 "Priyanka Chopra defended by Pooja Bhatt on Twitter, after Quantico 'Hindu terror' episode backlash")
Mumbai: Filmmaker-actress Pooja Bhatt has come out in support of Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who is facing criticism over a scene in American TV show Quantico. Priyanka had apologised for an episode on the show, portraying Indian nationalists as terrorists who were trying to frame Pakistan in a terror plot. “When Priyanka Chopra makes a mark for herself internationally, we claim her achievements as our own and then threaten to ban her films and make her apologise for a work of fiction that has been created by someone else. Can we please attempt to be larger than that?” Pooja tweeted on 11 June.
When Priyanka Chopra makes a mark for herself Internationally we claim her achievements as our own & then threaten to ban her films & make her apologise for a work of fiction that has been created by someone else. Can we please attempt to be larger than that?
— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) June 11, 2018
In the episode, Priyanka, who plays Alex Parrish, an anti-terrorist officer, foils a nuclear attack in Manhattan just days before an India-Pakistan summit is to be held. The episode drew intense criticism from Indian fans. After _ABC_ issued an apology, Priyanka said sorry too. “I’m extremely saddened and sorry that some sentiments have been hurt by a recent episode of Quantico. That was not and would never be my intention. I sincerely apologise. I’m a proud Indian and that will never change,” Priyanka had tweeted.
I’m extremely saddened and sorry that some sentiments have been hurt by a recent episode of Quantico. That was not and would never be my intention. I sincerely apologise. I'm a proud Indian and that will never change.
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) June 9, 2018
(With inputs from IANS)
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