Deepika PadukoneThe latest Indian celebrity to appear on the cover of Time magazine, says she feels nothing about the “constant political backlash” in her 15-year career. In her interview, the actress spoke about the controversy surrounding “Padmaavat” for allegedly distorting historical facts, her solidarity with JNU students during the release of her debut production “Chhapaak” and her recent injury. Talked briefly about dealing with allegations of delivering. Religious sentiments by wearing a “saffron” bikini as a Pakistani spy in the song “Besharam Rang” from “Pathan”.
According to the Time magazine story, there was a “long pause” when Padukone was asked about the “constant political backlash”. “I don’t know if I should feel anything about it or not. But the truth is, I don’t feel anything about it,” the 37-year-old told the outlet.
She joins a long list of Indian names including industry collaborators Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aamir KhanAnd Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who graced the cover of Time magazine. Read also: Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas’ perfect family time captured by the actress’s mother-in-law Denise | picture
In 2018, she was part of ‘Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People’ along with former Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Bhavish Agarwal, co-founder of cab aggregator Ola. In the article ‘Deepika Padukone is bringing the world to Bollywood’ published on 10 May, the actor said, “This is India’s moment.”
At the 95th Academy Awards earlier this year, Padukone performed the Best Original Song Oscar winner “Naatu Naatu” from SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster film “RRR” as a “total banger”.
The Danish-born cinema personality served on the special jury for the 75th Cannes Film Festival and became the first Indian brand ambassador for international fashion labels such as Louis Vuitton and Cartier. She regularly makes waves during her appearances at fashion events such as the Met Gala.
Deepika Padukone said, “Indian cinema has transcended boundaries and Indians are everywhere. That’s why fame goes wherever it goes. I didn’t have a game plan on how to get here, but I wrote on my vision board But did not see failure. Who started her career as a model in commercials and music videos.
“This is India’s moment. So how can I marry the best of East and West? There is India with our roots, our heritage, our history, but there is also a new and young India that is emerging. This two India Coming together sounds really appealing to me at the moment,” she said.
Even as India claimed a double win at the 2023 Academy Awards – the second for “The Elephant Whispers” for Best Documentary Short Subject – the actor said India itself is “starting to realize that its films are only are not limited to Hindi films”. “But I don’t think we should be happy with one Oscar for a song and another for a documentary. I hope we can see this as the beginning of an opportunity,” she said.
Padukone, who was last seen in “Pathan”, is currently on a break from shooting for “Fighter”, which is billed as India’s first aerial-action film.
(With PTI inputs)