Girls, stand on your own feet: Priyanka Chopra

"I want to study, didi. Please do something." The request to Priyanka Chopra came from a 16-year-old girl from a non-descript village in Rajasthan when the Bollywood actress met them to learn about a government-UNICEF education initiative.

And the simple advice from the actress to Lalita Atal was: "learn sewing, cooking, art and many other vocations like that to gain confidence and stand on your own feet".

"I really want to study, didi. It has been three years since I left my studies due to lack of money. I also feel like going to school when I watch others but can't. Please do something," Lalita told Chopra.

Chopra, an UNICEF goodwill ambassador, was at an 'Anganwadi and Mahila Empowerment Centre' in Nanakpura village, about 20 km from Jaipur, where she came across a group of girls for an interaction as part of Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls 'Sabla' .

Instead of depending on others, she said, the girls must stand up on their own feet, become self-sufficient and empower themselves by learning any form of knowledge like sewing, cooking, art, and many other works that would give them confidence.