Deepika Padukone, who is one of the most successful and sought after actors in Bollywood at the moment, often talks about her experience with mental illness and she uses her influence to spread awareness about the same. In a recent conversation with Vogue Arabia, she shared that her mind and body are her first priority rather than her work or anything else.

Deepika stated, "I think that my experience with mental illness has brought me to this space today. I prioritize my mind and my body over everything else. Did it take an illness to bring me to that level of awareness? Yes. But I guess that’s what it is. Sometimes you need to go through those experiences to really come out of something having learned something.”

She further added, "You come into this world thinking that if you want to be a successful actor, you have to be all of these things. And then you discover along the way that you can also do it your way.”

On the work front, Deepika will soon be seen in Shahrukh Khan's comeback project 'Pathan' and apart from that she is all set to share screen with Hrithik Roshan in a film titled 'Fighter'.

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