Mumbai, March 12 -- Actor Deepika Padukone has raised concern over Mumbai's air pollution, drawing attention to the city's deteriorating air quality in a social media post on Thursday.

The actor took to Instagram Stories to share a map of India's west coast displaying air quality levels across the region. The graphic showed Mumbai's Air Quality Index (AQI) at 153 - a level classified as "unhealthy".

Reacting to the data, Deepika wrote, "The city (and its children) are choking! How is this okay!?"

She also tagged the official Instagram accounts of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and its health department, appealing to authorities to address the issue. Her post included a folded-hands emoji, signalling a request for urgent attenti...