Priyanka Chopra posted tis picture earlier (courtesy: priyankachopra)
New Delhi:
Priyanka Chopra lately stepped into British Vogue‘s photograph sales space to delve into her in depth Instagram archive. One of the Instagram footage she spoke about was The Simpsons‘ model of Priyanka’s marriage ceremony to Nick Jonas. She stated, “To be on The Simpsons in my wedding dress was really fun and ironic considering Apu was the bane of my life when I was growing up. Everybody kept asking, why don’t I speak like Apu (Nahasapeemapetilon), why my accent wasn’t like Apu.” Priyanka spent her teenagers in USA – “everyone” is presumably her fellow college students whereas she was in school in America. Apu, an Indian character on the beloved animated sequence, has been extensively criticised lately as perpetuating racial stereotypes and solely seems as a background character in The Simpsons now.
Priyanka Chopra, who had beforehand revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that she was bullied at her highschool in America, added, “Apu had a really exaggerated Indian accent as we all know.” The actress was 13 when she flew to the US to stay together with her relations. Priyanka spent her teenage years at American excessive colleges, the place she was focused by fellow college students for being a brown particular person. “I believe highschool is tough anyplace, proper? And to be coming of age, to grasp your physique as a girl and on the identical time, to be devalued for one thing I am unable to change or you already know, I wasn’t even conscious of the truth that this was one thing I ought to really feel embarrassed about. But I suppose after I was made to really feel like, did my garments smelled humorous after I walked by the hallway or did individuals scent curry or little issues like that at 16 are so detrimental to a way of self-worth, your sense of self. It’s nearly being imply, making an attempt to harm somebody,” She had stated on the present Super Soul.
Now, allow us to deal with Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and the controversy across the proprietor of Kwik-E-Mart within the fictional city of Springfield. Those of you who’ve adopted the present would know that Apu was thought-about problematic. His character was made up completely of South Asian stereotypes. Not to neglect, Apu was a PhD who labored at a retailer. He was additionally an unlawful immigrant. The Problem With Apu, the 2017documentary by Hari Kondabolu, was thought-about as “racism against the community”. Speaking to BBC, Hari Kondabolu had stated, “The Simpsons is a vital murals that has influenced so many, together with myself. Apu was the one Indian we had on TV in any respect so I used to be completely happy for any illustration as a child. And after all, he is humorous, however that does not imply this illustration is correct or proper or righteous. It will get to the insidiousness of racism, although, since you do not even discover it when it is proper in entrance of you. It turns into so regular that you do not even give it some thought.”
Actor Hank Azaria, who voiced Apu in addition to different character on The Simpsons, introduced in 2020 that he was stepping down – he continues because the voice of different characters.
Now, take a look at footage shared by Priyanka Chopra from The Simpsons episode, which aired in December 2018:
There is yet one more:
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas obtained married in December 2018 at Umaid Bhawan Palace palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.