She may be a diva, but Priyanka Chopra doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty for a good cause. The actress recently took on the task of cleaning up an entire slum area in Suburban Mumbai, Versova, as part of her contribution towards the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The actress shared a video on Twitter featuring the clean-up, where she says that she was extremely excited to be nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “I had come here when I was shooting for ‘Agneepath’. We had put on a big set over there for the basti,” explains the actress in the video. “And I remember that there were people who live here, children who play on mounds of garbage and that is their life. And let’s be honest, we’re a cynical bunch of people. We always believe how are going to clean, what are we going to clean. The plan is not just to clean up this place, but to clean up and rehabilitate this place.” Priyanka, armed with her special pink gloves, a mask, her beloved mother and team cleaned up the area, digging out the dirt and dust, clearing out almost eight trucks of garbage, which took close to 16 days. Though Priyanka didn’t make any promises to be present all the days at the cleanup drive, she did say that would make sure to put in all required resources to rehabilitate the area. Gandhiji said 'Be the change you want to see'- thank you @narendramodi for reminding me of that! #MyCleanIndia can happen! #ChangingMindsets — PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) November 24, 2014 A paint job, a few plant saplings and voila! The change was amazing! Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated Priyanka’s contribution to the nationwide campaign. An innovative effort by @priyankachopra. It is a wonderful way to bring people together to create a Swachh Bharat. Kudos! #MyCleanIndia — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 24, 2014 Priyanka nominated Sun Foundation's Vikramjit S Sahney, that supported her in the drive, actor Siddharth Roy Kapoor, NDTV’s Pranoy Roy, Vikram Chandra and team, Madhur Bhandarkar, IIM-A students and faculty, Taxi Union and Auto Rickshaw Union of Mumbai, Lions club Mumbai, Kanika Sadanand and her won team PC rockstars.
