Actor Gossip: Nice to ascertain something that he felt for is followed through Deepika Padukone on Shah Rukh Khan Meer Foundation

During an interaction, Deepika Padukone, who plays the role of an acid attack survivor in 'Chhapaak', spoke at length about Shah Rukh Khan's NGO Meer Foundation for acid attack survivors.

'Nice to ascertain something that he felt for is followed through': Deepika Padukone on Shah Rukh Khan's Meer Foundation

It was in 2013, Shah Rukh Khan founded Meer Foundation which is an NGO to rehabilitate burn and acid attack survivors. the ladies' empowerment initiative by the superstar has helped many ladies. Shah Rukh makes bound to help them in every way and lead a traditional life even after the horrendous incident which happened in their lives. he's often seen visiting them and spending quality time with them, taking note of their problems and helping them call in every possible way.

Now, Deepika Padukone, in her upcoming film Chhapaak is going to be seen playing the role of an acid attack survivor named Matli. During an interaction with the days of India, when the actor was asked about SRK's Meer Foundation, she stated, "I remember once we were shooting for Happy New Year or Chennai Express, Shah Rukh Khan wont to say he wants to support acid attack survivors. He had already started doing it at a private level and that I think he has been doing it for years, he just never spoke about it. I feel he has been financially supporting survivors at a private level and that I remember him mentioning to us that he would really like to try to do this at a way larger level. And then, I haven’t seen him during a while."

Deepika went on to share, "It’s almost a coincidence that I started hearing about the Meer foundation almost round the same time once we started filming Chhapaak. Then, it made me desire - Oh, wow! Something like this he would mention has taken shape and is there within the form. It’s nice to ascertain that something that he felt for and something that he believed in is followed through which they are doing such incredible work."





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