Priyanka Chopra Joins Anti-Gender-Based Violence Campaign: ‘It Is a Global Crisis’

Anti-Gender-Based Violence Campaign: Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra is leading a global campaign to spread awareness on gender-based violence called #StandWithHer. A Variety report states that Mindy Kaling and Dev Patel are joining her in this initiative.

Launching on Wednesday in New York City, the campaign aims to combat gender-based violence worldwide through a partnership between Pahuja and NGOs Equality Now, Equimundo and MenEngage Alliance.

“Gender-based violence is a global crisis, yet too often, it remains hidden in the shadows,” Chopra Jonas said in a statement. “I am honored to support the #StandWithHer campaign, inspired by Nisha’s powerful documentary ‘To Kill a Tiger,’ to help drive meaningful change.”

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To Kill a Tiger is streaming on Netflix and tells the story of a farmer from Jharkhand, India, called Ranjit, who fights for justice after three men sexually assault his 13-year-old daughter. Despite death threats, ostracisation and hardships, the family persevered to secure a landmark ruling in the case. The documentary will be screened across the US in cities like New York, Chicago, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Washington DC.

The documentary, which is streaming on Netflix, chronicles the story of Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, who fights for justice for his 13-year-old daughter after she is sexually assaulted by three men. Despite facing social ostracization, death threats, economic hardship and caste prejudice, the family perseveres and ultimately secures a landmark ruling.

The #StandWithHer initiative has established three key goals: empowering survivors of sexual assault and gender-based violence to seek justice; creating a culture of shared responsibility that encourages men and boys to become allies; and preventing gender-based violence through education and social narrative change.

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The documentary premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 96th Academy Awards but lost to 20 Days in Mariupol. Dev and Mindy came on board as executive producers in 2023 and Priyanka joined them in 2024.

The campaign will kick off with a U.S. screening tour of “To Kill a Tiger,” spanning major cities including New York, Chicago, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Washington D.C. A screening in New York will coincide with the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in partnership with UN Women.

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