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Deepika Padukone to perform own stunts in upcoming film Pathan

Deepika Padukone to perform own stunts in upcoming film Pathan

She will be starring alongside megastar Shah Rukh Khan.
Updated 18 Jan, 2022

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone is no stranger to performing her own stunts in movies. In fact, she revels in the opportunity to see some action firsthand — and she'll be certainly seeing some in her upcoming movie Pathan, which also stars Shah Rukh Khan.

Bollywood Hungama reported that Padukone will not be using a body double in Siddharth Anand’s Pathan and will be performing her own stunts. The actor was a national level badminton player in India and is known to be very athletic.

Is this the first time Padukone will be doing her own stunts? Not at all. According to Bollywood Hungama, the actor performed some martial art stunts in the 2009 movie Chandni Chowk to China, which also starred Akshay Kumar.

Chandni Chowk To China director Nikhil Advani had said, "There were some scenes that we thought to be too dangerous. But she insisted on doing away with the body double and also the wirings. She's very athletic, it runs in her family. Then there was Akshay Kumar to inspire her. Akshay had done so much on-screen action. It was a novel experience for Deepika and she sailed through the action. She worked really hard to get the posture and power in the action scenes."

In 2014's Kochadaiyaan, Padukone once again stepped up and performed a 10-minute stunt without a body double.

Pathan will also reportedly see Khan perform some risky stunts of his own. According to earlier reports by News18, Khan plays a RAW agent named Feroze Pathan in the film and will be joined by John Abraham as well as Padukone.

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TPA Jan 18, 2022 03:21pm
The movie will be a flop
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Rafique Jan 18, 2022 07:28pm
I wish her the best. No pain, no gain!
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well-wisher Jan 18, 2022 07:58pm
Deepika is herself a maga star. Best of luck deepika and take great care. We only one Deepika.
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Umar Jan 18, 2022 08:13pm
Stop Watching these nonsense Indian movies. Storylines are horrible and all the actors have the camera make them look fairer. Movies always portray Pakistan negatively, Who cares about Bollywood.
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D’Souza Jan 18, 2022 11:04pm
She is India’s daughter. Keep your eyes off of her please.
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time_travel Jan 18, 2022 11:21pm
@Umar Can Pakistan give same freedom to their women actress? Or are stunts classified as man’s job?
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Anonymouseee Jan 19, 2022 12:57am
Nowadays, even Beharis and bengalis call themselves pathans.
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Parsa Jan 19, 2022 01:06am
@Umar Everyone in Pakistan and the subcontinent and the world over cares about Bollywood. It’s just entertainment and that’s how you have to perceive it. Hollywood also portrays brown and black people negatively, yet we still watch their movies, because it’s pure entertainment.
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Pakistani Jan 19, 2022 01:06am
Except she doesn’t look Pathan herself.
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Tamilselvan Jan 19, 2022 02:11am
Really , who cares?
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Kk Jan 19, 2022 11:46am
@Anonymouseee: many of them are Pathans. Most famous Behari is after all Sher Shah Suri
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Rafique Jan 19, 2022 12:50pm
It is stupid to do your own stints! An experienced substitute stunt person is better.
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Allan Jan 19, 2022 12:56pm
@Rafique She has gained so much that she doesn’t need more gain.
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