Deepika Padukone

New York (IANS) – Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone was all smiles as she posed with supermodel and reality TV star Kendall Jenner at a charity dinner here.

Deepika, an advocate of mental health awareness, was attending the Anxiety Youth Centre Dinner held by the New York Presbyterian Hospital.

A photograph of the two stars was shared by the celebrity hairstylist Gabriel Georgiou on Instagram. In the image, the “Piku” star is seen sporting a fringed Alberta Ferretti pantsuit paired up with dangling earrings. Kendall is seen in an orange bodycon dress.

Deepika, on her Instagram page, shared a black and white photograph of herself and said her experience with mental illness has taught her a lot.

“Mental illness has presented society with a very tough challenge… But my experience with the illness has taught me so much; to be patient for one… But most importantly that there is ‘Hope’!” she wrote alongside the image.

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