{"id":619306,"date":"2026-10-03T09:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/619306\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T09:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:56:11","slug":"rajiv-adatia-comes-out-in-support-of-priyanka-chahar-choudhary-says-calling-her-a-gold-digger-is-unfair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/619306\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajiv Adatia comes out in support of Priyanka Chahar Choudhary; says calling her a \u2018Gold Digger\u2019 is unfair"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rajiv Priyanka Chahar Choudhary<\/a> has found support from former reality-show contestant and television personality Rajiv Adatia after comments made about her on Rise and Fall season 2 sparked a discussion about how successful women are often labelled.Taking to social media, Rajiv shared his views in support of Priyanka and questioned the need to call a successful woman a \u201cgold digger\u201d simply because she has achieved a certain level of success or lives life on her own terms.Rajiv highlighted Priyanka\u2019s journey and the hard work that has gone into building her career. Defending the actress, he pointed out that her success should not be reduced to assumptions about her relationships or financial choices.\u201cTo call Priyanka a gold digger on Rise and Fall is just not right! That girl has worked hard to where she has got too!\u201d Rajiv expressed, making it clear that he believes Priyanka deserves recognition for her individual journey.He further raised a larger question about the double standards women often face when they become successful.\u201cWhy is every successful girl in a man\u2019s eyes called a gold digger?\u201d He questioned, adding that Priyanka is self-made and has created her life on her own terms.Rajiv\u2019s comments have brought attention to the conversation beyond the reality-show drama, with the discussion now touching upon how women in the public eye are judged for their achievements, lifestyle and personal choices.Priyanka Chahar Choudhary has built a strong identity in the television and entertainment space over the years. From her work on television to her reality-show appearances, she has remained a familiar face among audiences. Rajiv\u2019s statement supports Priyanka while also questioning the casual use of labels against successful women.For the uninitiated, a recent episode saw Priyanka and Shehzad get into a heated argument. Priyanka called Shehzad a \u2018man child\u2019, following which he called her a \u2018gold digger\u2019. The remark left Priyanka visibly upset, and she later opened up about it while speaking to Swara the following morning.Speaking to Swara, Priyanka recalled how Shehzad\u2019s words kept playing in her head throughout the night. She said, \u201cKal gold digger bol ke gaya. Meri raat poori raat mere dimaag mein ghoomta raha, kyunki mere parivaar ko paalne wali main hoon aur ye mujhe gold digger bolta hai.\u201d (He called me a gold digger yesterday. It kept playing in my head the entire night because I am the one who supports my family, and he calls me a gold digger.)Priyanka further said that she could not sleep because of the incident and expressed her anger over being called a gold digger. The remark affected her particularly as she is the only person, who supports her family financially.Priyanka Chahar Choudhary has built a strong identity in the television and entertainment space over the years. She has featured in successful projects like Udaariyaan, Bigg Boss 16, Naagin 7 and Battleground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Priyanka Chahar Choudhary has found support from former reality-show contestant and television personality Rajiv Adatia after comments made…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,304874,111,139,69,304870,304875,304871,304876,304872,304877,304873,437,9649],"class_list":["post-619306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-gold-digger","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-priyanka-chahar-choudhary","tag-priyankas-family-support","tag-rajiv-adatia","tag-rise-and-fall-season-2","tag-self-made-women","tag-shehzad-poonawalla","tag-success-and-double-standards","tag-tv","tag-women-empowerment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}