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Lara Dutta defends Sai Pallavi's warrior Sita in Ramayana amid backlash, asks critics to stop being ‘small-minded’

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 12 Nov, 14:16 IST, latest 13 Nov, 07:58 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from NDTV at 12 Nov, 14:16 IST; the latest is from Hindustan Times at 13 Nov, 07:58 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Latest report13 Nov, 07:58 IST
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In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, Lara Dutta also sheds light on her character Queen Kaikeyi's warrior princess backstory
Lara Dutta has defended Sai Pallavi’s portrayal of Sita as a warrior in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, saying royal children may have trained in combat at that time.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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