Overview
- Keswani told India Today that while she respects Priyanka Chopra’s success, she believes Chopra has not used her platform to elevate other South Asians.
- She contrasted Chopra with Mindy Kaling, praising Kaling’s work writing and producing projects that create roles for South Asian talent.
- Discussing diaspora dynamics, Keswani described entrenched cliques in the community and said she is not part of those circles.
- She said she is producing and starring in Tabassum, written by a South Asian writer, with an indigenous co-producer to amplify marginalized voices.
- The coverage notes Chopra’s recent and upcoming projects including Citadel season two, The Bluff, and SS Rajamouli’s GlobeTrotter, and reports no response from her to Keswani’s remarks.