Deepika on why she hasn't changed her surname

Surely, it has been one of her most challenging parts till date. And Deepika Padukone gleefully sunk her teeth into the feisty role of queen Padmavati, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat (2018). Despite the fact that her performance as well as the film earned a lot of praise besides box office moolah she zeroed in on a new film (Chhapaak that's based on the life of acid attack survivor, Laxmi Agarwal) only towards the end of 2018.

Ask Deepika if such heavy-duty parts take a toll on her, and she says: "Absolutely! I think that's why even though there was so much to celebrate post the release of Padmaavat, I think somewhere, as human being, I felt I had to recharge emotionally (smiles). I needed to live life a bit. And that's exactly what I did last year so I just sort of replenished, touched base with normal things and went about things in an organic manner.

Ever since her wedding to Ranveer Singh, there has been talk about you changing your surname. The buzz has also been that Ranveer will alter his surname, which Deepika also jokingly referred to in an interview. "It's not true. In fact, after that interview I realised that it's a conversation Ranveer and I've never even had. So, we haven't been like, oh, do you think you should change your surname?' That [chat about it in an interview] was, of course, a candid joke of sorts. It has never crossed either of our minds. When I was asked about it, I was like, oh, we haven't even thought about it'. Maybe because it's not important. Also, I've worked extremely hard to create my own identity and so has he. So, my question is, why would he have to do that?' I think what people see of us is a very minuscule part of our entire being and existence. But at the core of it, we are very alike.

But by now, has she as an actor developed some kind of a formula/code that can make her life easier? "Strangely, there is no science, proven formula or set pattern to it. With every new film or character, you discover it and then, things unfold on their own. I don't think you can pre-plan such things. You kind of know what you want to do with a character and so, you can prep a lot but until one goes on the sets and actually experience it, you don't get the hang of it, she says.