopra said that while she was working in the PR department at YRF, she once spoke to Maneesh Sharma, the director of 'Band Baajaa Baarat' and told him that she wanted to become an actress and Sharma told her to meet Shanu, the casting director who recorded her performance. subsequently, she came to be signed for a three film deal and her debut role with 'Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl'
