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Deepika Padukone opened up on Shah Rukh Khan’s respect for women at WAVES 2025 summit.
Shah Rukh Khan says he has inherent respect for all women.
Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan joined a panel at the WAVES 2025 summit called The Journey: From Outsider to Ruler. The talk was led by filmmaker Karan Johar, who asked them about starting out in Bollywood and working together. Deepika spoke about her experience with Shah Rukh and praised him for always treating his female co-stars with respect.
Talking about how SRK respects women, Deepika said, “It’s not just respect for women when the camera is rolling; it’s in every pore of his body. He is always aware of the presence of a woman, and he ensures that she is comfortable and well taken care of. It’s not something he switches on. It’s just inherently who he is, and I don’t know him any other way, and I have known him since I was 16.”
Shah Rukh Khan said he naturally respects women and truly means it. He shared that he sees women as kind, caring, and connected to nature and God. He added that his respect for them comes from the heart. “I hope that it does not come off as a cliché answer, but I have too much respect for women. It comes inherently and innately from within. I just feel genuine love for every woman that I come across in my life. I just find them kinder, and I think they are the ones who provide nature. They are connected to God and nature in some way, and I feel love for women in the kindest, rightest and most sensitive way of the word,” Shah Rukh Khan said.
Shah Rukh Khan was also full of praise for Deepika Padukone, his longtime co-star and close friend. The two were part of a conversation moderated by Karan Johar, where Shah Rukh took a moment to share something personal about Deepika. He said he hoped he wasn’t crossing any lines because he was saying something personal, but genuinely felt that the most beautiful role Deepika would ever play was that of a mother.
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