Actor Deepika Padukone on Friday said her international career has been shaped by a conscious effort to represent India on her own terms, while rejecting global stereotypes about the country or its people.

Speaking at the CNBC TV's Global Leadership Summit alongside designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee on Friday evening, the 38-year-old actor said she has personally experienced the ''cliches'' that often shape Western perceptions of India - from casting biases to comments on her accent and skin tone.

''It's very deliberate... I was very clear about taking India to the world, but the India that I know. For example, moving to Hollywood and getting into that industry, or doing it in an way that has been expected of us or suits a global audience was something I never wanted to do, even if it took l

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