Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar participated in a discussion at Waves Summit 2025. The two-day event aims to give a boost to India’s media and entertainment industry with global participation. Deepika and Shah Rukh had a heartfelt chat, as the audience listened to the two of them share insights about Bollywood and reflect on their journeys as artistes.
When the conversation steered to nepotism and the ever-relevant ‘insider and outsider’ debate, Deepika Padukone shared her take. The actress noted that terms like “insider” and “outsider” are being discussed recently, as they weren’t that popular before. She said, “These are terms that we seem to be discussing now… insider or outsider… When I began, it was just a new world. I was a seventeen-year-old girl who came from Bangalore.”
Deepika also recalled receiving love and warmth from Shah Rukh on the sets of Om Shanti Om. During the discussion, Shah Rukh also lauded Deepika as a new mother.
