‘It Would Upset Me’: Deepika Padukone Calls Out the Racist Stereotypes In Hollywood

Deepika Padukone spoke candidly about her experiences with racism in Hollywood in a recent interview.

Deepika Padukone Calls Out the Racist Stereotypes In Hollywood

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New Delhi: Presently, Deepika Padukone is in Paris for the Paris Fashion Week. Cartier, the French jewelry company, has signed Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone as their new brand ambassador. Recently, Deepika Padukone spoke candidly about her experiences with racism in Hollywood in a recent interview with the Business of Fashion (BoF). 

Deepika stated, “I know this actor… I met him at this Vanity Fair party, and he said ‘Hey by the way, you speak English really well.’ I didn’t even realise what that meant. And when I came back I said, ‘What do you mean you speak English really well?’ Did he have this notion that we don’t speak English?”

Deepika Padukone also said that she had avoided taking on Hollywood roles because of the bad experience. “You are the scientist. You are the computer geek. You are the taxi driver. You are the therapist. You are the owner of a convenience store. I’ve had my fans ask me why I’ve not done more [global] movies. But that’s not what I’m settling for, because I am – and we are – so much more than that. It would upset me every time I went to the US. Some of the things that are said and some of the things that are done just [make it] so obvious that people don’t know the world outside of the world that they live in,” she told the magazine.

In the past, a number of famous people from all over the globe have discussed the racism that exists in Hollywood as well as the way that outsiders are viewed.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Deepika will next be seen in ‘Pathaan’, starring Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham. She will also appear in ‘Fighter’ with Hrithik Roshan, and in ‘Project K’, directed by Nag Ashwin, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Telugu superstar Prabhas.