Deepika’s Rs1.5m for co-star

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has come forward to help Bala Prajapati, an acid attack survivor, by donating Rs1.5 million (Dh75,454). Prajapati was her co-star in the 2020 film Chhapaak. Padukone donated the money as Prajapati needed to undergo a kidney transplant, which was estimated to cost Rs1.6 million in total. The Padmaavat actress donated 90 per cent of the amount to Chhanv Foundation, which started the online crowdsourcing drive.

On the movie front, Padukone has a number of projects in the works, including 83, Baiju Bawra, Fighter, Sanki, Pathan, and K. — ANI