Preity Zinta is in some pretty hot water right now. The actress will be seen next in the much-delayed Bhaiaji Superhit (also starring Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade), after a long sabbatical. The promote this movie, the former Lyril girl has been giving out many interviews, one of which has landed her in big trouble. A video clip of an interview Preity Zinta gave to Bollywood Hungama, is going viral which the actress is talking about the ongoing #MeToo movement in India. Well, some of her statements didn't go well with Twitterati. Chetan Bhagat Asked His Wife To Leave Him Amid The #MeToo Allegations Against Him - View Full Quote

In the video, we can see that while Preity Zinta is heard saying that a #MeToo movement is needed, she is also of the opinion that people are misusing it for their own selfish cause. She is also heard giving vague statements like 'Aaj ki Sweetu (referring to Delnaz Irani's character in Kal Ho Naa Ho), Kal Ki #MeToo Ho Sakti Hai.' This implies that girls like Sweetu, who in that film was seen desperate enough for a boyfriend, will go hoarse crying #MeToo happened to her. When the interviewer asked if something like this happened to her, her answer, 'I wish I had!' Singer Chinmayi Sripada’s Termination From Tamil Dubbing Union Proves Why #MeToo Movement Will Never Succeed in India.

She even says that compared to other industries, Bollywood's #MeToo menace was just this much...

The actress later clarified on Twitter that the interview was edited to make her statements sound out of context. She even lashed out against the journo interviewing her for allowing this to happen.

There is also an unedited version of the interview, which show a bit more clarity in her statements, but still doesn't exactly show her in a good light. Please check it out here - Preity Zinta Gives Clarification On Her Controversial #MeToo Statements (Watch Unedited Video).

Needless to say, Preity Zinta's statements, edited or not, gave her a lot of backlash on social media. Some of them reminded her that she herself had filed a molestation case against her former beau Ness Wadia once. Check out Twitterati, some of them eminent journalists themselves, have to say on this -

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So what do you have to say about Preity Zinta's statements? Share your thoughts in the comments section below?

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