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Kal Penn Defends Priyanka Chopra’s Hot Dog Choice in Cultural Authenticity Debate

At a Mumbai Express Adda session, he insisted that liking foreign foods does not diminish one’s cultural authenticity

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Kal Penn talked about Priyanka Chopra at length at a recent interview.

Overview

  • Kal Penn spoke at an Express Adda event in Mumbai on August 1, publicly supporting Chopra’s recent choice of a hot dog over vada pav during a red carpet interview.
  • He shared a MasterChef anecdote in which producers pressed him to cook chicken tikka masala after he named tacos as his favorite, illustrating cultural expectations.
  • Penn praised Chopra as “completely authentic and wonderful” and questioned why people would bar someone from enjoying foods beyond their heritage.
  • The conversation has shifted from online trolling to broader debates about identity pressures faced by South Asian actors in global entertainment.
  • Chopra has received backing from industry peers as she promotes Heads of State and readies upcoming roles in Citadel season two and SS Rajamouli’s The Bluff.