Prajakta Koli responds to woman blaming her for teaching young girls to marry late

Actor and social media influencer Prajakta Koli faced a sexist question at an event recently. She addressed her fans during the session ‘Influencer se OTT Tak’ at Saahitya Aaj Tak that took place in Delhi on Saturday, November 23. During the same session, a woman tried to accuse her of teaching young girls about marrying late.
Prajakta, 31, is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Vrishank Khanal, and the two are reportedly getting married next year. At the event, the woman asked the popular content creator what’s the ‘right time’ to get married for a woman. When Prajakta said, “there’s no right time, a woman can get married whenever she wants to”, the woman told Prajakta that she was not setting the right benchmark for young girls to follow.
The Jug Jugg Jeeyo star, quite politely, asserted that every woman can think for herself, and it’s their decision to make. The woman then took the example of her own daughter and told Prajakta that many young girls like her daughter insist on getting married late, leaving their parents baffled.
Prajakta then concluded her stance on the matter and told her, “Har ladki ko jab mann ho tab shaadi karni chahye. Main bas ye kahugi. Chahein umar 31 ya 42, shaadi tab karo jab mann ho. Baaki aap apni beti se puch lena (Every girl should get married when she wants to. I just want to say this. It doesn’t matter if you are 31 or 42, get married when you feel like making that decision. And you can leave the rest to your daughter).”
The crowd cheered for Prajakta at the event and expressed their love for the self-made content creator.
The actor also spoke about fighting trolls, dealing with failures, and staying grounded despite all the success at the same event. When asked how she deals with naysayers on social media, Prajakta shared, “I read the comments. But a comment is baseless, if it comes from sheer hate, if it doesn’t make me happy or make me think, then I don’t spend time in replying to it. I am extremely lucky to get an audience which invests a lot of energy in watching what I do. I have not yet seen a comment that really triggered me.”
The Mismatched star underscored the importance of ‘staying scared’ as an artiste. She mentioned how being scared keeps her on her toes, and doesn’t let her be satisfied with her work. “I am very aware from day one that whatever opportunities I am getting are because of the work that I’ve done on YouTube over the years. I feel scared sometimes. But, I feel it’s necessary to be scared that way. If I stopped getting scared, that would be the day I’d start being arrogant,” she explained.
Prajakta has recently turned an author. Her new book, which is based on a fictional romantic story, will be launched soon. She revealed at the event that the book would be available to pre-order from December 5, and she would soon announce its release date on social media.