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Preity Zinta clarifies Batwara 1947 remark 'women only cooked, cleaned' is taken out of context
Updated On: 10 August, 2026 08:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Preity Zinta has clarified her remarks about women’s roles in 1947 after facing backlash over Batwara 1947. She said her comments were taken out of context and urged people to watch the film before forming an opinion

Preity Zinta (Pic/Yogen Shah)
Preity Zinta has responded to the backlash over her remarks about women in the pre-Independence era while discussing her experience of working on Batwara 1947. The actor clarified that her comments were taken out of context and urged people to watch the film before forming an opinion.
Preity Zinta on backlash over Batwara 1947 women remark
Responding to an opinion piece published by ThePrint, Preity wrote, “Hi, I have not read your article fully, but after reading the text above, I feel your take on my experience while filming is totally taken out of context. I’m surprised how everyone is so quick to react to any comment without fully understanding the context. This is a film and it deals with a particular family. There are no broad strokes here. Judging the film or director like this without seeing it is both unfair and unjust. Journalism should be responsible and fair. Please see the film on 14th Aug and then form an opinion. Thank you. Much love.”


