What are Deepika Padukone’s views on cheating? Read inside!

Deepika Padukone is currently enjoying the success of her latest release Gehraiyaan, co-starring Ananya Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi. The film, which premiered on February 11 on Amazon Prime Video, revolves around the theme of infidelity. In the film, Padukone plays the character of a young ambitious girl who is trapped in a suffocating six-year engagement and soon ends up having an affair with her cousin’s fiancé.

During an interview, the Padmaavat (2018) actress was asked if cheating is even a big deal anymore. Responding to the question, she said, “It is something that I personally do not endorse. But having said that, I do not think I am anyone to judge someone else’s relationship, whether it has happened or not happened, or whether they are okay with it or not okay with it.”

She further added, “Relationships are truly based on connections and when you have lost that connection in itself, then there is no relationship. Whereas, sometimes maybe physical attraction is still sort of a passing thing. I think as long as you have respect for the other person, I think that’s really important. I mean, monogamy, physical attraction, sure, it is one thing but I would be far more disappointed if there was emotional infidelity. Not to say that physical infidelity is okay but emotional infidelity is far more hurtful than anything else.”

Directed by Shakun Batra, Gehraiyaan also features Dhairya Karwa, Naseeruddin Shah, and Rajat Kapoor in important roles. It is produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions.