Deepika Padukone: Ranbir is very possessive of me
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Karan Johar isn't known as the most sociable Bollywood celebrity for nothing.
With his self-depreciating humour and fiery one-liners, the director-producer and chat-show host can liven up the most predictable of movie launches.
Joined by Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani lead actors -- Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Aditya Roy Kapur -- and director Ayan Mukherjee, Johar launched the film's trailer at PVR in Juhu, a western Mumbai suburb, on March 19.
"I'm the brand ambassador of over-exposure. I don't believe in subtlety," the director-producer remarked about the trailer of his latest production.
Image: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
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Set to a catchy background score and beautiful visuals, the trailer unveils the central characters in the film.
When asked if, like her nerdy character in the film, she's considered the possibility of falling in love with former beau and costar Ranbir again, Deepika replies rather cheekily, "We did all the permutations and combinations as well as chemistry before signing the film. I was always bad at chemistry in college. So if you are hinting at our romance getting a second chance, the answer is no."
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Ranbir Kapoor, meanwhile, waxes eloquent about his ex-girlfriend.
"She is an incredibly beautiful girl. When we worked together in Bachna Ae Haseeno, both of us were young and trying to find our footing in the realm of cinema. We have grown together and today when I look at Deepika, I feel terrific to see her become this fantastic and intelligent actress.
"It is inspiring working with her because she shares the same passion that I do, which makes the work much easier.
"There is no awkwardness at all. In fact, if anything, the comfort level has increased. If there is any nervousness it is only Ayan (Mukherjee, the director) who is going through it!" Ranbir said quite emotionally.
"Ranbir is very possessive of me. He gets mad when people tease me with names of other actors that I work with," Deepika quipped when someone asked if Ranveer Singh is the new man in her life.
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About the things that she admires about Ranbir, she said it is his brilliant spontaneity while performing in front of the camera that inspires her. "He never prepares and yet he is so good on screen. I have never seen him rehearse."
Karan Johar takes over when the questions focus only on Deepika and Ranbir's real life romance.
"I think the private relationship of the actors should be kept aside when they are here to talk about their professional endeavour. We have made a film that has Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone acting in it. It is not a wedding invite," Karan Johar remarked sarcastically.
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