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| Deepika believes in going by her instincts By MM, 29 August, 2008 |
 Make-up artistes obviously will do anything to get their effect right. Deepika Padukone found that out the hard way recently. But clever Deepika believes in going by her instincts rather than following instructions blindly. And her instincts were proved her right on the sets of Chandni Chowk to China.She was asked by make-up artistes, who were specially brought in to achieve her Chinese look for her role in the film, to stick tapes around her eyes to achieve the slanting eyed look of a Chinese girl. However, better sense prevailed as she consulted a doctor before going ahead with the ordeal. When contacted, Deepika said, "I don't know how or why Nikhil Advani thought of a South Indian like me with big eyes to play a Chinese. I play half-Chinese and half-Indian in the film. And to get my eyes to look less big and rounded and more slanted, some special make-up artistes were brought in. They suggested I stick tapes around my eyes." Deepika then consulted her doctors. "And they cut the idea down in time. My doctors said if I stick those tapes on my eyes for 12 hours a day, the shape of my eyes would change forever. So, instead, we got my make-up artiste Mallika Bhatt to do my eye make-up in such a way that my eyes looked slanted," added Deepika. Interestingly, Deepika plays her second double role in Chandni Chowk… (one of a Chinese and the other of an Indian) after Om Shanti Om. She said, "Yes, two of out my three roles so far are double roles. It just gives me that much more confidence as an actor to know that directors think I can carry off a completely Indian and a Chinese look." So why did she do one-third of a film between two double roles? For love? "You mean did I do Bachna Ae Haseenon for Ranbir? Certainly not! I wasn't even seeing him when I signed the film. I am definitely mature enough to keep my professional and personal life apart… No one can take advantage of me emotionally and professionally. If I wanted to work with Ranbir, I would be doing half a dozen films with him. We keep away from each others' work space and connect whenever we both have the time. But we have worked in only one film and we are in the process of signing another. I have liked the script. But other details need to be worked out," Deepika explained. Deepika is working with Saif in Imtiaz Ali's film. Talking about Imitiaz's film, you cannot help but ask how was it working with Ranbir's father Rishi Kapoor? The buzz is that Rishi Kapoor has been calling her 'bahurani'. Is it true? "I don't know where such rumours start from. I worked with him in London for Imtiaz's film and we were thorough professionals. He was as warm towards me as he was with the rest of the crew. I don't have too many scenes with him. But yes, we interacted for a longer time in London than we ever did in Mumbai. He is a very caring person. He made sure everyone had khana on time. When he arrives and leaves the set he greets everyone with equal warmth," she said. https://filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=7032 |
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