Social media has been less than kind in its verdict on the Homi Adajania-directed short film titled My Choice but actress Deepika Padukone, who stars in the video with 98 other women, defended it as 'the need of the hour.'
Speaking in Mumbai, Deepika explained why she agreed to feature in the video: "I think the generic reason would be that it is the need of the hour. I don't think we have made this film saying 'this film is for India'. I think we are facing this issue globally. And Homi has given me films like Cocktail and Finding Fanny. He sees me very, very differently."
My Choice, the third in the Vogue Empower series that has already starred actresses Alia Bhatt and Madhuri Dixit, also features actress Nimrat Kaur, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, hairstylist Adhuna Bhabani, film critic Anupama Chopra, Homi's fashion director wife Anaita Shroff and her Vogue colleague Bandana Tewari.
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Deepika will next be seen in Piku, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan.
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