Speaking with Vogue, Deepika made it clear that India is her home and she does not need to move with bag and baggage to have global impact.She then recalled her early days in modelling career where she had an offer to move overseas and all of the fashion gurus in India said, “You shouldn’t be here, you should be in Paris, New York or Milan,’ and I was like, ‘No, those places are not my home. India is home’.”
Reflecting on her early phases of her career and journey till now, Deepika said that it’s an uphill task for any individual trying to make a mark in a field or profession that their parents don’t come from. She mentioned that there was no other option when she was an outsider 15-20 years ago.
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Talking about dealing with many things not just professionally but also personally, Deepika said that she was a teenager moving to a new city with no family or friends in a new industry. She had to figure out her meals and transport. She never it thought it was a burden back then.
She further added that she would finish late at night, exhausted, then carry her suitcase across town in a cab and sometimes fall asleep on the drive back home. “My mother would be so worried about whether I would get home safe. Today when I look back at that journey, I think, ‘Not bad, girl! You did this and you did it on your own.’ But at that moment, there was no time to reflect,” she said.
Deepika’s journey from Bollywood to Hollywood, coupled with her international accolades and contributions to social causes, has cemented her status as a global icon. Her influence extends beyond the entertainment industry, encompassing fashion, mental health advocacy, and philanthropy.
