A trend #NotMyDeepika has taken over Twitter once Bollywood actress met Luv Ranjan recently
Deepika Padukone was spotted catching up with good friend Ranbir Kapoor and filmmaker Luv Ranjan at the latter's house in Mumbai. Although nothing has been confirmed yet, news reports stated that she has been finalized for Luv's film with Ranbir and Ajay Devgn.
Luv Ranjan however has been accused under #MeToo. A 24-year-old actress accused him of assault as she told Mid-Day, "Luv asked me to strip down to my bra and panties. He said he wanted to see my body so he could check if I needed to lose weight. He said they were not recording anything and the cinematographer would also leave the room, so I needn't worry. After that, it all gets blurry. My heart was pounding and I rushed out saying I had to leave, and wasn't comfortable with it." The filmmaker had challenged the accusations while telling the daily, "It's absurd. It's so absurd that I don't know what to say except that I deny it. I don't know how to react to an anonymous allegation beyond this and am willing to face any legitimate inquiry."
Luv however continues making movies and has produced Ajay Devgn-Rakul Preet Singh-Tabu starrer De De Pyaar De, which was one of the longest-running movies, at least this year, with eight weeks at the Box Office. The latest reports of Deepika Padukone being part of his film left her fans stunned after assuming that the actress would agree to work with #MeToo accused, especially since not only Deepika but even her NGO Live Love Laugh has taken strong stands over the cause.
Deepika Padukone, the woman whose NGO strictly complied to their zero tolerance of sexual harrassment policy and sacked Anirban Blah. #notmydeepika pic.twitter.com/qcOyR1zmE9
— celeste stan account (@heertohbadisad_) July 20, 2019
Here's taking a look back at all the statements made by Deepika on #MeToo (a few even shared by fans), which have left her fans wondering to such an extent that they started trending #NotMyDeepika:
1. Talking about sexual assault in moving car - 'It scares me as a human being'
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A leading Malayalam actress was reportedly assaulted in a moving car in Ernakulam. Reacting to that Deepika Padukone had told Outlook, "It scares me as a human being."
2. 'There's not just physical abuse but much more that needs to be addressed'
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Talking about how people get away with cases of assault, Deepika told Hindustan Times in an interview, “Nothing is going to change if the laws don’t get stricter as far as punishment is concerned. How many more incidents like these do we need for someone to wake up and realise that we need to do something? And there’s not just physical abuse but much more that needs to be addressed.”
Deepika Padukone, the woman who called out men who got away with cases of assault on women. #notmydeepika pic.twitter.com/mvk8GEqaje
— celeste stan account (@heertohbadisad_) July 20, 2019
3. Even took strong stand against Phantom Films' screening at MAMI
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Since director Vikas Bahl was accused under #MeToo, Deepika Padukone, as member of MAMI, took a strong stand against screening of Phantom Films' at the festival. “It was Padukone who took a firm stand, saying people weren’t going to look at nuance and the fest had to take off movies that were associated with Phantom or anybody who had been outed during the #MeToo movement,” a source told HuffingtonPost, adding, “Her word carried weight and that’s what MAMI eventually did.”
October 2018: Deepika Padukone, the woman who took a stand for sexual assault survivors. #notmydeepika pic.twitter.com/sKQ6k31N9l
— celeste stan account (@heertohbadisad_) July 20, 2019
4. 'Victory of right over wrong'
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At Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Deepika also spoke on #MeToo with her then to-be husband Ranveer Singh. "For me, the MeToo movement is not about gender. It's about the victory of right over wrong. So anyone who faces any sort of discrimination or any sort of abuse, I think we as a people must support that person. It's not about a woman or a man or female vs male, let's not get confused in that conversation," she had said.
5. Actress saw #MeToo as a revolution
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Stating that she did see a revolution after #MeToo, Deepika Padukone told British publication Evening Standard, “We’re in the same position as the rest of the world, I think we’re all in this together. There’s so much more awareness. There are so many people who speak up and I think in the same way that we see the wheels moving in the right direction globally, I see the same thing happening in India as well.”
6. When Deepika Padukone spoke up even against Rani Mukerji
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Various actresses were part of a round-table conference. Rani Mukerji was being trolled after her statement on 'self-defence' when talking about #MeToo, and Deepika Padukone was among the first few celebrities to revolt as she went on to counter-argue, "But why to even bring it to the point where girls should learn self-defence?"
(All images via File Photo)
