Having proved her mettle with a wide array of films, Deepika Padukone has become a major draw at the box-office. With two big ticket films releasing in consecutive months, Deepika may well end up becoming the marquee queen yet again.Deepika tells us why she feels she is far away from being at the top in Bollywood and the reason behind keeping her private life private this time. Excerpts from the conversation.You are one of the top actresses in Bollywood today. We often hear many top stars lamenting how lonely it’s at the top. Is it true. What has your experience been?
Deepika: I don’t like to believe that I am at the top because if I am at the top then there’s nowhere to go from there. I believe there is still lots more for me to do and achieve. As far as loneliness is concerned, the answer is Yes and No. For example, when people come into my life today, there is a feeling that are they friends because they genuinely care or are they wanting to be friends because of who I am. That is the flip side. But the positive side to it is that I have had a solid upbringing and a solid group of friends who have been a part of my life since childhood.
Does chemistry between two actors become an important factor for casting them in a film?
Deepika: I think the biggest downfall would be if you come on board thinking let’s create some chemistry. It’s like saying come on let’s make a hit film. It’s stupid. In fact chemistry is something for people and judge. The only thing that we can do as actors is to come on board individually because we feel the same kind of passion for a script. And for the director to cast us because he feels we are right for the part and as actors we will do justice to the part. In the process of making that film and being honest to the parts that we are playing, the chemistry should generally happen on its own. You can’t create that. And the day you say now let’s create some chemistry that will be your biggest downfall. And I think what adds to the chemistry is what the film gives us as actors to play with or how the characters are written. If you see, 50 per cent is what is on paper and what the director and writer have written. And 50 per cent is what the actors bring and how they make those characters memorable and special.
When you were in a relationship with Ranbir, both of you were very open about your it but post your split you have chosen to remain mum about your personal life. Is this decision based on the experience of your previous relationship?
Deepika: Absolutely yes. There is a certain aspect of our life that you are not comfortable in sharing and yes it’s because of our past experiences. From a journalist’s point of view, its reporting but from a human being point of view it causes a lot of stress on a relationship and relationships and emotions are very fragile. So yes, it does cause unnecessary stress every morning especially if negative things or untrue things are reported. There is unnecessary unrest and more than that at some point what you realise is that you really want to be remembered for your work and for the films you do. And what we experienced is that there are no end to the speculations. Like when are we getting married, when are we having children, is his family okay, is my family okay and I don’t think even we had ever discussed those things but the speculation were already there. So it kind of adds pressure on relationships. And I think we have learned that and now it’s important to protect and keep it to ourselves.
Ranbir saw you for the first tim on the sets of Om Shanti Om. When did you see him for the first time?
Deepika: We discovered much later that he saw me first but I hadn’t seen him then. I saw him when I was shooting the scene with Arjun Rampal where we are fighting while SRK peeps in from the window. During the break, I walked out and Ranbir was shooting there for his film and he was taking a break too. That’s when I saw him. And it take long for him to get connected. That very evening he got my number.
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