Deepika Padukone Birthday; Depression Battle Upcoming Project Deepika Padukone @39, when the man teased her, she slapped him: Thoughts of suicide due to depression, created a foundation to save people, adopted a village

Deepika had said this during a reality show. Today she has turned 39 years old. On her birthday, let us know what the actress did to get out of depression. What is his thinking behind starting ‘The Live Love Laugh Foundation’? What kind of challenges came after becoming a mother, and what are the upcoming projects?

First of all, take a look at some interesting stories related to Deepika Padukone.

Has been a national level badminton player

Deepika Padukone’s father Prakash Padukone is a famous badminton player. Earlier Deepika was also inclined towards badminton. She has also been a national level badminton player. At the age of eight, Deepika worked for an advertisement for the first time. Then he realized that he was not interested in badminton.

The names of all family members have the same meaning.

The names of Deepika Padukone’s parents, her younger sister and herself have the same meaning. The names Prakash Padukone, Ujjwala Padukone, Deepika and Anisha have the same meaning, light. Deepika’s mother Ujjwala Padukone was a travel agent and younger sister Anisha Padukone is a golfer.

Slapped a man in the middle of the road

Deepika Padukone’s parents were confident that she could take care of herself. Recently, during an interview with India Today, the actress mentioned an incident from her childhood. She said- When I was 14 years old, I was coming back from a restaurant with my parents after having dinner. My sister and my father were walking ahead and I was walking behind with my mother. Then a man came and started misbehaving with me, I could have ignored all that if I wanted, but I turned back and went near that man, grabbed his collar and came back after slapping him in the middle of the road.

Prasad Bidapa suggested becoming a model

The credit for bringing Deepika Padukone into the world of modeling goes to fashion guru Prasad Bidapa. Actually, Prasad once saw Deepika performing in school. It was he who suggested Deepika to become a model. In 2004, Deepika worked in an ad for Liril soap. He gained popularity through this ad. She has also been a Kingfisher Calendar Girl.

Saawariya would have been the first film

It is said that Deepika Padukone was going to debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Saawariya’ instead of ‘Om Shanti Om’. They also had discussions regarding the film. Later Bhansali gave a chance to Sonam Kapoor instead of Deepika Padukone. ‘Saawariya’ and ‘Om Shanti Om’ were released on the same day in 2007. While Om Shanti Om was a hit at the box office, Saawariya proved to be a flop in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s career.

Luck shines after Kareena leaves the film

Kareena Kapoor Khan was earlier supposed to work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela – Ramleela’. Kareena felt that Ranveer Singh’s role was more powerful than hers. So he left the film just 10 days before its shooting.

After Kareena, the film went to Deepika Padukone. From here Deepika Padukone’s luck shined. After ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela – Ramleela’, Deepika Padukone gave blockbuster films like ‘Bajirao Mastani’ and ‘Padmavat’ with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Deepika and Ranveer Singh grew close during the shooting of ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela – Ramleela’ and both of them got married in 2018. Both became parents on 9 September 2024. The daughter has been named Dua Padukone Singh.

Gave four hit films in the year 2013

2013 has been a very lucky year for Deepika Padukone. This year his films Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express and Race 2 were hits. On one hand, Deepika was continuously climbing the stairs of success. At the same time, she gradually started going into depression.

Deepika played an animated character in Rajinikanth’s Tamil film ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ in 2014.

Thoughts of suicide started coming during depression

Deepika faced depression in 2014. Deepika has spoken on this issue many times. While talking about her days of depression, Deepika had said that in those days there came a time when she started thinking about suicide.

Mother helped me to come out of depression

Deepika Padukone had revealed in an interview that her mother had helped her to come out of depression. Deepika had said- Mother had recognized my situation. I didn’t know how I had become a victim of depression. At that time I was at the peak of my career and everything was going well.

There was no answer to mother’s question.

Seeing my condition, my mother asked me some common questions whether it was because of my boyfriend? Has something happened in the industry? Has anyone said anything? I had no answers to these questions because nothing like this had happened. There was just an emptiness inside me. My parents live in Bengaluru and I always used to show myself strong when they came to meet me. Everything was going well, but one day when my parents were going back, I broke down in front of them and suddenly started crying.

felt the need to make people aware

Deepika tells that mother said that you should take professional help. I went to a psychiatrist. The doctor prescribed me medicines and advised me to make some changes in my lifestyle. Prioritized sleep, healthy eating, exercise and mindfulness. This process made me more aware of who I am. During this time I realized that other people might also be going through similar mental health issues. People need to be made aware about this.

Established ‘The Live Love Laugh Foundation’

Deepika worked to raise awareness on depression and mental health on many platforms from within the country and abroad. He founded ‘The Live Love Laugh Foundation’ in 2015, which works to create awareness and provide necessary support for mental health. His organization also works for women’s education and their health. The CEO of this foundation is Deepika’s younger sister Anisha.

Deepika Padukone has adopted Ambegaon in Maharashtra.

Adopted a village in Maharashtra

While Deepika Padukone is making people aware about depression through ‘The Live Love Laugh Foundation’, she has also adopted Ambegaon in Maharashtra. Deepika bears the expenses of electricity and water needs of that village. Apart from this, Deepika is also associated with the Olympic Gold Quest organization which helps Indian athletes. This organization was founded by Deepika’s father Prakash Padukone.

She was facing burnout after becoming a mother.

Deepika Padukone had openly talked about the mental challenges after becoming a mother, in which she told how she had to face many emotional and mental challenges in this new role. She was facing burnout after becoming a mother. Due to this, lack of sleep and fatigue was directly affecting his decision making ability. In this journey, we have to learn new ways to understand ourselves and remain balanced.

It’s not a disease but an emotion

Deepika tells that I was not getting enough sleep and if I did not take care of myself, it would affect my decision making ability. This problem is called burnout. Every new mother has to go through this. This is not a disease but an emotion, which every new mother goes through at some point or the other. In this situation, problems like physical fatigue, mental stress and lack of sleep emerge.

After coming from the hospital, Deepika has changed her Instagram bio. She changed her old bio ‘Follow Your Bliss’ to ‘Feed, Burp, Sleep, Repeat.’

Change came after becoming a mother

Deepika Padukone has changed her Instagram bio after welcoming her daughter. She has written- After becoming a mother, she has had sleepless nights. He mentions, “Feed the baby, give it a drink, sleep, repeat.” This bio of the new mom went viral on Reddit.

Singham again released after becoming a mother

Deepika Padukone gave birth to a daughter on 8 September 2024 in a Mumbai hospital. ‘Singham Again’ was released after becoming a mother. Deepika Padukone played the character of Shakti Shetty in this film which was named Ladies Singham. Her incarnation of Lady Singham was well liked.

Deepika Padukone’s upcoming movies

Talking about Deepika’s upcoming projects, apart from Pathan 2, Fighter 2, Brahmastra 2, the second part of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, she will also be seen in The Intern.

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