<p>Bollywood actress-singer Priyanka Chopra, who plays a submissive daughter in her latest release "Dil Dhadakne Do", says gender inequality does exist in affluent and educated societies.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 32-year-old former Miss World feels gender inequality is a major issue in Indian society.<br /><br />"My character Ayesha represents most women in India. They are put in a box and can't raise their voice no matter from how affluent or educated society they come from. Gender equality does really exist in such societies too.<br /><br />"It was beautiful to be Ayesha and I could relate myself to the character because I belong to a conservative Punjabi family and I took inspiration from my own family," Priyanka told reporters here on the sidelines of IIFA 2015 Weekend and Awards here.<br /><br />The National-award winning actress said it was tough for her to play the unassertive role in the Zoya Akhtar-directed film just after her strong character in "Mary Kom".<br /><br />"It was an extremely hard transition for me. I played a tomboyish role in Mary Kom but Ayesha was more towards the stifled side. I completely relied on Zoya for the first 10 days but later I got my feminine side back," she said.<br /><br />In the film, Priyanka also made her debut in Bollywood playback singing opposite co-star Farhan Akhtar, who plays her love interest.<br /><br />Asked if she takes Farhan as a strong competitor when it comes to singing, she said,"No competition with Farhan. I was shy about singing and Farhan encouraged me during the shooting of 'Don'. After the shooting, we used to have jam session. He only nudged me on to sing."</p>
<p>Bollywood actress-singer Priyanka Chopra, who plays a submissive daughter in her latest release "Dil Dhadakne Do", says gender inequality does exist in affluent and educated societies.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 32-year-old former Miss World feels gender inequality is a major issue in Indian society.<br /><br />"My character Ayesha represents most women in India. They are put in a box and can't raise their voice no matter from how affluent or educated society they come from. Gender equality does really exist in such societies too.<br /><br />"It was beautiful to be Ayesha and I could relate myself to the character because I belong to a conservative Punjabi family and I took inspiration from my own family," Priyanka told reporters here on the sidelines of IIFA 2015 Weekend and Awards here.<br /><br />The National-award winning actress said it was tough for her to play the unassertive role in the Zoya Akhtar-directed film just after her strong character in "Mary Kom".<br /><br />"It was an extremely hard transition for me. I played a tomboyish role in Mary Kom but Ayesha was more towards the stifled side. I completely relied on Zoya for the first 10 days but later I got my feminine side back," she said.<br /><br />In the film, Priyanka also made her debut in Bollywood playback singing opposite co-star Farhan Akhtar, who plays her love interest.<br /><br />Asked if she takes Farhan as a strong competitor when it comes to singing, she said,"No competition with Farhan. I was shy about singing and Farhan encouraged me during the shooting of 'Don'. After the shooting, we used to have jam session. He only nudged me on to sing."</p>