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Neha's avatar

So well put. I think a lot of people need to read this. This media vilification is just ruthless atp.

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Shivani Yadav's avatar

Thank you, Neha!

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Silver's avatar

Brilliant 👏

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Diksha's avatar

👏👏

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vajrah.'s avatar

Aishwarya Rai isn't the only actor with blue eyes - in fact she has green eyes - the Kapoor sisters have light colored eyes too! As for the western standard of beauty , we've had those since Persis Khambhatta, Maharani Gayatri Devi, her mother, and tons of others. Why this targetted interview against her when it is in reality the GenZ faves like deepika padukone and sushmita sen who make it difficult for a middle class woman to exist with their forced ideas of identity and equality - admiring their good work comes out of pure pressure tbh.

There are tons of Aishwarya Rai lookalikes in our country - I know a at least 6 people in my family with quite the same features - and now there's tons of doppelgangers on instagram, along with tons of titleholders who are ready to cater to a woke GenZ perspective - what sets her, Mary Kom, Barkha Dutt, Neeraj Chopra, the Phoghat sisters, and Priyanka Chopra apart is the level of enthusiasm, spunk and confidence they bring to the table. These people have been instrumental in giving India the identity it has on a global platform.

In addition, she made the Indian Dream seem achievable and took a very open and vocal stand against patriarchy, misogyny and male privilege in her interviews as well her work. Their very existence focuses more on basic human needs than a sense of ego-driven aggrandized identity crisis issues.

Provoked is not an easy role to play, knowing that she'd be riling salman khan supporters in an industry where even enemies shake hands in public to maintain peace. :)

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