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Grapevine has been abuzz with rumours surrounding the walkout of Priyanka Chopra from Salman Khan's most ambitious project 'Bharat'. A lot has been speculated as to why Priyanka Chopra walked out of 'Bharat', after agreeing to be the female lead opposite Salman Khan. As soon as Ali Abbas Zafar, the director of 'Bharat' put a tweet saying that Piggy Chops had indeed opted out of Bharat, rumour mills started doing rounds of a possible rift between Salman and Priyanka. A lot of websites blamed Salman for chopping Priyanka's role. Some websites even cited that being in a male dominated industry, Priyanka did not want to play second fiddle to Salman. Says an insider, " These allegations are simply not true. There is no bad blood between Salman and Priyanka. Salman treats his female co-stars with utmost respect and the industry knows it. How can anyone allege that he chopped up Priyanka's role in the film? Bharat is based on the film 'An Ode To My Father', so obviously the roles have been alloted as per the original film. These websites need to think twice before making serious accusations against someone, knowing how such news have the capability to make or break someone's career. " The source further adds, "Salman respects Priyanka's decision to walk out of the film. This is quite common in the film industry worldwide. Actors have walked out of films even before and they will even in the future. Everyone has their reasons, and who are we judge a woman for the choices she makes?. Dragging her personal life in between is even more regressive and sexist, the way these websites have targetted her. If these websites are so concerned about women rights and sexism, why are they bringing in her relationship angle? ". Why is Salman Khan's name dragged into every controversy that takes place in the industry?" We got in touch with the production house and spoke to Nikhil Namit who has quashed all rumours about an disagreement between Salman and Priyanka and the lenght of her role. Says Namit, " There is not an iota of truth behind the rumours that Priyanka walked out of the film due to the lenght of her role. Knowing how Priyanka has proved her salt as an actress there was no screen test or look test done for her. She hadn't even began shooting for the film, her schedule was from September. We totally respect her decision to say no to the film, but these rumours need to be put to rest." We have all seen how social media has the ability to make and break careers and in such times, the least we can expect from the gossip websites and handles is to grow up and behave responsibly.