Deepika Padukone

Barely out of her enigmatic role as Rani Padmavati in Padmaavat, Deepika Padukone is already gearing up for her next. In an interview with Vogue India for its February edition, she agrees, however, that the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film will stay with her for a long time. Ahead of the film's release, Deepika Padukone fought a lone battle against the fringe outfits demanding its ban. Strangely, not many from the industry lent her support during these trying times. This, in stark contrast to Hollywood's ongoing fight against sexual abuse, where actors have put up a united front. "I'm often asked: 'What can we learn from the West?' This [solidarity] is one of the first things we should learn from the West," asserts Padukone, flashing her dimpled smile.