Jayati Bhatia recalls when Deepika Padukone had to hurl abuses at street vendor from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's balcony
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Deepika Padukone made her debut with Om Shanti Om in 2007 but it was Cocktail in 2012 that proved be to a turning point in her career, where she was seen for her acting chops. Since then, the star has proved herself to be force on screen, delivering successes as well as receiving praise for her performances. In a new interaction with Siddharth Kannan, star Jayati Bhatia went on to share an interesting memory from the workshops she did with Deepika together before the filming of Ram-Leela .
Adding to this, Deepika Padukone with Ranveer Singh in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. What did Jayati say Ram-Leela was the first movie she did with Ranveer Singh . The movie was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and was rolled out in 2013. Jayati recalled how she helped the star prepare for the demanding role in the movie, and she approached every exercise with complete dedication. Jayati shared, "When I started working with her, she did it with full commitment, full energy. I was told to work with her for seven days, for four hours each but after the fourth day, I told Bhansali, 'Sir, she has become a fearless star after Cocktail. Cocktail is her breakthrough role. If I work with her for three more days, I will waste her time, and yours. Go for it. She will do whatever you tell her. She is mouldable, fearless; she wants to do something which will challenge her'."
Meanwhile, She added how an exercise revealed a new side of the star, "Bhansali's office has a balcony and there is a snack vendor downstairs. I told her that your exercise is to just abuse loudly standing in that balcony. Don't look down but act like you are addressing it to someone… She opened the door and then she started abusing. I had finished the scene at a particular abusive word, but she went beyond that. She gave more to the scene, shared more abusive words, the ones that I had never even heard. Whatever she had heard and she just went for it. And I shared, ‘Wow!’ She did not feel hesitant that someone might watch her. She was already a star. People knew her. But she had no fear."
Notably, Deepika was last seen in Singham Again. Deepika and Ranveer welcomed their daughter, Dua, in 2024. They revealed they were expecting their second child together in April this year. The couple shared the happy news with an adorable picture of Dua holding a pregnancy test kit showing a positive result.
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Source: Hindustan Times