Deepika Padukone continued shooting for Housefull while battling malaria with high fever reveals Lara Dutta

On April 30, as Housefull marks 16 years since its release, Lara Dutta looked back on her experience working on the film. She spoke about a tough phase during filming when her co-star Deepika Padukone was diagnosed with malaria. Despite battling a high fever and severe chills, Deepika showed up on set and pushed through the shoot.

Lara Dutta recalls Deepika Padukone being extremely ill during the shoot

In an interview with NDTV, Lara Dutta spoke about filming Housefull with Deepika Padukone and disclosed that Deepika became very ill with malaria during production.

Lara said, But a lot of people don't know this, that during the filming of Housefull, Deepika actually felt really sick. She had malaria. And she was absolutely wiped out. So they had to get her a doctor and put her on medication. And she was a thorough professional because she was running a high fever all night. She was shivering and would have to take these meds. And then the next morning, because we had this fixed schedule, there were multiple actors, and we were shooting scenes during that time that were quite emotional. So she would show up on set, and you could see that she was totally drained and wiped out. But she was an absolute professional. She got her work done. There was absolutely no drop in her performance.

“And as an actor, you have to give another actor credit for that because I know how difficult it is when you're completely wiped out, and something like malaria absolutely wipes you out. It's not like you just have a cold or you just have a fever. And she was an absolute professional, she added.

About Housefull

Housefull, released in 2010, was a massive success that launched a popular franchise. The film, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Sajid Khan, featured a star-studded cast including Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani, Arjun Rampal, and Lillete Dubey. Distributed by Eros International Media Limited and made on a budget of ?45 crore, the multi-starrer centered on Akshay's character, the world's unluckiest man, who believes his fortunes will change upon finding true love and getting married.