Published 17:10 IST, November 18th 2019
Priyanka Chopra: Three times the actor motivated her fans through her speeches
Priyanka Chopra has not only left a mark internationally with just her films, but she has also been constantly working towards the betterment of society.
Priyanka Chopra has been a great influence on the Bollywood and Hollywood film industries. The actor has also been a crucial part of many social work organisations and has been constantly influencing others to work towards the betterment of society. Priyanka is the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She has given many powerful and motivational speeches about various topics.
Here are some of the best motivational speeches by Priyanka:
UNICEF speech
Priyanka had given this speech at the 70th-anniversary event of UNICEF. Priyanka talked about how she became a part of UNICEF in India. She thanked the India team for her amazing journey as an ambassador and thanked UNICEF for the opportunity. She asked the audience to come together and protect the future of mankind, children. Children around the world are living without clean water, medical care, protection, and food. She talked about the horrifying images that surface about the various atrocities that children have to go through. In the end, she quoted, "Being human is given, but keeping our humanity is a choice." She ended her speech saying that she would work for children to have the freedom to think and freedom to live.
Breaking the Glass Speech
This speech by Priyanka was delivered at the Penguin Annual Lecture 2017. Throughout the speech, Priyanka talks about the need to break the glass ceiling, i.e. to try and break all kinds of obstacles towards success. She talks about how there is a need to break all kinds of stereotypes and prejudices imposed by people in society and become the best versions of ourselves. She fills in the speech by examples from her own life and experiences.
Full Power of Women Speech
Priyanka Chopra, in this speech on Full Power of Women, talks about her own experiences from her childhood and talked about her parents. She talked about how her brother and herself were given equal treatment by her parents. She also revealed that many developing countries discriminate between genders. She gave many examples of how girls are given lesser privileges than boys. In the end, she emphasized the need to bridge the gap between the two genders.
On the movie front:
Priyanka Chopra was last seen in the movie The Sky Is Pink. The movie also starred Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim and Rohit Saraf. It was directed by Shonali Bose.
Updated 19:29 IST, November 18th 2019