Deepika Padukone was spotted at director Luv Ranjan's office last night with Ranbir Kapoor. This gave rise to speculations that the actress is signing a film with the filmmaker. While, on the surface, it seemed like a good career move, the fans of the actress have dug deeper into the matter and found it to be very problematic. The very fans who have supported Deepika through thick and thin are calling her out for doing a movie with a man accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo movement in 2018. Fans are using #NotMyDeepika on Twitter to express their opinions on the topic, thus leading to the hashtag becoming the most trending one on the site.
This is one of the extremely rare times when the fandom of a celebrity has united with the purpose of calling their favourite out. "I refuse to believe that she signed this or is thinking whether to do it or not. We all know Deepika. This is not something she would do," one fan wrote. Kangana Ranaut Says her Contemporaries Like Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma are Stars and Not Actors.
Check out what everyone else is saying under #NotMyDeepika
I always believed you were better than other actresses of our country as you kicked out all the #MeToo accused people in MAMI association, as well as stood up for equal payment and other women empowering movements. But you’re going to let it all go for a movie? #NotMyDeepika
— 𝐫𝐢𝐚 ❦ (@MonaDarlingx) July 20, 2019
Here is more
Deepika You Seriously Want to work with this guy ?? #NotMyDeepika @deepikapadukone pic.twitter.com/VFWg7XJTRU
— #SayNoToLuv (@Liolove124) July 20, 2019
And more...
The fact that she meet him and find it in herself to even set and talk to him is disappointing enough for me but her doing this film will prove that she's nothing less than hypocrite #notmydeepika
— BLUE ROSE (ू•ᴗ•ू❁) (@forevercrazen) July 20, 2019
Fans question what was the need to meet Luv
Deepika Padukone has always been somebody who has stood up for gender equality. However if she does become an enabler of a sexual predator like Luv Ranjan I'm unstanning. And what was the need of meeting him in the first place? #notmydeepika
— R (@exultantdreamer) July 20, 2019
Proud
I'm saying this again, incredibly proud of each of my mutual for calling her out. God bless you. In solidarity with every survivor. #notmydeepika https://t.co/WeEw7O2Fhx
— pari (@judoflipped) July 20, 2019
One fan says it is too soon to judge the situation
There could be so many reasons why Deepika met LR. These are professional actors with legal stuffs binding them with everything they do. We don’t know everything. Please wait until she herself confirms it because as we all know, that’s not how Deepika is. Trust her! #NotMyDeepika
— A (@bangaliarmixer) July 20, 2019
Fans are using memes to express what they feel
@deepikapadukone we constantly have to put up with your team doing shitty stuff like creating accounts like DP 1st day whatever and unconfirmed rumors of what films you're signing then you go and add to our problems by doing this?#notmydeepika pic.twitter.com/lwB8ziujcn
— Eli (@belisaav) July 20, 2019
This is actually quite peculiar
Well #DeepikaPadukone got an amazing fan base, all so wise. They are really not like other celebrity's fans. They like and support her but not blindly and that's how fans are supposed to be. Shame on those fans who abuse someone for not liking who they do. #notmydeepika
— Prabal Prince (@prabal_prince) July 20, 2019
Remember the time she promised fans she won't let us down?
Do y’all remember this? She was sorry to let us fans down, despite it not being her fault. This is the Deepika i know & admire. I still believe she values us all too much & our opinions matter to her. @deepikapadukone i hope you won’t let us down this time. #notmydeepika pic.twitter.com/djaK5kkO4l
— Sanaya (@shahsanaya11) July 20, 2019
The #NotMyDeepika wave doesn't seem to be calming down. More and more tweets are being added by fans under the hashtag every minute. The message is loud and clear to the actress. A good portion of her fandoms doesn't want her to engage with Luv Ranjan in any matter.
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