Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto at the US premiere of banned Indian rape documentary

Streep told a packed auditorium that victim Jyoti Singh was not only India’s daughter but “she’s our daughter, too.”

The documentary was directed by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, herself a rape victim. Its U.S. premiere follows a week of controversy in India.

The uproar focuses on comments by one of the six rapists interviewed for the film. He blamed the victim for taking a bus late in the evening.

‘India’s Daughter’ was first shown on a BBC channel last week.