Deepika Padukone One Of Time’s 100 Most Influential; Read Vin Diesel’s Testimony

With Padmaavat, Deepika Padukone has not just become the highest paid actress in Bollywood but also the only Indian actress to feature on TIME 100 Influential People of 2018 List!

 

 

Her co-star in her first ever Hollywood film, xXx Return of Xander Cage, Vin Disel wrote a heartfelt not for her saying, 'Deepika is the best Earth has to offer, she’s here to represent the world.'

 

 

Describing her first interaction with her when, Vin wrote, "When Deepika Padukone came in to read for one of the Fast and the Furious films, I knew instantly I was in the presence of someone very special. 

 

 

As soon as she entered the room, there was a synchronicity, a synergy, a chemistry—it promised great things to come. Her schedule didn’t work for that movie, but I never gave up. She was the first role we cast in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. She said, “I want to do this movie, but if I do, you have to come to India.” Thank God I made that deal."

 

 

He further wrote, Making that movie, Deepika took committed to a whole other level. That’s who she is as a performer. She wants the whole movie to shine, which is a rare thing. 

 

 

Anyone could talk about how beautiful she is, and anyone could tell you about her unmatched comedic timing. But she isn’t just a star. She’s an actor’s actor, dedicated to the craft. So often in the entertainment industry we deal in stereotypes, and people get stuck in certain markets. "

 

 

Deepika Padukone has become a global icon due to her immense success in India and abroad. Her social media following echoes the same sentiment.

 

 

TIME editors have said of the list in the past, “The TIME 100 is a list of the world’s most influential men and women, not its most powerful, though those are not mutually exclusive terms.

 

 

While power is certain, influence is subtle. As much as this exercise chronicles the achievements of the past year, we also focus on figures whose influence is likely to grow, so we can look around the corner to see what is coming.”