I like Romi Bhatia's candour-Deepika Padukone
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Deepika Padukone on playing Kapil Dev’s wife in Kabir Khan’s upcoming sports-drama, which recreates India’s first cricket World Cup win and is fronted by her husband, Ranveer Singh, who plays the former skipper
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 13, 2019)
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Ask Deepika if the couple’s real life chemistry will reflect on screen and she says, “As actors, you don’t think about your personal equations while doing a film. You are fully focused on the moment and the character. You cease to exist as the person you are and only live the character that you are playing. Our personal equation won’t have any role to play in this film.”
Before joining the team in the Queen’s city, the actress had multiple interactions with Romi to get the nuances of her character right. “I feel so inspired every time I meet her. She has an extremely refreshing energy, is intelligent, knowledgeable, and funny,” she smiles. What’s the one quality she admires about her muse? “I like her candour. Romi ji is someone who is extremely honest and when she needs to express herself, she does it with a lot of dignity. I like the way she conducts herself with so much grace,” Deepika asserts.
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The film went on the floors on June 5 in Glasgow and Deepika joined the team during the London schedule. After finishing her portions, she returned to India and will be resuming work on the film in the upcoming schedules which will take place back home. “It has been fun; it’s a passion project. The boys are having a lot of fun because cricket is obviously something that they all enjoy playing, so they don’t feel like they are shooting,” she informs.
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That apart, she believes it is important to tell this story for two reasons — for the youngsters who don’t realize what a great victory it was and for the ones who witnessed it. “So, it will be a great film to enlighten a generation that was probably not around during the 1983 World Cup and relive the memories with those who were,” informs Deepika.
Ranveer’s look as Kapil Dev took the digital world by surprise, as one couldn’t find too many differences between the real and the reel.
What can one expect from Deepika’s Romi? “Wait and watch,” she winks.
Lastly, badminton ace Prakash Padukone’s daughter articulates her thoughts on India’s first World Cup win. “I find the victories of athletes in the past were hard-fought and well-earned because of the circumstances in which they won these trophies — the lack of infrastructure, finance and knowledge. Anyone who won in that time, be it in cricket or any other sport, did it with sheer determination and passion. Today, I feel there is a lot more awareness, the facilities are better and so is the infrastructure,” she concludes.
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