Deepika Padukone is down with malaria. The actress, who is presently shooting in London, had not been keeping well for the past few days. Though initially it was thought that the Om Shanti Om girl was suffering from a viral infection, tests have now proved that it is malarial fever.On Wednesday, Dippy appeared in no condition to face the camera. As reported ('Deepika unwell'; Hitlist, July 22), she had been sporting enough to shoot as major sequences with her and co-star Akshay Kumar are being canned. On Tuesday, however, despite the high fever, she managed to still shoot for several scenes.
Now the shoot of Housefull is on only with Akshay and the rest of the cast. Both director Sajid Khan and producer Sajid Nadiadwala have told her to go easy and not to shoot till she fully recovers.
As Deepika is too weak to talk, a source close to the actress says, "Two days after she landed in London on July 11 for the shoot, she felt feverish. Assuming it to be an under the weather situation, she began popping painkillers, but the fever would not subside. She also had shivering. The unit folk then took her to a doctor on Tuesday night and she was diagnosed with malaria.
Deepika was to complete her scenes of Housefull by this weekend and fly back to Mumbai for the promotions of Love Aaj Kal. "But in this condition, whether she can take the long flight back home is to be seen," adds the source.
It is learnt that her beau Ranbir Kapoor, who is in Mumbai, is extremely worried and is keeping check through calls and SMSes.
