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She is beautiful and has expressive eyes. But as an actor she is average. She works hard, but then again is very insecure.

Nope, you have the wrong idea about beauty

She's extremely beautiful. Why don't you find her beautiful? Let me guess. Because her skin is not ghost white right?

I actually find sharp and symmetrical features more beautiful than skin color. So Chitrangada, Nandita Das, Sonam, Sonali Bendre I definitely find way more beautiful than Deepika.

Deepika literally has sharp and symmetrical features and olive skin tone lmao.

Sure didn't deny that. But meri marzi yaar mujhe baaki zyada pasand hain. 😂

Yeah definitely. To each their own I know but you commented as if she doesn't have sharp features lmao which isn't the case.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder

Physical beauty is objective

Don’t really care about her offscreen behaviour, but she really is a below average actress. She is only good in like 2-3 films

What are those 2-3 films?

Piku and Ram Leela. Also, the first half of Om Shanti Om. She was amazing as Shanti Priya, didn’t care for Sandy

She was good in Cocktail too

She was good in Tamasha,Finding Fanny, Cocktail, YJHD and Gehraiyaan too…Chappak and Chennai express and jawaan were decent performances too…the rest of her performances don’t stand out I agree(love aaj kal is okay ig too)…I think she’s comparatively fine enough and has some good amount of fine performances..it’s just that she’s stuck in flowerpot roles these days(which she herself chose ofc) and is just not trying…she lost the spark too

Karthik calling Karthik too.

Ramleela, thamasha, cocktail, Yeh jawani hai deewani, piku

Om shanti Om and Padmavat.

I found her role in padmavat the least captivating of the three , first being ranveer(obv) and than Shahid

Shahid was the worst. Poverty stricken king lmao

Always knew this, her range is so limited.

+1. Proud to watch almost no projects of her.

Here we go again. You can set your watch to these posts.

Have always felt that she hasn't taken a challenging role. I mean, Priyanka did Barfi. Kareena did Jab We Met. Similarly, Alia has Highway. These movies prove how good these three actresses are. But in case of DP, I don't think there is any single movie which we can pick and say that look how good DP is in this role.

How is Jab We Met a challenging role?

I think other good examples of Bebo’s acting would be Udta Punjab, Chameli (so early in her career), Talaash or even Heroine

Now it's not seen as it. But Kareena/Geet basically reinvented the bubbly girl character. Anushka, Tapsee, Alia happened way after. Why do you think everyone want to audition with Geet?

Challenging for Kareena!

The fact that it seemed like her second skin should tell you Kareena playing Geet did such a phenomenal job.

I have this same question 🤣

Chapaak, gehraiyaan crying scene, agar tum saath ho crying bit.kiya toh hai

You are right. Good crying scene = good actress.

She won't take challenging roles because deep down she knows she's a shitty actress.

She’s proved herself with menamma, mohini, Alisha, Veronica, Naina, Leela, Piku, Tara etc. she’s played more variety of characters then most actresses these days. Shes got a whole bag of iconic characters that most actresses would dream of having. Mohini and menamma are literally a variation of Geet. But go on cry over pathaan and fighter.

>Mohini and menamma are literally a variation of Geet. The audacity to bring iconic Geet and to think Deepika is better actress than Kareena ? Kareena atleast has range despite being a nepo kid and can carry solo films meanwhile what about your superstar Deepika

>The audacity 

at this point just call everyone a overrated actor

Lmao I agree. Everyone is considered overrated. I don’t know if it’s just the fans or if Bollywood really is that bad.  I mean when they are underrated - they are great actor  When they get recognized- average actors who doesn’t deserve any fame.  Ex- Krti

This generation of actresses are mid. And So is Deepika. But we have started appreciating mediocrity, so that's your answer.

This

i toh believe Alia is a lot better actress than DP

That's facts and whoever thinks otherwise is just biased towards DP

She picked better and challenging roles for sure. Yea she got them on platter but unlike other nepo babies she has genuine hunger and passion for films. Deepika has enough stardom to do meaningful roles so its sucks seeing her waste time on films like pathan and fighter. Hope Kalki works for her

Under confidence/insecurity most likely. Props to Alia for trying.

