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Priyanka Chopra comes out in support of The White Tiger director Ramin Bahrani after latter faces racism in US Hollywood and pop culture, in general, have a massive responsibility in this fight for racial equality, Priyanka said. Priyanka Chopra, Ramin Bahrani | Reuters
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Updated: Apr 20, 2021, 07:27 AM IST
Global icon Priyanka Chopra has come out in support of the filmmaker Ramin Bahrani who recently experienced a racist attack in Atlanta while speaking to a group of Academy and BAFTA members.
Priyanka has said that though content by Hollywood is embraced around the world, but, it s not always that Hollywood embraces the world. She also added that Hollywood and pop culture have a massive responsibility in the fight for racial equality.
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Director Ramin Bahrani is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for the Netflix film The White Tiger
In a recent interview, Bahrani spoke about the instances when he faced racism in the US
Later, global sensation Priyanka Chopra commented on his painful experience and offered support
Washington: Iranian-American director-writer Ramin Bahrani, who is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for the Netflix film The White Tiger , was subjected to racist remarks from a bystander while speaking to a group of Academy and BAFTA members.
As per People magazine, last week, Bahrani, who was born and raised in North Carolina, was doing a Zoom Q&A with The White Tiger executive producer Ava DuVernay when the incident occurred.
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Priyanka Chopra reacts to The White Tiger director Ramin Bahrani being subjected to racist comments
The White Tiger director Ramin Bahrani who is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for the Netflix film The White Tiger, was subjected to racist comments from a bystander in Atlanta, US. The director faced racist comments while conducting a Zoom interview with aforementioned film s executive producer Ava DuVernay and Academy and BAFTA members, as he was asked to go back to his own country by a bystander.
As per People magazine, last week, Bahrani, was doing a Zoom Q&A when the incident occurred. I was in Atlanta on location in a residential neighborhood directing a TV pilot for Apple, Bahrani told People magazine.