New Delhi: Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone was named the first-ever Mental Health Ambassador for the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on World Mental Health Day. She posted about the honor on Instagram, saying it was “deeply meaningful” and that she was committed to improving mental health programs all over India.
Deepika posted a picture of herself with Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Punya Salila Srivastava and wrote, “Led by our Hon. Prime Minister @narendramodi, our nation has taken meaningful steps to put mental health at the center of public health.” I’ve witnessed how much we can do to make India mentally healthy when we all work together at @tlllfoundation over the past ten years.
She went on to say, “I look forward to working with Shri. @jpnaddaofficial and the @mohfwindia to make India’s mental health system even stronger.”
Actor Ranveer Singh said, “So proud of you 👏🏽 ❤️,” in response.
Deepika’s work to help people with mental health issues
Deepika has been a well-known supporter of mental health awareness in India. She started The Live Laugh Love Foundation in 2015 to aid people with mental health problems and make it less embarrassing to ask for help. She did this since she had dealt with depression herself.
At Work
Deepika recently participated in Singham Again, which was directed by Rohit Shetty. Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Kareena Kapoor, and Arjun Kapoor were also in the movie. The movie made ₹372 crore around the world.
The actor, who just became a mother, is going to be in Shah Rukh Khan’s King and Allu Arjun’s upcoming movie with Atlee.