{"id":34608,"date":"2015-03-18T09:09:21","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T13:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=34608"},"modified":"2015-03-18T12:50:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T16:50:25","slug":"deepika-padukone-illuminates-hindi-screen-with-flaming-successes-in-succession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=34608","title":{"rendered":"Deepika Padukone Illuminates Hindi Screen with Flaming Successes in Succession"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBy<\/p>\n

Dinesh Raheja <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Deepika<\/a>

Deepika Padukone<\/p><\/div>\n

A cheesy line of dialogue in the Diwali blockbuster Happy New Year proffering a rather simplistic piece of wisdom can be paraphrased thus: \u201cThere are two types of people in the world\u2014winners and losers\u201d. Few people these days can be tagged with a rare degree of sanguineness than the film\u2019s leading lady, Deepika Padukone, and she is undeniably a winner. Her seemingly obvious triumph is unique for the surprising fact that a few years back she was a hair\u2019s breadth away from being labelled a loser, headed for a plateau peo\u00acpled by interchangeable B-town beauties.<\/p>\n

Yet, look at Deepika today! The 28-year-old has racked up five money-spinners and a clutch of acting trophies in two years, with HNY opening to a staggering Rs 100-crore weekend. What\u2019s more, the dimpled Deepika\u2019s cartilage-defying moves and glib Marathi accent pro\u00acvide perk and passion to the testosterone-\u00acheavy film. Shahrukh Khan, her co-star in a trio of hits now (Om Shanti Om, Chennai Express and Happy New Year), reflects, \u201cI think Deepika was always a star. We had shown the OSO song Aan\u00ackhon mein teri to Amitji (Bac\u00achchan) and he had prophesied, \u2018She will be a huge star!\u2019\u201d About his protegee\u2019s remarkable trajectory, Shah\u00acrukh observes, \u201cI have not\u00aching to do with her success. She has earned it…. She has made great choices. Besides Cocktail and Finding Fanny, she has wisely chosen commercial films.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nYet, on hindsight, Deepika\u2019s initial choi\u00acces after Om Shanti Om appear to be a series of catastrophic missteps. Indeed, her ascent has been pockmarked with pitfalls. Deepika received a lavish launch in Om Shanti Om (2007), which pitched her as a wispy, willowy vision. Subse\u00acque-ntly, Deepika played by the starlet rules and signed on for a string of forgettable roles in which her acting calibre and potential was unt\u00acapped, running the very real risk of being dismissed as another glamour doll. But she had the discipline to look beyond tem\u00acporary setbacks; she had the keen nose and big heart for the big game. Each time she fell like a limp shuttlecock (a perfect metaphor for a badminton player), Deepika picked herself up for the next serve.<\/p>\n

The accretion of many minor leaps led to the gradual blooming of Dee\u00ac\u00acpika\u2019s talent\u2014a perceptively acted scene in Love Aaj Kal, an exhilarating dance move in Karthik Calling Karthik, a calibrated half-glance in Aakarshan…. Her alleged beau Ranveer Singh says, \u201cA lot of people started noticing Dee\u00acpika\u2019s performances after Cocktail because it was a success, but I had noticed it earlier, in Love Aaj Kal, Break Ke Baad and Laf\u00aca\u00acnge Parindey.\u201d Dee\u00acpika\u2019s tenacity and Zen-\u00aclike temperament paid off when Homi Adjania\u2019s Cocktail (2012) made her the toast of tinseltown. Her uninhibited performance as the free-spirited Vero\u00acnica, grappling with love and jealousy, drew as much notice as her blood-red bikini.<\/p>\n

But 2013 proved to be the annus mirabilis\u2014fate\u2019s capricious wheel spun rep\u00aceatedly in her favour, and four of her films raced past the Rs 100-crore benchmark. By the time Race 2 and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani came on the heels of Cocktail, Deepika was walking tall even without stilettos. As a bespectacled plain Jane transformed by her love for a commitment-phobic travel photographer, Deepika\u2019s chemistry with Ranbir Kapoor in YJHD impressed beyond the screen. Showing maturity few then would credit her for, she had let her head rule her heart and worked with Ranbir despite their real-life break-up. I have seen Ranbir and Deepika together at Indigo restaurant when they were dating\u2014she was sniffling daintily into a kerchief while he thoughtfully ordered hot tea for her. They had an unmistakable connect that was captured on screen.<\/p>\n

With the blockbuster Chennai Exp\u00acress came a meaty role\u2014a rare prize for lea\u00acding ladies beside superstar Shah\u00acrukh Khan. Deepika\u2019s Hindi-chall\u00acenged shenanigans provided a form\u00aci\u00acdable foil to Shahrukh\u2019s comedic chops. Sanjay Bhan\u00acsali\u2019s high-octane drama Goliyon Ki Ras\u00acl\u00aceela Ram Leela was like the wind beneath her wings. Resplendent in the earthy songs, Deepika also projected fiery defiance as a strong-willed Juliet who defies her gangster mother even as she amputates her finger.<\/p>\n

\"Deepika<\/a>

Deepika Padukone<\/p><\/div>\n

Deepika finally bagged the last star on her coronation diadem\u2014a best actress award for Ram Leela. She also collected trophies for Chennai Express. \u201cAwards matter; they are a sign of appreciation,\u201d an elated Deepika admitted. Seldom has recent Bollywood success been so well-ear\u00acned\u2014she has the hard-nosed discipline to take on a gruelling work-schedule. You can\u2019t feature in major roles in four films a year without missing several Kodak holiday moments.<\/p>\n

Happily for Deepika, she is placed at the cusp of several staples demanded of Bollywood heroines. She can look strikingly modern, with her rangy body, interminable legs and washboard abs, but can also exude a turme\u00acric-soaked, earthily heady glamour with her ethnic appeal. Crucially, she is also willing to chance her hand at edgy ventures. Deepika pushed the envelope with another Adjania adventure, Fin\u00acding Fanny (2014), and discovered a str\u00aceak for black comedy. She wrought a fine balance with her goofy chirpiness in HNY. Farah Khan\u2019s film was no baro\u00acmeter for subtlety, but Deepika was fetchingly tongue-in-cheek as the no-hold-barred bar dancer.<\/p>\n

More chapters would be added to Deepika\u2019s story. She has three interesting films in store for 2015\u2014Shoojit Sircar\u2019s Piku with Amitabh Bachchan, Imtiaz Ali\u2019s Tamasha with Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali\u2019s Bajirao Mastani with Ranveer Singh. \u201cI have pivotal roles in all these films,\u201d she says. Deepika has a fetish for shoes, but admits, \u201cGetting my shoe size is a difficult task.\u201d Big feet or not, she seems destined to leave a large footprint.<\/p>\n

Courtesy:Outlook India<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Dinesh Raheja A cheesy line of dialogue in the Diwali blockbuster Happy New Year proffering a rather simplistic piece of wisdom can be paraphrased thus: \u201cThere are two types of people in the world\u2014winners and losers\u201d. Few people these days can be tagged with a rare degree of sanguineness than the film\u2019s leading lady, …<\/p>\n

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