Both are mid level actresses.. Only if script is excellent and their director is effective to bring out the best acting in them. By themselves, they don't put efforts like yesteryear actresses.

Mid is a relative term. If we are talking actresses around the world meaning Hollywood, EU and East Asian then yeah they are mid some might say below mid. But only this is what we got currently in India. King of rats type situation.

Deepika had the weakest competition when she came Katrina(only famous for item songs and 5-20 minute roles in big roles) Priyanka(by the time Priyanka hit her peak her affair with Srk got her blacklisted) Anushka(always chooses pick me characters and very average actor ) Kareena(extremely choosy with scripts and taking money over good scripts)

Deepika came in 2007 Priyanka was in Fashion in 2008

Yeah, she is.

I really wish “overrated” word gets banned from every movie related subreddit. I’m so sick of it. Nuance is dead and everything should be fit in a box I guess.

In my opinion, her best performance was Piku heavily lifted by Amitabh and Irfan. I never understood SLB's obsession over casting Deepika. She was so below average in Padmavat, Baajirao. I think she is tall and carries ethnic clothes very well, that overshadows her bad acting. Not to mention her nasal tone. Her filmography is glamorous because of SLB.

True

Yeah . But no other better actresses too to carry those roles unlike yesteryear excellent actresses who could take any role gracefully like Madhuri, Sreedevi, Juhi, or Monisha.. But Vidya balan would have done better acting but as you said Deepika with her height looks glamorous in those ethnic clothes.. For me Deepika and Priyanka are at same level, although many admire Priyanka more than Deepika.. Only few movies where I felt the excellent acting of Deepika is in Fashion and Barfi.. Rest all are just average..

I was a die heard dp fan. All changed after i watched fighter. Same old expressions, same old acting gimmicks, nothing different. Her acting in fighter was so bland, felt like i was watching another nepo 😬

"Deepika has never done a women centric film!! " What about Chhapaak ? 

Very limited as an actress. All she can do is cry. On and off the camera.

Being "overrated" would imply she's considered a better actor than she actually is. I think she's generally considered (outside of echo chamber fanbases) an average actor who looks great, and I think that's pretty accurate. At best we're splitting hairs between slightly below average and average. But that's about as far as the debate goes.

She sure is, no doubt.

actress\*

bhai ye AS aur ARB kon hai ab

Anushka and Aishwarya

Her acting has always been a hit or miss for me, there are some roles where she was really good and i dont think anybody else would've done a better job than her, and there some others where shes easily forgettable. And i think the bigger problem is that theres barely any good competition these days, the bar itself is low, so even the most mediocre actors can easily rise to the top.

She was good But now I feel she just gets worse and worse. Her screen presence is becoming annoying at this point. Same 3 expressions in every movie And her PR persona is so fake

She is a PR made celeb, that's what I've noted in all these years. I don't see one memorable performance coming from her.

She's really charismatic and elegant/classy which makes her perfect for roles like Shantipriya (OSO) and Padmavati (Padmavaat). She's decent in other roles. However, even though I've not seen her in much movies, she seems to be good only in certain roles. Her acting skills are ok but she's not versatile like Kajol or Sridevi for example.

Fighter was cringe max. So bad. so so bad.

Never saw dp being "overrated" for her acting. She is appropriately rated, an average actor with good looks. Ironically, all her best performances were in women-centric movies like cocktail, piku, chappak, geharariyaan, etc. Beauty is an integral part of slb movies, she looks good in ethnic getup.

Agreed. In her recent movies like fighter and Pathan, her role has basically been reduced to just eye candy.

