Deepika Padukone gets the spotlight at the TIME100 Impact Awards, says 'want to live life authentically'

Deepika Padukone is not only ruling the roost in the Indian film industry but is fast adding many other feathers to her cap as an entrepreneur, mental health activist, and producer. Her latest achievement will surely make her fans super delighted as the actress got featured at the TIME100 Impact Awards. The actress shared the news on her social media handle.

Talking about the feature, it had a glimpse of Deepika Padukone from the 83 premiere wherein she had donned a sleeveless black gown. The words “Deepika wants to live as authentically as possible” can be seen etched on the same. The Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani actress captioned the same stating, “Pretty decent start to a Monday morning I would think.” Take a look at her post.

Actor Dino Morea showered some love on the post. For the unversed, Deepika Padukone has been bestowed this honor due to her work as a mental health activist. It was in the year 2015 that the Happy New Year actress had opened up about her battle with depression. Not only that but in the year 2018 she also confessed that she feared relapsing as her depression was an extremely bad phase in her life.

Deepika Padukone has also launched the Live Love Laugh Foundation which is dedicated to aiding those experiencing mental health struggles. The Bajirao Mastani actress had in a Clubhouse session opened up about her struggle with depression. She stressed the moment when her mother had realized that she was going through something very serious during a breakdown in this phase.

According to Indian Express, Deepika Padukone had said, “It basically started in February 2014...I felt empty, directionless and it just felt life had no meaning or purpose. I couldn’t feel anything physically or emotionally. I just felt this void... I felt this for days, weeks and months until one day my family was here and they were going back home and when they were packing their bags, I was sitting in their room and suddenly broke down. That’s when my mother realized for the first time that something was different. My cry was different. It wasn’t the usual boyfriend issue or stress at work. She kept asking me if it was this or that. I couldn’t pinpoint one specific reason. It was her experience and presence of mind that she encouraged me to seek help."