Mumbai
Actress Deepika Padukone’s Tuesday visit to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to express solidarity with students who were attacked by a mob, created a stir, leaving Twitter divided.
The actress’s visit came at a time when most of Bollywood’s A-listers have chosen to stay silent on the rising anger and protests across the country, opposing the CAA, NRC and acts of violence on university campuses.
The 34-year-old star, who was in the National Capital for promotions of her upcoming film ‘Chhapaak’ – that tells the tale of an acid attack survivor, attended the meeting and stood as former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Deepika’s presence on the university campus led to several trolls slamming her and calling it a promotional, PR stunt for her film. However, there was another section that lauded her for showing solidarity with the students.
Several hashtags, both positive and negative, like #DeepikaPadukone, #IStandWithDeepika, #BoycottDeepikaPadukone and #BoycottChhapaak started trending on Twitter, following her visit.
Bollywood celebrities like Sonakshi Sinha, Bhumi Pednekar were among those who tweeted in support of the actress.