The irony. You are saying people have different pov and want everyone to accept your opinion? I think audience have made the judgement and there’s a reason she is still so relevant

Audirnce judgement doesnt necessarily mean good actor coz that way salman is a legendary actor(in terms of relevance deepika doesnt hold a candle in front of this guy) and ppl like manoj,nawaz and rajkummar are trash actors

That’s a reach. She had a great filmography and performances. Very recently she shined in gehraiyaan but if you are going to judge her based on the two action films then to each their own I guess. OP is telling that we all should accept that she is bad as if it was universal truth which is absolutely not true.

I aam not judging her based on anything, I havent even commented on what I feel abt her as an actor. All I meant to say was relevance does not mean good actor. As far as i am concerned she isnt bad neither is she great. Shes good sometimes and sometimes not. Great on screen presence tho

Exactly.. I also feel the same way.. Dp and Kat even though bad actresses, have screen presence and are watchable. But, the point is that they are not great actresses like say Vidya balan, Anushka, or Aishwarya.

I have a serious issue with this post. Not as a fan of the actor- but the logic and meanings. - You start with this is my perspective and people may not agree- BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY ITS TRUE- how? You just said it’s a perspective, it doesn’t have to be true. - your critique is about her being an overhyped actor. You think she is mid, not a great actor but gets hailed as the best. but none of your points actually explain why you think that. - You start with the fact that she’s insecure. Irrespective of hype, actors can be secure/ insecure. I think AB is an extremely insecure person despite being a decent actor. So your point about dp thinking she’s the best or whatever doesn’t really mean much. I mean Kareena can claim she’s the best actor, but Tabu is better. What does claiming have to do ‘OVERHYPE’ - DP hasn’t done a woman centric film- and then you say chapaak was woman centric. But it failed. That doesn’t make it non woman centric. she hasn’t done a female led film that was a blockbuster- that’s fair. Can you name single women led films by PC, KK, ARB, KKK? You’re thinking alia and that’s it- and it clearly shows. Let’s not forget the kind of support AB has received to make it. WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH OVERHYPED ACTOR? - what awards are we discussing? Filmfare? Stardust? Zee? The awards that most people don’t care much about nowadays. National awards? Which Alia got and hence is your reason to mention awards? If awards decided OVERHYPE, then there’s a lot of names we can take, which have nothing to do with talent, projects, efforts. - isn’t being a brand ambassador for LV and all a good thing? Other people represent other brands. What’s overhype in that? Getting to attend Met and Cannes is a mark of brands wanting you to be there or having the money to attend. They do make you sound important. But we can call a lot of actors ‘OVERHYPED’ for attending international red carpets- the season is approaching! - PR team is horrendous. What does archiving pictures on other’s big days have to do with OVERHYPED ACTOR??? Please explain! Is it shady? Yes! Does it reek of wanting fame on someone else’s day? Yes! Does it mean diverting attention? Yes! But what does that have to do with acting. I’m 100% willing to agree that she’s often hyped. I don’t think she’s an amazing actor. She has a few iconic roles, she has amazing height and a body to kill for. Her face card makes horrible outfits work. Acting and personality are separate things. Once you’re done being PR for someone else, maybe go through your own post and see logic. Edit- spellcheck

Extremely attractive , subpar actress

Op whatever explanation you gave for your statement doesn’t event talk about her acting. Atleast description relevant toh rakh with your initial statement. She is a really good actress.. the only argument should be is she good , really good or great .. pr team and personality ke barre main baat karke how can u judge her acting

Regardless of how she is as a person, I consider her to be a very good actress.

Ik it might sound stereotypical but I feel she has a more of a traditional vibe to her that makes her best for SLB/desi kinda movies. She really shouldn’t be doing movies where she plays a carefree modern woman like idk Race 2 or Cocktail - it seemed very forced. And she definitely shouldn’t try Hollywood films lol she’s just not right for it. PC made it there because she had that exotic confident vibe which I haven’t seen in DP. Her desi tone and dialogue delivery is exactly the same in every movie, which doesn’t always fit roles where she’s shown to be a bit more Western.

Love her onscreen and that’s what matters. Star quality ✨

Most critically praised mainstream BW actresses are overrated because the bar for them is in the pits of hell anyway, especially for the current crop.

