Actress Priyanka Chopra once again chose not to touch upon Salman Khan’s debatable rape analogy, hitting out at media for specializing in “some thing that isn’t vital.”
Priyanka changed into in the city to wait a UNICEF occasion as its Goodwill Ambassador to spread attention approximately the NGOs “Honest Start” Campaign on gender disparity in literacy and the “mindset exchange” required to cope with that.
While requested to comment on the Salman’s feedback, Priyanka said, “To start with it changed into no longer a comic story. At a forum on equality and empowerment of young kids why talk approximately callous feedback. It’s unhappy that the media chooses to recognition on something that isn’t as essential.”
“Public obligation for public people is an man or woman preference… I don’t blame you for a callous query… I don’t need to add to the muddle and might as a substitute speak approximately greater crucial issues,” the 33-12 months-vintage actress introduced.
Speakme approximately the role of cinema in bringing about social alternate, she stated, “Celebrities or public humans, not through their paintings, but through their character and who they’re have to have a experience of public obligation. now not just filmstars however any public character should have that experience of obligation.”
Priyanka’s comments come an afternoon after every other Bollywood movie star, Aamir Khan, referred to as Salman’s comments unfortunate and insensitive”.
The actor, 50, had kicked up a hurricane While he compared himself to a raped girl even as taking approximately the the physically gruelling shoot of “Sultan” in the course of a group interview closing month.