Never faced gender discrimition'

Mumbai, Feb 17: Actress Parineeti Chopra says her parents Pawan and Ree Chopra have always treated all her siblings equally and there was no discrimition of any kind. Parineeti, who has brothers Shivang and Saraj, will be seen on TV show “Mission Sapne”, wherein she will help 13-year-old Bhav Suthalya to secure a better future. “I grew up with two brothers but my parents never subjected to any kind of discrimition and made sure that I get best education,” Parineeti said in a statement.

“I believe that girls and boys should be treated as equals and we need to work towards eradicating all the discernment that still exists. “The men of the house should stand up and take the responsibility of educating every single woman of their family thereby bringing about a major change in the society,” she added. Bhav dreams of becoming an IPS officer in order to bring stability in her family. Her parents Bhanu and Archa are visually challenged and sell books and statiory material in local trains To help her fincially, Parineeti will be seen selling books and statiory at a suburban mall to earn daily wages for Bhav and her family. Hosted by Soli Bendre, “Mission Sapne” is about upbringing people who have struggled in their life but never left their spirit to achieve something. The show fincially helps these people by inviting celebrities who do the same daily job which these people do. The episode featuring Parineeti will be aired on Sunday on Colors. (IANS)