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Watch Deepika on CNN
In its second Bollywood special, following Amitabh Bachchan's appearance this week, CNN's Talk Asia will feature actress Deepika Padukone next week.
In its second Bollywood special, following Amitabh Bachchan's appearance this week, CNN's Talk Asia will feature actress Deepika Padukone next week.
The show follows Deepika on film sets and modelling assignments as she navigates her career as a rising star. She shares her unconventional career path from playing badminton at a national level to modelling in ad campaigns and music videos, to achieving overnight stardom as the leading lady in Om Shanti Om, one of the biggest box office hits of 2007.
Speaking to interviewer Anjali Rao, Deepika says, "It still hasn't sunk in that so much has happened to me so soon. I'm not from Bombay. Nobody from my family is from the film industry. I used to be the one buying tickets to watch a film and now suddenly I'm on the other side with people buying tickets to watch my film."
Debuting opposite Shah Rukh Khan was a dream come true for the young star. "He is someone I have idolised; I have grown up watching him. He is so normal, down-to-earth and a great person to start off with."
Recalling her earlier days as a professional badminton player, Deepika says, "It's not something that I wanted to take up professionally, and I knew that I wouldn't continue with badminton for the rest of my life, but it definitely taught me a lot. I've learned to become responsible, independent. I live alone now. And I think I manage very well now because of all that I went through at that age."
Deepika also talks candidly about her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor, grandson of legendary Indian actor Raj Kapoor, and how their friendship turned into a relationship while they worked together on films and commercials.
Watch the half-hour interview on July 29 (2009) at 6pm, and replays on July 30 (2009) at 8.30am, August 1 (2009) at 10am and 8pm, August 3 (2009) at 8.30am and August 4 at 11pm. You can also watch it online at www.cnn.com/talkasia after the first airing.
Speaking to interviewer Anjali Rao, Deepika says, "It still hasn't sunk in that so much has happened to me so soon. I'm not from Bombay. Nobody from my family is from the film industry. I used to be the one buying tickets to watch a film and now suddenly I'm on the other side with people buying tickets to watch my film."
Debuting opposite Shah Rukh Khan was a dream come true for the young star. "He is someone I have idolised; I have grown up watching him. He is so normal, down-to-earth and a great person to start off with."
Recalling her earlier days as a professional badminton player, Deepika says, "It's not something that I wanted to take up professionally, and I knew that I wouldn't continue with badminton for the rest of my life, but it definitely taught me a lot. I've learned to become responsible, independent. I live alone now. And I think I manage very well now because of all that I went through at that age."
Deepika also talks candidly about her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor, grandson of legendary Indian actor Raj Kapoor, and how their friendship turned into a relationship while they worked together on films and commercials.
Watch the half-hour interview on July 29 (2009) at 6pm, and replays on July 30 (2009) at 8.30am, August 1 (2009) at 10am and 8pm, August 3 (2009) at 8.30am and August 4 at 11pm. You can also watch it online at www.cnn.com/talkasia after the first airing.
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