Deepika Padukone, the 32-year-old Bollywood actress, is without a doubt brilliant in her craft. She played the graceful yet brave ‘Mastani’, the independent ‘Piku‘ or the studious ‘Naina,’ and many more versatile roles and did justice to the characters. Deepika broadened her horizon and went on to accept an action movie, XxX: Return of Xander cage in Hollywood. The dimpled beauty made the Bollywood industry and India proud. However, what makes us take pride the most is how fierce as a woman she is. Here are the few instances which prove that she is the one who speaks her mind.

Fighting depression

Deepika was vocal and vulnerable in public when she spoke about the phase when she fought depression. The actress was brave enough to share it with the media and audience which made her an inspiration for all the others fighting with the same problem. She stood up and spoke about what is always hushed.

The ‘cleavage’ controversy

Deepika spoke against the article written by a leading newspaper that totally focused on the actress cleavage show. Thrashing the newspaper for such disrespectful act, she was unapologetic about everything she said. She voiced her opinion on twitter and taught everyone that objectifying any woman is wrong.

The not-so-secret ex

The beautiful smile on the actress’ face may seem deceptive seeing how much she has been through in her career. Deepika was not at all shy to open up about the failed relationship she experienced. In fact, she handled it with grace and dignity. You go girl.

Padmavati row

How can we forget the most recent controversy that her upcoming movie is tangled in. The film portrays Rani Padmavati who performed johar to save herself from Allauddin Khilji. The Karni Sena and Rajput community stood against the release of the movie. But the actress stood her grounds even after getting death threats. Valiant, isn’t she?

Father’s letter

She read in an award function the letter written by her father when she began her journey as an actor. The actress is not at all scared of portraying her emotional side in front of anybody and fans love her for that. She shared the letter with everyone without being pretentious.

On her birthday, we hope she keeps her spirit up and continues inspiring people. And, stay the beautiful, brave and bold woman she is.