Former Miss World and the reigning queen of Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra’s commitment towards social causes is as celebrated as her acting prowess. The svelte actress, who is always in news for her hectic schedule recently shot a documentary to create social awareness about leprosy.The documentary is shot for ‘Alert India’, which is a thirty years old organization that has been closely associated with the disease. While talking to a news daily, Veera Rao, the director of ‘Alert India’ said, “We got in touch with Priyanka for the documentary and she agreed to do it immediately. We will be presenting the documentary on November 5 at a charity dinner that we have organised.”
It is believed that the documentary was originally to be shot in English but it was Priyanka who insisted that they opt for a Hindi version too. Priyanka maintained, “I felt that having a documentary in English would be good to create awareness among kids in schools, colleges and cities, but to make the appeal wider we had to shoot in Hindi. That way we can reach out to rural pockets as well, where people need to be told about the wrong notions that they have regarding this disease.”
The actress further added, “I take my social responsibilities very seriously, and believe that when you really want to go something you always find time for it. If I can help a good cause in anyway by supporting it, I have always been able to find the time.”
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