Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra’s rivalry dates back to 2018, and once the former showed her insecurity towards the ‘Desi Girl’ by not praising her.

Deepika Padukone is a prominent Bollywood actress who has achieved widespread recognition for her contribution to Hindi films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film, Aishwarya in 2006 and ventured into Bollywood with Farah Khan’s film, Om Shanti Om, the next year. Deepika has given some critically acclaimed performances in movies like Piku, Padmaavat, and Bajirao Mastaani.

Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone’s rivalry

Deepika Padukone has also marked her presence in Hollywood and acted in a number of movies. Well, she is not the only Indian actress to do so, as her contemporary, Priyanka Chopra, became a popular face in the West even before her. If rumours are to be believed, Priyanka and Deepika compete with each other in everything, and there is a sort of cold war always vibrating between them. Though the duo never addressed the speculations, their actions speak volumes about their sour bond.

Deepika Padukone talked about her experience of working with Priyanka Chopra

Recently, an old video of Deepika Padukone surfaced online, wherein she was asked about her experience of working with Priyanka Chopra. Back then, Deepika was also trying to get into Hollywood and make her mark in the West. Responding to it, the actress failed to compliment the global diva and gave a general answer. Deepika was heard saying:

“It’s fun working with people, and it’s always fun collaborating with people. It’s fun collaborating with people who have the same vision for whatever it is you are trying to create.”

Netizens’ reactions to Deepika Padukone not praising Priyanka Chopra

The video didn’t go down well with the netizens, and they flooded the comment section to slam Deepika Padukone for not praising Priyanka Chopra. A user penned, “This is not the first time she is doing this, someone asked her about her International career and she started throwing shade at PC, saying some shit like I will not marry someone who is not Indian and something like cultural values and other shit… totally shading PC. Gawd hate that mean person! She should be called out multiple times.” Another one wrote, “It might have been Bajirao Mastani but it was Kashibai that stole the show. Priyanka really ate that role up. Deepika is still salty about that.”

Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone’s wedding clash

Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone’s competition once again happened when both of them announced their marriage in 2018. Deepika tied the knot with Ranveer Singh on November 14, 2018, in a Konkani wedding style, followed by a Punjabi-Sindhi wedding on November 15, 2018. After Deepika and Ranveer’s wedding, international sensations, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas also had two wedding ceremonies in Rajasthan to pay tribute to their respective religions.