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Priyanka opens up on Deepika’s “racism” comment

Deepika Padukone made headlines recently when she compared Western media mistaking her for ‘Bajirao Mastani’ (2015) co-star Priyanka Chopra as “an act of racism”. Chopra herself has now reacted to the comment.

“That was unfair and a serious case of ignorance. It’s not right, every brown girl does not look the same. Indians constitute one-fifth of the world’s population and the representation of our prolific film industry in world cinema is our responsibility. We have to put ourselves out there,” said Chopra, according to Ahmedabad Mirror.

Chopra has also added that the Western media has been very kind to her, “Just because I am a big star in India, doesn’t mean I should be treated like one in every country. I haven’t seen the American media as accepting of many Indian actors as they are with me. They are wonderful with me!”

Chopra’s show ‘Quantico’ has been renewed for a third season. “It’s back to 5 am call time, 15 back-to-back scenes a day and 16-hour shoots,” she commented.

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