She might be trotting across the world, lapping up laurels, but her heart is still desi. While in India to promote her first Bhojpuri fare Bum Bum Bol Raha Hai Kashi, co-produced by her mother Madhu Chopra, she came out in support of her former co-star Shahid Kapoor’s Udta Punjab.

The movie that’s in the news for all the wrong reasons found a support system in PeeCee, who told a popular viral site, "Our forefathers achieved freedom of speech and expression for us after a long struggle… Creativity should not be stopped in democracy”.

She elaborated further to the site, “In democracy you cannot dictate what one should eat or watch a movie on a social issue.”

Talking about the demand to remove Punjab from Udta Punjab, she said, “Title is the creativity of every producer and director. So, how can it be changed?”

Interestingly, PeeCee and Shahid were said to be an item. While SK is happily married and expecting his first child with his wife Mira Rajput, Priyanka is painting the world red…