The Bollywood Star Priyanka Chopra has apologised after a uproar over a US Television Series that showed her uncovering a terror plot hatche by Indian Hindu Nationalists
The episode of popular Drama , which stars Priyanka chopra charachter as an FBI agent named Alex Parrish
chopra , who is Indian , is the first Bollywood actress to land a leading role in a prime time American television show .
On Saturday ,she tweeted an apology about the episode
''I'm extremely saddened and sorry that some sentiments have been hurt by a recent eprsiode of Quaantico ,''the tweet read.'' That was not and would never be my intention .I sincerely apologise .I'm a proud Indian and that will never change''.
The executive producers of Quantico and ABC Studios would like to extend an apology to our audience who were offended the most recent episode, The Blood of Romeo.' The episode has stirred a lot of emotion , much of which is unfairly aimed at Priyanka Chopra , who didn't create the show ,nor does she write or direct it ,'' the statement read .'' She has no involvement in the casting of the show or the storylines depicted in the series.'' They also added the statement Quantico is a work of Fiction.
''The show has featured bad characters of many different ethnicities and backgrounds ,but in this case we inadvertently and regrettably stepped into a complex political issue ,''the statement concluded.''It was certainly not our intention to offend anyone.
The storyline of the episode, which aired June 1, revolved around a plot hatched by Hindus a head of a summit and angered many fans.
Someone tweeted recently that entire episode was not just an attack on Hindus but also an attack on India,'' one person tweeted. ''Peddling Pakistani agenda that Indians make elaborate plots to frame Pakistan .Shame On @priyankachopra for even thinking such a storyline was acceptable .''
"That entire episode was not just an attack on Hindus but also an attack on India," one person tweeted. "Peddling Pakistani agenda that Indians make elaborate plots to frame Pakistan. Shame on @priyankachopra for even thinking such a storyline was acceptable."
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