When
it
comes
to
making
people
aware
of
mental
health,
Bollywood
actor
Deepika
Padukone,
has
always
been
the
first
to
educate
people.
She
has
also
openly
spoken
about
her
battle
with
depression
even
when
she
was
at
the
peak
of
her
career.
She
stated
that
she
was
happy
to
see
that
mental
health
is
being
openly
discussed.
However,
she
stated
that
there
is
still
a
long
way
to
go
when
it
comes
to
creating
more
awareness.
The
'Om
Shanthi
Om'
actor,
who
was
in
New
Delhi
for
the
first
edition
of
a
lecture
series,
Live,
Love,
Laugh,
opened
about
her
depression
in
2015.
"I
think
the
conversation
has
opened
up
(on
mental
health).
I
don't
think
there's
as
much
stigma
as
there
used
to
be
four
years
ago.
But
we
certainly
have
a
long
way
to
go
in
terms
of
creating
more
awareness.
I
think
that's
where
we
need
to
keep
the
conversation
alive," Deepika
told
reporters.
She
started
her
career
over
a
decade
ago
with
the
super
hit
movie,
Om
Shanti
Om.
She
has
also
opened
a
foundation
to
educate
people
on
mental
health.
'The
Live
Love
Laugh
Foundation'
was
started
in
2015
and
it
creates
awareness
about
stress,
anxiety
and
depression.
She
described
her
journey
'incredible'
as
she
overcame
the
struggles
she
faced
in
2016.
"It's
been
an
incredible
journey
since
we
developed
our
foundation...
it's
been
4
years
now
and
today
we
launch
our
first
lecture
series
and
I
think
we
have
come
a
long
way
and
in
all
certainty
we
have
a
long
way
to
go.
But
I
think
as
far
as
the
conversation
around
mental
health
is
concerned
I
think
we
have
come
a
long
way," she
said.
Pulitzer
Prize-winning
author
and
Padma
Shree
awardee
Siddhartha
Mukherjee
delivered
the
maiden
lecture.
Deepika's
parents
Prakash
Padukone
and
Ujjala,
sister
Anisha
Padukone,
actress
Sharmila
Tagore
also
took
part
in
the
event.