Deepika Padukone, who has personally been a victim of depression, launched her foundation - "Live Love Laugh" dedicated to addressing the issue of mental health today - World Mental Health Day. Gauri was present at the event.
"It (depression) is a great subject. It (film) should definitely be made in a country like ours. Subjects like these are considered taboo and are not talked about," Gauri said in response to a question.
"I think it should be out in the open. It is great that Deepika is doing it... She has become a brand ambassador of this subject. You need a person like her to talk about it... Hats off to her for talking about it. We all should support it," she said.
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