Deepika Padukone says that her role in Shakun Batra’s Gehraiyaan was a little difficult for her family to digest as Deepika has been very vocal about the personal fight with depression in the past, she even went forward and started a foundation called Live Love Laugh- that works in this arena.
The character in the movie cheats on her boyfriend and ends up having an affair with her cousin’s fiancé, the character, Alisha even deals with anxiety and had a traumatic relationship in the past that had made her suffer mentally to the extent that she takes medication to clear her thoughts.
Deepika says that “I think at a personal level, it was a bit difficult for them to digest what my character goes through. They have seen it so up, close, and personal with me that I think at a personal level it was difficult for them to go through that.”
She further added, “Having said that, I think what they truly appreciated was my performance and also the way mental illness and mental health were depicted in the film, these were the two big takeaways, to be able to do that on screen, had to come from a very deep place. So, yes, it’s not to say I haven’t experienced that before. I think to this extent where I had to really dig deep and visit places that aren’t really the most pleasant from my own life as well as dealing with mental health issues. So, I think all of that put together just came from a very deep place,”
The movie was released on Amazon Prime video and has received mixed responses from the audience.
