New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Actress Priyanka Chopra set the tone for laughs and buzz with her appearance on the season opener of The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 4, where a playful exchange about her upcoming film Varanasi quickly became the talking point online.

During the episode, host Kapil Sharma brought up reports around the film's massive budget, widely rumoured to be around Rs.1,300 crore. Smiling, Priyanka acknowledged the chatter with a simple "Haan (Yes)," prompting Kapil to take the joke further.

"So will these Rs.1,300 crore be spent only on making the film, or are you also providing jobs to the people of Varanasi?" Kapil asked, drawing loud laughs from the audience. He then added another punchline, saying he had heard the film'...