Actor Priyanka Chopra is the latest celebrity who spoke about favouritism in the Hindi film industry and says that “it’s okay to take care of our friends and families” but taking away the opportunities from others is not good.
She was talking with Canadian YouTuber Lilly Singh on her chat show ‘A Little Late with Lilly Singh’ where she was asked if she has faced hurdles in her career due to favouritism. To which she replied that she has written about it in her book too.
“The terrible thing about favouritism is… It’s okay, everyone wants to take care of their families, right? We all want to take care of our friends and families, create opportunities. I want to do it,” said Priyanka who has just released her memoir, ‘Unfinished’
However, she says that giving opportunities to your friends and families means shutting down doors for others.
“I think for people who have a large table, wouldn’t it be better if we just start extending the table instead of just monopolising it? That’s kind of the thing about favouritism. It lacks giving other people the opportunity to also have a seat at the table,” she said.
Priyanka made her Bollywood debut with ‘The Hero: Love Story of a Spy’ in 2003 and later went on doing films like ‘Fashion’, ‘Barfi!’, ‘Mary Kom’ and ‘The Sky is Pink’.
Priyanka is now an established name in Hollywood and is also married to American singer Nick Jonas.
