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Lara Dutta Says Deepika Padukone Filmed Housefull While Battling Malaria

The account highlights how tight ensemble schedules can pressure actors to keep working through serious illness.

Overview

  • Lara Dutta told NDTV on Thursday that Deepika Padukone had malaria during the 2010 Housefull shoot in Italy.
  • She said Padukone ran a high fever, experienced shivering, saw a doctor, and took medication while filming.
  • Dutta recalled that Padukone kept to a fixed multi-actor schedule and delivered emotional scenes without a drop in performance.
  • The recollection coincides with the film’s 16th anniversary and taps into ongoing coverage of Padukone’s work practices.
  • Multiple outlets repeated Dutta’s on-set account and noted that Housefull’s 2010 release kicked off a long-running comedy franchise.