When Senior Scribe Trolled Top Actress!

Bangalore beauty Deepika Padukone is a name to reckon with in Bollywood. The doe0eyed beauty is the go-to actresses in Bolywood and one the top pay actresses in the Hindi cinema. While her glamour quotient, skin tone and screen presence is heaped praise, there was a time when she was scathingly attacked.

Deepika got her big break with her debut film Om Shanti Om (2007). Directed by Farah Khan, the film starred Shah Rukh Khan. While the film went on to become blockbuster and highest grosser of the year, debutant Deepika was vehemently attacked by a senior journalist.

Deepika on Criticism

Speaking about the same, she said, “There was also a section of people who scathingly criticized my work. Oh, she is a model. she cannot act: My accent was made fun of. A lot was said and written about me and my craft, and, the truth is, all of it was extremely hurtful. When you are all of 21, this kind of brickbats most certainly affect you."

She added that the criticism has in fact fueled her strength. She said, “Criticism fuels me. It fuels me to work harder, to improve my skills and evolve the various aspects of my craft. More importantly, it fuels my personal evolution. Failure, too, has taught me a lot. I have often been put down, even written off. But I have never been bitter about these experiences. In fact. I am grateful."