Overview
- Speaking in New Delhi, Padukone said Western casting often reduced her to clichés linked to accent and skin tone.
- She said she declined roles that reinforced a dated image of India, accepting a slower path to global visibility to act on her terms.
- Padukone cited her Louis Vuitton billboards on Los Angeles’ Sunset Boulevard as a moment that felt like a win for Indian women.
- She said she is now the voice of Meta AI across multiple countries and argued that artificial intelligence cannot replicate human emotion.
- Her upcoming films include Shah Rukh Khan’s King and an untitled Atlee project co-starring Allu Arjun.