Women Of My Billion Review: Priyanka Chopra-Produced Documentary Is A Reminder To Talk About Gender Violence

Women Of My Billion Review: Priyanka Chopra-Produced Documentary Is A Reminder To Talk About Gender Violence Author I Janvi Manchanda

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[{"selector":"#anim-531d2007-5d85-49fe-86df-409b2bf065b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59fc32b9-3f0a-4354-b8aa-7157aa2d22bc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.87342%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] I couldn't be more thankful that Priyanka Chopra and Apoorva Bakshi decided to tell stories of real women and give them a platform to be heard and this documentary goes show what truly happens when women start speaking up.

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