Hyderabad, Sep 2 (FE): While there have been reports of Priyanka Chopra being miffed with her Zanjeer co-star Ramcharan Teja for apparently showing up late for their promotional event, the truth is, Ms Chopra too is very busy, too busy to even attend the massive music release function of Thoofan, the Telugu version of Zanjeer on Wednesday in Hyderabad.

A source from Hyderabad says, "We were very surprised when PC didn\'t show up in Hyderabad. It was very big day for the Telugu Zanjeer and also for Ramcharan Teja\'s wife Upasana. Her family\'s Apollo chain of hospitals turned 25 years old on Wednesday.

First there was a grand event at the Novotel hotel for the Apollo parivaar where Upasana\'s grandfather who founded the Apollo chain was present. This was followed by the Thoofan music release at which all of Ramcharan\'s directors so far (he has done only 4 Telugu films) came on stage to wish him all the best."

Priyanka, we hear from Hyderabad, was to appear at both the events in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Instead she was seen in Mumbai on Wednesday evening walking the ramp for Neeta Ambani.

When asked about conspicuous absence in Hyderabad, Zanjeer director Apoorva Lakhia defended his heroine stoutly. "PC has been co-operation personified. She has been promoting Zanjeer and Thoofan, and shooting for her song in Ram Leela. The reason she didn\'t show up in Hyderabad was because she attended a fashion event in Mumbai for our Zanjeer producers (Reliance). And she sent a video message for our music