Published 20:21 IST, March 17th 2020

Deepika Padukone participates in WHO 'Safe Hands' challenge, calls COVID-19 a 'task'

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone obliged to the nomination by WHO Director-General Dr.Tedros and posted a video of her participation to combat coronavirus.Watch

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Bollywood actor Deepika Pukone took to her Twitter handle and shared a video of her participation in SafeHands challenge initiated by Director-General of World Health Organisation. As a measure of spreing awareness among netizens about precautions of dely coronavirus, Tedros ham Ghebreyesus started challenge on Twitter by minating popular celebrities from every country of world. Deepika Pukone took cause forward as she posted a video of herself washing her hands clean while donning a mask, both markers of basic precautions as directed by WHO.

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Om Shanti Om actor also minated Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Portuguese footballer Cristia Ronaldo and Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli to take challenge furr. She captioned video by thanking Dr.Tedros and stating that even though COVID-19 pandemic has been a 'task', everyone is 'in this fight toger'.

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What's next for Deepika Pukone?

Pmaavat actor was last seen onscreen in Meghna Gulzar's film Chhapaak where she played role of an acid attack survivor. Deepika will be seen next in Kabir Khan directorial titled '83 where she will be essaying role of 'Haryana Hurricane' Kapil Dev's wife Romi Dev. 

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actor is also scheduled to feature in Kapoor & Sons fame director Shakun Batra's upcoming film along with Gully Boy actor Siddhant Chaturvedi and Pati Patni Aur Woh actor Ananya Panday. film title has t been confirmed yet but is reportedly a unique love story. Deepika is also slated to star opposite veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor in official aptation of Robert de Niro-Anne Hathaway starrer Hollywood film Intern.

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20:21 IST, March 17th 2020