Priyanka Chopra will be next seen in Mary Kom's biopic to be released in October
Highlights
- Priyanka Chopra’s Reddit Q and A with ‘fans’ on July 2 didn’t quite go as expected. Priyanka found time for the Reddit chat despite, as she put it, “crisscrossing the world shooting for a film in Europe, attending a family wedding in the US, taking care of business in India.” She probably wishes she hadn’t now.
- “Ask me anything,” she said, and was promptly attacked by an army of trolls. Of course, she didn’t actually say she would answer – and so Priyanka ignored most of the questions put to her, especially those that asked her why her late father deserved to have a road in Mumbai named after him.
- The questions ranged from absurd – ‘Kya aapke toothpaste mein namak hain (Does your toothpaste have salt in it)?” – to uncomfortable – “Recently a road was renamed in Andheri, Mumbai after your father. What was the reason that it was renamed? What contributions has your father made that a road was renamed after him and not after countless other people who strived and died for India? What made you decide to nominate him and not other people for such a thing?”
- “How important is Auto-Tune in your singing career?,” Reddit users wanted to know. Also, “what is your opinion about Bollywood directors blatantly ripping off international movies and getting upset that their movies are accepted at international film festivals?” – a reference to Priyanka’s film Barfi!
- Some questions were answered on Priyanka’s behalf by users (though the replies couldn’t have been to her liking): “Auto-Tune is like oxygen of her singing career.” Some users pronounced the actress unfit for Reddit duty: “Question is out of syllabus” Others went as far as to say they would eat their hat or their cat if Priyanka answered.
- Among the handful of questions that Priyanka did answer was one asking for her opinion on legalizing homosexuality in India. The Gunday star wrote, “I believe that people should be free to live the way they want to. Love is love and not defined by whether you are homosexual or heterosexual! Very simply, I believe in the adage ‘to each his/her own.’ I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to their own sexual preferences.”
- Priyanka’s reply was immediately followed by these comments:
- “Are you planning to sell any skin enhancement creams for homosexuals?”
- “And name it after her dad?”
- “A corollary to this might be – people are free to live with the nose of their choice. Right?”
- It was probably with a huge sense of relief that Priyanka finally signed off Reddit with “This has been interesting. Thank you guys for your time. I’m sorry I could not get to everyone’s questions but I hope you enjoyed this as well.”
- Famous last words?
Priyanka Chopra's Reddit Q and A with 'fans' on July 2 didn't quite go as expected. Priyanka found time for the Reddit chat despite, as she put it, "crisscrossing the world shooting for a film in Europe, attending a family wedding in the US, taking care of business in India." She probably wishes she hadn't now.
"Ask me anything," she said, and was promptly attacked by an army of trolls. Of course, she didn't actually say she would answer - and so Priyanka ignored most of the questions put to her, especially those that asked her why her late father deserved to have a road in Mumbai named after him.
The questions ranged from absurd - 'Kya aapke toothpaste mein namak hain (Does your toothpaste have salt in it)?" - to uncomfortable - "Recently a road was renamed in Andheri, Mumbai after your father. What was the reason that it was renamed? What contributions has your father made that a road was renamed after him and not after countless other people who strived and died for India? What made you decide to nominate him and not other people for such a thing?"
"How important is Auto-Tune in your singing career?," Reddit users wanted to know. Also, "what is your opinion about Bollywood directors blatantly ripping off international movies and getting upset that their movies are accepted at international film festivals?" - a reference to Priyanka's film
Barfi!
Some questions were answered on Priyanka's behalf by users (though the replies couldn't have been to her liking): "Auto-Tune is like oxygen of her singing career." Some users pronounced the actress unfit for Reddit duty: "Question is out of syllabus"Others went as far as to say they would eat their hat or their cat if Priyanka answered.
Among the handful of questions that Priyanka did answer was one asking for her opinion on legalizing homosexuality in India. The
Gunday star wrote, "I believe that people should be free to live the way they want to. Love is love and not defined by whether you are homosexual or heterosexual! Very simply, I believe in the adage 'to each his/her own.' I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to their own sexual preferences."
Priyanka's reply was immediately followed by these comments:
"Are you planning to sell any skin enhancement creams for homosexuals?"
"And name it after her dad?"
"A corollary to this might be - people are free to live with the nose of their choice. Right?"
It was probably with a huge sense of relief that Priyanka finally signed off Reddit with "This has been interesting. Thank you guys for your time. I'm sorry I could not get to everyone's questions but I hope you enjoyed this as well."
Famous last words?