Deepika Padukone celebrated 13 years of her hit debut film ‘Om Shanti Om’ in November. Featuring superstar Shah Rukh Khan, the Farah Khan directorial was a Diwali release, and went on to grow to be a blockbuster at the box workplace.
‘Om Shanti Om’ revolves about a struggling actor, played by Shah Rukh, who falls in adore with a major star Shantipriya, (Deepika). She is killed by a scheming producer but the two will meet years later in a tale of reincarnation. Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade and Kirron Kher played pivotal roles in the film.
Ever given that her debut, Deepika has undoubtedly treated her fans with versatile and effective characters like Piku, Mastani, Rani Padmavati, Meenamma, Laxmi and the list goes on.
Over the course of final 13 years, Deepika has actually transformed as an actor, and the audience is extremely excited to see her upcoming performances.
Deepika has carved a particular spot in the hearts of the audience, and ‘Om Shanti Om’ place her in the map of Indian cinema. Even even though it was her debut film, Deepika won quite a few accolades for the character.
Looking back at her debut, Deepika revealed that venturing into Bollywood wasn’t a cakewalk. She did face her share of criticism.
Speaking to India Today, Padukone stated, “Oh she is a model, she cannot act. My accent was made fun of. A lot was said and written about me and my craft, and, the truth is, all of it was extremely hurtful. When you are all of 21, these kind of brickbats most certainly affect you.”
Deepika will be subsequent noticed in Shakun Batra’s untitled film, alongside Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday.
Besides that, she will also be noticed alongside Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan in an untitled project.