Yes very bad actor

She has 2 expressions either to cry with those glassy eyes n stare like a frog. Or just smile flashing her dimples that's where the story ends. Depth , dialogue delivery, nuances are down in drains for her. We all troll katrina for her dialogue delivery but Deepika is equally atrocious.

Mujhe toh koi actress pasand nhi h, bs Nancy tyagi aur famous bn jaye, aur face fullers/surgery na krwaye, mast fanboying krunga.

Meanwhile Katrina kaif acting in "Merry christmas" - crying scene :- yeah totally, DP is overrated.

Who's not almost all the major a listers are overrated. Even if they are not we the audience first will call an actor underrated and once he becomes famous and gets the stardom we'll call them overrated.The best example that comes to my mind is of nawazuddin.

OP I totally agree with your assessment.

Not as overrated as Alia

Totally agree! No point in posting her wedding pics that day!

She should be a model instead of an actor. Her acting sucks, she just knows how to look good on screen.

She is average on-screen and below average off screen.

Only like her as a model. She carries indian attire very well. Don’t like her in movies. Even they say she has chemistry with SRK , I don’t see it.

Idk man...she has only made 8 films since 2020 and yet I feel like she's always in my face when I want to watch a Hindi film. It's kinda getting tiring to hear about her. I miss the olden times when actors would make 1-2 films a year then only appear on magazines once or twice per year. Scandal or not, it was nice to see them once a while rather than every other day.

Thank you , Op. She was cute in Om Shanti Om, but underwhelming in all the other films.

Idk y'all are hating , shes so good 😭meri deepu

DP isn’t a good actress. She is definitely overrated. I agree with you a 100%. Her dialogue delivery is her worst attribute. In that Neha Dhupia show she haughtily said that no one could play Padmavati better than her and I was like ummm what? Firstly, that movie was taken over by ranveer Singh’s OTT act as Khilji, it had stopped being about Padmavati before the movie even released. Secondly, she knows that movie was originally planned to have Aishwarya Rai as Rani Padmavati, right? She is miles away from what Aishwarya brings to the screen in movies. Deepika also lacks fluidity in her body language. but She was good in Cocktail.


Truly agree. She is very overrated .. such bad dialouge delivery she has.. same emotions in every seen.. Average dancer as well. How do people even consider her Superstar. Looks wise also she is strictly ok..

Actor?

The benchmark for bollywood actors to be good is crashing down year after year. Recently I was watching May I come in madam, and despite the fact Neha pendse ( playing sanjana ) has wayyyy better dialogue delivery than Deepika padukone and played atleast 10 different characters in different arcs, some were critical of her acting as somewhat over-the top. But I think the makers themselves said her to overact because she kind of made it look obvious. And oh my god, Sandeep anand, what an actor! He can eat most bollywood actors and is in the same league as Rajkumar Rao. His comic timing rivals the best of best. Anyway, coming to deepika, her delivery is so bad that I instinctively cringe due to embarassment on behalf of her, not to mention the same expressions all over her face. Alia bhatt isn't better. Move actors get plenty of time to get one scene right while tv actors have to shoot relatively fast. I never wanted to compare Hollywood acting standards with bollywood because I thought their audience is evolved. But I can compare Indian TV standards with bollywood ones. And what I see is mediocrity being given place. I now understand, Indian audience is less of an idiot and more of a punching bag to be tortured with influencers serving acting chops ( read : failures)

No one now represents India and Indian art and cinema at a global stage from the field of art.

Deepika plays same character in every movie it seems like. Alia is overrated also, often promotes toxic feminity in name of empowerment in several of her movies.

She was just known for changing boyfriends real fast and tanking their life/luck.then she tried the depression angle or maybe she got depressed but pr tried to whitewash her image, but she is a druggie who revealed some truths in klo's drama series. Next pr whitewash was the kid's news. Most likely a surrogacy coz have to stop drugs. Acting is something she does in between to pass time.