My dream role is Kajol’s in DDLJ: Padukone
In Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, Padukone departs from her routine genre to play a freedom fighter.
NEW DEHLI:
Deepika Padukone loves romantic movies and says her ultimate aim is to do what Kajol did in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ).
“I loved DDLJ and my dream role is Kajol’s from that film,” said Padukone, who has worked in a number of romantic comedies since her debut with Om Shanti Om in 2007.
“Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge came at a time when I was growing up and watching a lot of Indian cinema. At that time parents were opposed to love marriages and the couple had to go all out to get together while their parents would stand in their way. There was so much drama on screen. (The) song sequences were shot in Switzerland. I used to love it,” she said.
Padukone says she has enjoyed acting in romantic comedies like Bachna Ae Haseeno, Chandni Chowk to China, Love Aaj Kal, Housefull and the just released Break Ke Baad and relishes mushy stories. “As the audience I have always enjoyed watching rom-coms which is why even as an actor I enjoy doing love stories,” she said.
But for Ashutosh Gowar-iker’s just released Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, the 24-year-old departed from her routine genre to play freedom fighter Kalpana Dutta, who was a part of the Chittagong uprising of the 1930s.
“I accepted the role primarily because I was getting a chance to work with Ashutosh Gowariker. Who wouldn’t want to work with him? Secondly, I felt the subject was not given too much importance as part of our history books. So as an actor it was a different challenge to be able to educate the audience about a pertinent revolution for Indian independence,” Padukone said.
She sports two braids, simple saris and almost no make-up in the film; yet she feels her appearance is quite glamorous in its own way. “I don’t think this look is any less glamorous. I think the sari is the most glamorous and sensuous dress for women ... which is why I chose to wear a sari over a dress to the Cannes Film Festival.”
The actor will now be on a short break from shooting before she returns to the grind for Desi Boyz, starring Akshay Kumar and John Abraham.
“I like spending time with friends and family. I like taking short breaks every four-six months to unwind. Now in December, I will automatically get time off because it is holiday season with Christmas and New Year’s. The industry itself slows down a bit for a couple of weeks; so I think I will get a well-deserved break,” she said.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2010.
Deepika Padukone loves romantic movies and says her ultimate aim is to do what Kajol did in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ).
“I loved DDLJ and my dream role is Kajol’s from that film,” said Padukone, who has worked in a number of romantic comedies since her debut with Om Shanti Om in 2007.
“Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge came at a time when I was growing up and watching a lot of Indian cinema. At that time parents were opposed to love marriages and the couple had to go all out to get together while their parents would stand in their way. There was so much drama on screen. (The) song sequences were shot in Switzerland. I used to love it,” she said.
Padukone says she has enjoyed acting in romantic comedies like Bachna Ae Haseeno, Chandni Chowk to China, Love Aaj Kal, Housefull and the just released Break Ke Baad and relishes mushy stories. “As the audience I have always enjoyed watching rom-coms which is why even as an actor I enjoy doing love stories,” she said.
But for Ashutosh Gowar-iker’s just released Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, the 24-year-old departed from her routine genre to play freedom fighter Kalpana Dutta, who was a part of the Chittagong uprising of the 1930s.
“I accepted the role primarily because I was getting a chance to work with Ashutosh Gowariker. Who wouldn’t want to work with him? Secondly, I felt the subject was not given too much importance as part of our history books. So as an actor it was a different challenge to be able to educate the audience about a pertinent revolution for Indian independence,” Padukone said.
She sports two braids, simple saris and almost no make-up in the film; yet she feels her appearance is quite glamorous in its own way. “I don’t think this look is any less glamorous. I think the sari is the most glamorous and sensuous dress for women ... which is why I chose to wear a sari over a dress to the Cannes Film Festival.”
The actor will now be on a short break from shooting before she returns to the grind for Desi Boyz, starring Akshay Kumar and John Abraham.
“I like spending time with friends and family. I like taking short breaks every four-six months to unwind. Now in December, I will automatically get time off because it is holiday season with Christmas and New Year’s. The industry itself slows down a bit for a couple of weeks; so I think I will get a well-deserved break,” she said.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2010.