REPORT
Why Deepika Padukone
Agreed to do Piku
I
t has been a slow and steady journey to stardom for
Deepika Padukone but the actress said that she never
felt insecure about her career.The 29-year-old actress,
who will be next seen in Shoojit Sircar's Piku, said she
has always been concerned about her personal shortcomings rather than professional ones."I never had
any insecurities in the beginning and even now I don't
have any. Or, I can say I have the same insecurities I
probably had when I started off and I still have it now.
In that sense, nothing has changed," Deepika told
Boom."Everyone has their concerns and insecurities to
deal with. That has nothing to do with my career," said
the actress, who gave back-to-back hits like Chennai
Express, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Ram-Leela in the
last two years
The Cocktail star is enjoying the current phase of Bollywood as she is getting to be a part of cinema which
is high on content and performance."I am in a phase
where I am really enjoying my work. Most importantly, it
is one of the exciting times to be in the industry because
of the kind of movies are getting made," said Deepika.
Her latest film Piku revolves around father-daughter relationship while also exploring the work-family balance
that a working woman in Delhi strikes."Piku is my pet
name in the film. She is a girl who is born in Kolkata and
brought up in Delhi. The Bengali essence is very little in
her. It could be a family belonging to any other part of
the country as well, not necessarily in Kolkata. As she is
brought up in Delhi, she has the essence of the city. My
role is very global and universal in that sense. It's very
identifiable in the situation. The content of the film is very
universal," she said.
In the film, releasing on May 8, Deepika will be seen
alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan and
the actress