Recently, Priyanka Chopra sat for an interview. However, a particular segment of her interview raised many eyebrows. Here's what happened.
Priyanka Chopra, our very own 'Desi-Girl', is a talented actress and is widely known for her versatility. Be it Bollywood or Hollywood, Priyanka has won millions of hearts with her stellar acting. She gave multiple hits in Bollywood, including Krrish 3, Bajirao Mastani, Don 2, Agneepath and more. She made her Hollywood debut as a lead actor in the thriller series, Quantico. Currently, our 'Desi-Girl' is at the centre of a controversy. Here’s what happened.
For the unversed, recently Priyanka sat for an interview with Variety. There was a segment called Indian or not Indian where PeeCee had to comment on food, culture and more. The quick-fire round featuring Priyanka garnered a lot of attention. However, the distorted map of India in the intro didn’t go well with netizens. Priyanka also faced the wrath of the netizens for appearing in an interview featuring a wrong map of India.
Soon after the video surfaced online, netizens were quick to notice that the map of India didn’t feature Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). They flooded the comment section and reacted strongly to it. Slamming Priyanka, a user wrote, "Why is Priyanka Chopra okay with this false map of India being shown in her interview with @Variety?" Another user penned, "PeeCee, I love you so much, but how can you be ok with using the wrong map of India?"
Another user commented, "The map depicting India at the start is definitely not Indian!" Another user penned, "Interviewing an Indian on Indian things and not using the proper map of India is not right." Calling the action to use a distorted map of India, 'insensitive', a user wrote:
"The fact that these Western countries don't understand and know our map or the history of our country, which is really so annoying... I hope Priyanka sees and understands it. I mean, they literally removed half of Kashmir and Ladakh which is LOP and LOC, but still an integral part of India. That map at the beginning is definitely not a complete India. That's really insensitive."
A few users came in support of Priyanka. A user wrote, "Can you please fix the map of India at the beginning and not cut off Kashmir. Please be sensitive before making this casual content. Love Priyanka for what she has done for the country and how she holds the flag so high, conquering new territories. Kindly show her respect by respecting the Indian map."
In 2002, PeeCee made her acting debut with the Tamil film, Thamizhan. She made her Bollywood debut with the film, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. However, it was the film, Aitraaz that garnered her high critical acclaim. The film, Fashion, marked the turning point of Priyanka’s acting career after facing some commercial failures. After giving many hits in Bollywood, Priyanka entered the Hollywood industry. She appeared in many Hollywood films, including Baywatch and The White Tiger. She also featured in the action thriller series, Citadel.
Recently, Priyanka spoke about her initial days in Hollywood at the annual Harvard India Conference. She mentioned that at the time she was struggling in her acting career back in India, thus needed to start something afresh. But when she entered Hollywood, she got small roles and had to wait for too long on the sets. She was quoted as saying:
"I was dealing with a lot when it comes to my work back in India, and I was trying to survive, and I think my goal was, I want another magazine, and that’s the only way I could wake up every morning and go through the small role that I have to do. And wait for like 15 hours and not be shot that day. Those are things I hadn’t experienced in my career back home. And I was okay to do it every morning because I was like, I’m going for that long term. I’m going for that legacy."
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