Deepika Padukone is one of the most loved actresses in Bollywood at the moment. She is unanimously identified as a queen by her fans, who have been mesmerised with all her films and performances so far. From her debut in ‘Om Shanti Om’ to her latest release ‘Fighter’, she has been slaying with her bold performances. From her gorgeous looks, bold personality to her charismatic nature, the diva never leaves a moment to enthral everyone.For the uninitiated, despite being a complete outsider to the film industry, it was back in 2007 when she left everyone awestruck with her debut film, ‘Om Shanti Om’ alongside Shah Rukh Khan.
In an interview with Komal Nahta, Farah Khan admitted that she thought about launching such a brilliant actress, Deepika Padukone in the film. The filmmaker said that she came across DP on a commercial advertisement she did for Fanta. Farah admitted that she was quite sure on the very first look that Deepika was destined to be an actress. She also narrated how she approached the actress for a film because she resembled a lot with Hema Malini. Farah revealed that she wanted an actress as charismatic as Hema Malini and she found those qualities in Deepika.
Moving further in the conversation, Farah Khan revealed that although Deepika Padukone perfectly fitted the requirements for portraying the look of an actress from yesteryear era in the film, she severely lacked in proper diction. While her expressions were on point, her bad diction and dialogue delivery led the filmmaker to get her voice dubbed by some other actress. Moreover, Farah highlighted that despite all the training Deepika was put through, she wasn’t taking things seriously. Farah said that Deepika’s diction was bad but when she did the songs, her face would light up. Farah added that she had enrolled the actress in everything so that she would improve.
Deepika credited ‘Om Shanti Om’ for everything in an interview with Rajdeep Sardesai. She said, “Om Shanti Om put me on the map. It changed my life overnight. When I left Mumbai for the world premiere, people viewed me very differently. The minute I landed at immigration, I realised my life had changed. It was a combination of being at the right place at the right time, talent, hard work, dedication and sacrifices.”
In an interview with Komal Nahta, Farah Khan admitted that she thought about launching such a brilliant actress, Deepika Padukone in the film. The filmmaker said that she came across DP on a commercial advertisement she did for Fanta. Farah admitted that she was quite sure on the very first look that Deepika was destined to be an actress. She also narrated how she approached the actress for a film because she resembled a lot with Hema Malini. Farah revealed that she wanted an actress as charismatic as Hema Malini and she found those qualities in Deepika.
Moving further in the conversation, Farah Khan revealed that although Deepika Padukone perfectly fitted the requirements for portraying the look of an actress from yesteryear era in the film, she severely lacked in proper diction. While her expressions were on point, her bad diction and dialogue delivery led the filmmaker to get her voice dubbed by some other actress. Moreover, Farah highlighted that despite all the training Deepika was put through, she wasn’t taking things seriously. Farah said that Deepika’s diction was bad but when she did the songs, her face would light up. Farah added that she had enrolled the actress in everything so that she would improve.
Deepika credited ‘Om Shanti Om’ for everything in an interview with Rajdeep Sardesai. She said, “Om Shanti Om put me on the map. It changed my life overnight. When I left Mumbai for the world premiere, people viewed me very differently. The minute I landed at immigration, I realised my life had changed. It was a combination of being at the right place at the right time, talent, hard work, dedication and sacrifices.”
