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.