Deepika Padukone On Featuring On TIME’s 100 Most Influential List: I Do Feel A Small Sense Of Achievement

Deepika Padukone emerges to be the only Indian actress on TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2018 List. Humbled by the honour, the actress feels she has achieved something in life.

Bollywood’s leading lady made her way to the prestigious TIME 100 Most Influential People 2018 list, having proved to make a global impact with her work.

After having given Bollywood many of its firsts with the release of Padmaavat this year, Deepika has also earned her name in the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

The list, now in its fifteenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals.

Overwhelmed by the honour Deepika Padukone shared,”Honestly, I’ve never really believed in self-acknowledgment. Instead, I have always looked ahead [in life]. But I must admit that today, I do feel a small sense of achievement. It is humbling to be acknowledged for the work that you do, and so, it’s my absolute honour to be part of this prestigious list alongside such incredible achievers”.

Bollywood’s leading lady, Deepika Padukone brought in 2018 by clocking 300 crores at the box office with her magnum opus period film Padmaavat. With this, Deepika was titled the first actress to have entered the 300 crore club with a woman led film.