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Actor Deepika Padukone said her international career has been shaped by her conscious decision to represent India in her own way, rejecting global stereotypes about the country and its people. Speaking at CNBC TV’s Global Leadership Summit with designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, she shared that she has personally faced the clichés that often shape Western views of India, from casting biases to comments about her accent and skin colour.

Padukone explained that she was clear about taking India to the world, but wanted to show the India she knows, not just what suits a global audience. “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 a way th

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