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‘Conversations on Mental Health Have a Long Way to Go’: Deepika

Padukone held an insightful discussion with Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American physician Siddhartha Mukherjee.

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“With someone who has experienced depression, today, I need to work on it every day to keep it at bay,” said Bollywood star Deepika Padukone at the first edition of Live, Love, Laugh — a lecture series her in New Delhi on Sunday, 15 September.

The 33-year old actor who opened about her depression in 2015, is happy that a conversation on mental health has opened up but agrees there is still a long way to go in terms of creating more awareness.

“I think the conversation has opened up (on mental health). I don’t think there’s as much stigma as there used to be four years ago. But we certainly have a long way to go in terms of creating more awareness. I think that’s where we need to keep the conversation alive,” said Padukone.
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Padukone, who looked stunning in a pristine white ensemble paired with shimmery dangling earrings and minimal make-up held an insightful discussion with Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American physician and author, Siddhartha Mukherjee.

In a conversation with him, she also asked him what he does for his mental health, to which he said, “I sag by the end of the day, I have seasonal disorders as well, I have done everything. What really helps though, is exercise.”

One of the highest paid actor of India, Deepika, who started her career with “Om Shanti Om” over a decade ago, has set up a foundation to create awareness on mental health named 'The Live Love Laugh Foundation' in 2015, which creates awareness about stress, anxiety and depression.

From opening about her struggles in the past and now in the present, the “Piku” star describes her journey as “incredible.”

“It's been an incredible journey since we developed our foundation. It's been 4 years now and today we launch our first lecture series and I think we have come a long way and in all certainty we have a long way to go. But I think as far as the conversation around mental health is concerned I think we have come a long way,” she said.

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‘Media Has a Pivotal Role to Play’

Padukone added, “I think media has had a huge role in that in opening up the conversation in various ways whether its interviews, write-ups and articles, but we certainly have a long way to go and that's why we have the lecture series today.”

The event was also graced by her parents Prakash Padukone and Ujjala, sister Anisha Padukone, actress Sharmila Tagore, key stakeholders and decision makers from different sectors.

(With inputs from IANS)

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