Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama commented that "Diana, who makes her acting debut, gets to portray a rather difficult character for her debut film. Penty's portrayal of Meera, a simple Indian girl with traditional values was well received by critics. Cast alongside Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, the film received mixed to positive reviews. She later signed up for Homi Adajania's Cocktail instead at Ali's suggestion. Penty at a promotional event for Cocktail in 2012
She was also rumored to be dating Nikhil Kumar but they broke up after 2 years of dating. ĭiana Penty also worked with some of the industry talents like Nikhil Kumar and Devanshu Pahuja. Penty was originally slated to make her Bollywood debut in 2011 with Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar opposite Ranbir Kapoor, although she rejected the film due to her modelling commitments at the time and was subsequently replaced by Nargis Fakhri. Bollywood debut and breakthrough (2012–present) From 2008 to 2010, Penty established herself internationally after modelling for fashion weeks in Paris and New York. This makes her the ideal choice for any international brand." Later in her modelling career Penty started to receive film offers, though she believed herself to be too inexperienced, and rejected them to focus on modelling. On Penty's international appeal, the CEO of Elite Models India Sushma Puri commented, "Diana has a face that is very versatile and appeals to both Indian and international markets and she is also young, beautiful and confident. The following year, Penty went on to model at an international circuit when she started to endorse global brands excluding Maybelline, Garnier and Forever 21. Penty is also an active celebrity endorser for such brands as TRESemmé and Nokia.
She also appeared as "Sheher Ki Ladki in Khandaani Shafakhana. She went on to feature in the prison film Lucknow Central (2017), the action film Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) and romance drama film Shiddat. Post Cocktail, Penty played a free-spirited runaway bride in the comedy film Happy Bhag Jayegi she garnered praise for her performance and the film went on to become a hit grossing over ₹391 million. Her performance in the film garnered praise, and earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Penty made her acting debut in 2012 with the romantic comedy film Cocktail. She began her modelling career in 2005 when she was signed up by Elite Models India. By 2006, Chopra had established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with starring roles in the highly successful films Krrish and Don.Diana Penty ( pronounced born 2 November 1985) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She subsequently earned wide critical recognition for the role of a seductress in the 2004 thriller Aitraaz, winning her the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. The following year, she starred in The Hero, her first Hindi film release, and followed it with the box-office hit Andaaz, which won her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. Although Chopra at one time aspired to study engineering or psychiatry, she accepted offers to join the Indian film industry, which came as a result of her pageant wins, making her acting debut in the Tamil film Thamizhan in 2002.