Deepika and Priyanka are good friends
Mumbai:
Actress Deepika Padukone says shedid not prepare much for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming filmRam-Leela and was ready to be moulded by the director.
"I think my biggest learning on this film was to notprepare, because that's his (Bhansali) way of filmmaking. It'seasier if you go as a blank slate and allow him to mould you.
I don't prepare too much for scenes anyway. I always feel like alarge part of it should be spontaneous. But you have toprepare a little. After 2-3 days I realised it (preparation)won't work with him," Deepika said at the unveiling ofStarweek magazine's Diwali edition here yesterday.
"Everyday is a new day when you are working with himand I think that nervousness has made me understand my craft alot more," she said.In the film, Deepika is paired opposite Ranveer Singhand their on-screen chemistry has caught everyone's attention."He has a lot of energy. He has done a lot of researchfor the film and he's an extremely helpful co-star. It's beenwonderful working with him and I think he is one of the finestactors of our generation," she said.
Ranveer feels he makes the best pair with Deepika. Tothis, she says, "But I've had great chemistry with three otherpeople as well - Ranbir, Saif and Shah Rukh. So I thinkchemistry lies in the script, dialogues and in the way thecharacters are written."
In Ram-Leela, Deepika is a Gujarati girl while inher last film Chennai Express she played a Tamilian girl."There was a point where I was shooting both thesefilms at the same time. I haven't done a film (Ram-Leela)which is so rustic and earthy," she said.
Deepika also rubbished rumours of a body double beingused for her in nagada sang dhol song.
"Who is spreading these rumours? You want to see thesores of my feet? How badly the skin has come off? I've workedvery hard, don't take away the credit," she said. Deepika and fellow actress Priyanka Chopra happen tobe good friends and the latter even did a special song inRam-Leela.
"I was in Dubai for Happy New Year while they wereshooting the song, so I didn't know what they were going to dowith it. I had heard the track and sir had told me about it.The first time I saw the song was when it released and I thinkshe has done such a flawless job. I saw it I was floored,"Deepika said.
This year Deepika had three hit films - Race 2, YehJawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express - and now she hasRam-Leela up for release on November 15.
"I hope 2014 is as special for me as 2013 was. At thebeginning of the year the only thing I knew was that I wasgoing to have four releases. I didn't know how each film wasgoing to do. Each film was so different from the other. Italso tested me in terms of the amount of work I was doing,"the actress said.
"There was a point I was doing Yeh Jawaani HaiDeewani, Chennai Express and shooting Ram-Leela all atthe same time. But looking at the result of the above firsttwo films I can't complain. It was worth it," she said.Deepika feels a bit nervous about the expectationsfrom the audience. "I am a little nervous, a little anxiousbut I think it's always nice to have that feeling. It's like atest.
Every Friday is that moment of truth where you'vebelieved in a film, given your sweat and blood and the onlything that you can do is hope the audience sees the same thingthat you saw in that film," she added.
"I think my biggest learning on this film was to notprepare, because that's his (Bhansali) way of filmmaking. It'seasier if you go as a blank slate and allow him to mould you.
I don't prepare too much for scenes anyway. I always feel like alarge part of it should be spontaneous. But you have toprepare a little. After 2-3 days I realised it (preparation)won't work with him," Deepika said at the unveiling ofStarweek magazine's Diwali edition here yesterday.
"Everyday is a new day when you are working with himand I think that nervousness has made me understand my craft alot more," she said.In the film, Deepika is paired opposite Ranveer Singhand their on-screen chemistry has caught everyone's attention."He has a lot of energy. He has done a lot of researchfor the film and he's an extremely helpful co-star. It's beenwonderful working with him and I think he is one of the finestactors of our generation," she said.
Ranveer feels he makes the best pair with Deepika. Tothis, she says, "But I've had great chemistry with three otherpeople as well - Ranbir, Saif and Shah Rukh. So I thinkchemistry lies in the script, dialogues and in the way thecharacters are written."
In Ram-Leela, Deepika is a Gujarati girl while inher last film Chennai Express she played a Tamilian girl."There was a point where I was shooting both thesefilms at the same time. I haven't done a film (Ram-Leela)which is so rustic and earthy," she said.
Deepika also rubbished rumours of a body double beingused for her in nagada sang dhol song.
"Who is spreading these rumours? You want to see thesores of my feet? How badly the skin has come off? I've workedvery hard, don't take away the credit," she said. Deepika and fellow actress Priyanka Chopra happen tobe good friends and the latter even did a special song inRam-Leela.
"I was in Dubai for Happy New Year while they wereshooting the song, so I didn't know what they were going to dowith it. I had heard the track and sir had told me about it.The first time I saw the song was when it released and I thinkshe has done such a flawless job. I saw it I was floored,"Deepika said.
This year Deepika had three hit films - Race 2, YehJawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express - and now she hasRam-Leela up for release on November 15.
"I hope 2014 is as special for me as 2013 was. At thebeginning of the year the only thing I knew was that I wasgoing to have four releases. I didn't know how each film wasgoing to do. Each film was so different from the other. Italso tested me in terms of the amount of work I was doing,"the actress said.
"There was a point I was doing Yeh Jawaani HaiDeewani, Chennai Express and shooting Ram-Leela all atthe same time. But looking at the result of the above firsttwo films I can't complain. It was worth it," she said.Deepika feels a bit nervous about the expectationsfrom the audience. "I am a little nervous, a little anxiousbut I think it's always nice to have that feeling. It's like atest.
Every Friday is that moment of truth where you'vebelieved in a film, given your sweat and blood and the onlything that you can do is hope the audience sees the same thingthat you saw in that film," she added.
