Deepika Padukone On Choosing Male-Centric Films: We Need To Rephrase The Definition Of Feminism

Deepika Padukone’s latest film, ‘Fighter’, is now in theatres. The movie shows her playing the role of Squadron Leader Minal Rathore, a member of Air Dragons. In the movie, she is shown engaging in some aerial action sequences. In a latest interview, the actor mentioned that men and women should collaborate to ensure success and she also suggested a need to rephrase the definition of feminism.

Deepika Padukone addressed questions that asked why she always goes for male-driven films. She mentioned that men and women need to collaborate in order to achieve success. News18 quoted the actor saying, “I don’t think women can succeed without men and men can’t succeed without women. I think we need to rephrase the definition of feminism.” She mentioned that the genders should come together rather than fight each other.

She also answered if she would play a role like she did in ‘Piku’ once again. The actor said that there is a space for roles like that but writers need to push the boundaries. She said, “The space is there, the writers have to write. It will happen, I think it is just a matter of time. Post COVID, everyone felt a bit rattled. It was a new experience everyone was coming out of and we made a lot of assumptions about where we are headed. We are jumping too soon in this journey of what’s working, what’s not working, that only big budgets films (are working). Actors service a script, a director. You invest in stories, you invest in characters, you invest in people, you invest in the journey.”

Deepika Padukone has ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and ‘Singham Again’ lined up for this year.