Deepika padukone: Special film had to bring shahid kapoor and me toge

Besides bringing alive the legend of
Maharawal Ratan Singh's valour and Rani
Padmini's fierce loyalty to her husband, one
of the highlights of Padmavati is the coming
together of Deepika Padukone and Shahid
Kapoor. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum
opus brings to screen a fresh pair -- one
that could have crackling chemistry as can
be seen in the song, Ek Dil Ek Jaan, which
releases today.
Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor
Padukone, on her part, believes she couldn't
have asked for a better film to mark her
first collaboration with Kapoor. "Shahid and
I have known each other for so many years,
but a special film like Padmavati brought us
together onscreen," she says.
Padukone thinks Kapoor as Maharawal
Ratan Singh is the perfect hero to Ranveer
Singh's Alauddin Khilji. "His contribution to
this film is irreplaceable. It was important to
have a good actor, with a strong screen
presence and massive popularity to add to
this film. Shahid brought that with him."
It's no mean feat to play Rani Padmini, the
Queen of Chittor, who was famed for her
unrivalled beauty and the actor admits that
she is unusually nervous about her turn. "I
can't remember the last time I was so
nervous. I think it is the function of the fact
that this one is completely different from
any of my previous roles. My role is not from
the heart or head, it's from the gut."

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