Deepika Padukone scored a success at the box office this year with the epic drama Padmaavat in which she played the title role. One of the highest paid actors of Indian cinema today, she has 18 brands in her portfolio and has a strong social media

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is the only Indian actress to feature in the Time 100 Influential People in the World, sharing space with names like Nicole Kidman, Gal Gadot, Greta Gerwig and Lena Waithe. In the Time magazine, international star Vin Diesel, Deepika’s co-star in her Hollywood debut xXx: Return of Xander Cage has penned words of appreciation for her.

“Making that movie, Deepika took committed to a whole other level. That’s who she is as a performer. She wants the whole movie to shine, which is a rare thing. “Anyone could talk about how beautiful she is, and anyone could tell you about her unmatched comedic timing. But she isn’t just a star. She’s an actor’s actor, dedicated to the craft,” Diesel wrote.

Deepika scored a success at the box office this year with the epic drama Padmaavat in which she played the title role. One of the highest paid actors of Indian cinema today, she has 18 brands in her portfolio and has a strong social media presence.

Apart from her work as an artiste, Deepika Padukone‘s philanthropic side has seen her spreading awareness on the condition of mental illness. She has spoken about her battle with depression and has been working towards creating awareness with her NGO The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLF). The Time magazine list also features actress Meghan Markle, who will become a British royal family member upon her wedding to Prince Harry next month.

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Deepika was in New Delhi along with her mother and younger sister to launch a report on Public Perception Towards Mental Health in India by her foundation The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF)

As multiple Bollywood films are celebrating how weaknesses can be turned into strengths, leading actress Deepika Padukone says it is important for celebrities to use their place of influence and power to bring about change in society. “I think it is extremely important for those who are in positions of influence or power to bring about social change. It is extremely important for them to speak up about whatever issue it might be,” Deepika told IANS in an interview.

Of late, film actors and filmmakers are attempting storylines which have a strong underlying message that can bring change in society. The latest example is Rani Mukerji’s “Hichki”, which talks about how a woman with Tourette Syndrome, a neuropsychiatric disorder, makes it her strength and becomes a teacher.

Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood’s top-earning actresses, believes people can see if you do not have genuine connect or if it is not authentic. “For many years, people always said, ‘You know you are successful, you should do work in social sectors as well or associate with an NGO’. There were so many options (for me), but I didn’t feel like I was being honest to them.

“It didn’t come naturally to me until I came across mental health, also because of my personal experience,” said the actress, who had earlier opened up about her battle with depression. She feels speaking up for a cause has to be an “organic” process. “I don’t think there is any fixed time as to when one should do it. I think you should do it when you feel it is right.”

Deepika was in New Delhi along with her mother and younger sister to launch a report on Public Perception Towards Mental Health in India by her foundation The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF), which aims to reduce the stigma around mental health. The report’s findings indicate that a majority of people feel that mental illness is still considered a severe disorder like schizophrenia and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. But are celebrities not more prone to depression and stress, especially when they are constantly under the scanner, more so with the emergence of social media?

“No. I think I have understood the correlation between consumption of social media and when it helps. I always believed that whatever you consume, you consume in moderation. If you consume too much, it could have various sorts of impact, not just on your mental health but physical health too. I know people who are up at social media in the wee hours and probably letting it eat up their sleep time. As long as anything that you consume, whether it is social media or otherwise, is done in moderation, and you are aware about your social health, I think you are on the right path,” said the 32-year-old.

At the end of the day, the only thing that matters to her is “peace of mind”. Deepika said she wants to see India as the happiest nation in the world. “My vision for the Foundation is that we become the happiest country in the world. I see Bhutan having their happiness minister, and even some of the Scandinavian countries have the highest rate of mental happiness and I want India to be there, sooner or later,” she signed off.

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Actress Deepika Padukone is being showered with love for her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmaavat”. Well, not just her act but, she has also become everyone’s favourite for her down to earth nature and the way she treats everyone with equal importance and love.

While, the actress is currently working on her upcoming film with Irrfan Khan to be helmed by Vishal Bhardwaj but, in between the preparation the actress takes us down to the memory lane of her childhood days.

She posted an image of her poem that she tried writing in her 7th grade and captioned it as, “my attempt at poetry in the 7th grade!” (Sic).

my attempt at poetry in the 7th grade!

A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on Feb 20, 2018 at 7:44pm PST

“I AM

I AM A CHILD WITH LOVE AND CARE

I WONDER HOW FAR THE STARS REACH

I HEAR THE RUSH OF THE WAVES

I SEE THE DEEP BLUE SEA

I WANT TO BE A LOVING CHILD OF GOD

I AM A CHILD WITH LOVE AND CARE

I PRETEND TO BE A BLOOMING FLOWER

I FEEL THE SOOTHING HANDS OF GOD

I TOUCH THE MOUNTAINS WAY SO FAR

I WORRY IF I AM LIKED BY ALL

I CRY FOR THE ONES WHO NEED GOD’S TENDER TOUCH

I AM A CHILD WITH LOVE & CARE

I UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE MUST END

I SAY YOU MUST WORK HARD

I DREAM WHAT I OUGHT TO DREAM

I TRY TO DO MY VERY BEST

I HOPE I DESERVE THE VERY BEST

I AM A CHILD WITH LOVE AND CARE” (sic).

Wasn’t she really good in 7th?