Making the right move

First Shah Rukh Khan, now Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone has bagged the hottest co-stars. This explains her moving to Mumbai from Bangalore



Kunal M Shah



Deepika Padukone is on a roll. After Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om with Shah Rukh Khan, she has now signed Rakyesh Mehra's new film Dilli 6, opposite Abhishek Bachchan.

Isn't she under contract for farah's film? So, how could she sign Mehra's next? "I can't comment on anything right now. I don't know how you got the news but you will have to speak to Rakyesh Mehra about it," says Deepika.

However, Deepika confirms, "Om Shanti Om will definitely be my debut film. We'll start shooting in December."

Deepika has now taken a further step into Bollywood and moved from Bangalore to Mumbai. She says, "Yes I shifted to Mumbai a couple of months back. I stay in Bandra. I had never thought about getting into acting, but I got some offers. When the offers became more interesting, I decided to give Bollywood a shot."

Is she looking forward to shooting with Shah Rukh Khan? "I have met him a couple of times and found him to be a humble man. He is down-to-earth and made me very comfortable," she replies.

Is she formally trained to act? "Yes, I did a three-month acting course from Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares Academy and I have also learnt Bharatnatyam," says Deepika. "I love dancing, actually. I have had training in jazz, ballet and a little bit of Bollywood dancing as well. I am currently learning Kathak. I'm looking forward to the song-and-dance routine in my films quite eagerly

(mumbaimirror)

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