Lara Dutta recalls Deepika Padukone filming Housefull despite high fever, malaria: ‘Was totally drained and wiped out’
As Housefull completes 16 years today (April 30), Lara Dutta took a nostalgic trip down memory lane, revisiting her time on set. The actor recalled a tough phase during the shoot when co-star Deepika Padukone fell ill after contracting malaria, struggling with high fever and bouts of shivering while continuing to work. Housefull, the first part of the franchise, was released in 2010. Lara on working with Deepika In an interview with NDTV, Lara looked back at working with Deepika on Housefull. She revealed that Deepika got extremely sick during the shoot when she got malaria. 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, …
