Priyanka Chopra sent an apology letter to the Sikkim government for calling Sikkim – one of India’s most peaceful states – ‘troubled by insurgency’. Priyanka’s production Pahuna, directed by Pakhi Tyrewala, tells the story of two Nepalese children who are displaced because of conflict. Pahuna was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), on the sidelines of which Priyanka gave the now-slammed interview.
While talking about how Pahuna was a ground-breaking achievement, she said that it was the first film to come out of the region.
“Sikkim is a small state in the North-east of India which never had a film industry or anyone who made films from the region. This is the first film ever that’s come out of that region, because it’s very troubled with insurgency and troubling situations,” she said.
In 2013, Sikkim was announced the Indian state with the lowest crime rate.
While the number of films from Sikkim is hardly anywhere near other big film industries in India, films like Katha and Acharya are from Sikkim. Her production Pahuna is not the ‘first ever’ film to come out of the state.
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Priyanka Chopra tendered an apology to the Sikkim government, while her mother Madhu Chopra spoke to Ugen Gyatso, the tourism minister of Sikkim to apologise for the comment.
“Her mother spoke to me over phone and has apologised for the comment,” Ugen Gyatso, the tourism minister of Sikkim, told India Today Television.
Condemning the statement by Priyanka, Gyatso had sought an apology from the actor.
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