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Deepika Padukone revealed she faced color and accent bias during her early Hollywood auditions.

She said she refused to conform to Western stereotypes of India and chose to represent the country in her own way.

Speaking at CNBC TV18’s Global Leadership Summit, she explained that her move to Hollywood was “slow but deliberate.”

Her Hollywood debut came with xXx: Return of Xander Cage alongside Vin Diesel in 2017. - Advertisement -

Deepika became the first Indian House Ambassador for Louis Vuitton and later joined Cartier as a global ambassador.

She said seeing her Louis Vuitton campaign in Los Angeles “felt like a victory for every single Indian woman.”

Actor Deepika Padukone has spoken candidly about her early experiences in Hollywood, revealing that she faced color a

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