Deepika Padukone opens up about her journey in the Bollywood film industry
| Nov 19, 2017, 14:38 IST
Actress Deepika Padukone has recently completed 10 years in the Bollywood film industry. She debuted with Shah Rukh Khan in the film 'Om Shanti Om'. And has since then gone on to impress in a list of films including, 'Piku', 'Cocktail', 'Goliyon Ki Rasleela - Ram Leela' and 'Bajirao Mastani'.
When asked what it feels like to be at the top of her game, the actress revealed, "Sometimes, I find it hard to believe that 10 years have gone by. One of the life-lessons my father (Prakash Padukone) gave me when I started out was that getting to the top may not be as hard as staying there. For some reason, that thought keeps coming back to me. And today, I understand what he said. It has not been easy. At the same time, I value everything that I have today because I have worked very hard to get to where I am. There have been struggles, sacrifices, immense amount of dedication and discipline that I have given to my career because I love what I do so much. I value what I have because it has not come easy. In the initial years of my career, I faced a lot of criticism. But I have never been afraid to take risks, to acknowledge that there might be areas that I need to work on. I had made my weakness my strength and worked further to enhance my strengths and to keep on learning."
On how superstardom has affected her daily life, Deepika revealed, "If I break it down to the brass-tacks, I don’t really think that much of my stardom or status. I’m a regular girl who wakes up each morning and goes to work. It is as simple and basic as that. I run my own home, the way anyone else may run their home. I am a self-made woman. I moved out of home at a very young age. So, I always knew how to juggle my professional and personal responsibilities. Personal life doesn’t only mean relationships. It means juggling your family time, it means running a home. Taking care of your staff, of your plumber or carpenter or electrician. When I break it down, my life is no different from anyone else’s."
Credits: PINKVILLA
When asked what it feels like to be at the top of her game, the actress revealed, "Sometimes, I find it hard to believe that 10 years have gone by. One of the life-lessons my father (Prakash Padukone) gave me when I started out was that getting to the top may not be as hard as staying there. For some reason, that thought keeps coming back to me. And today, I understand what he said. It has not been easy. At the same time, I value everything that I have today because I have worked very hard to get to where I am. There have been struggles, sacrifices, immense amount of dedication and discipline that I have given to my career because I love what I do so much. I value what I have because it has not come easy. In the initial years of my career, I faced a lot of criticism. But I have never been afraid to take risks, to acknowledge that there might be areas that I need to work on. I had made my weakness my strength and worked further to enhance my strengths and to keep on learning."
On how superstardom has affected her daily life, Deepika revealed, "If I break it down to the brass-tacks, I don’t really think that much of my stardom or status. I’m a regular girl who wakes up each morning and goes to work. It is as simple and basic as that. I run my own home, the way anyone else may run their home. I am a self-made woman. I moved out of home at a very young age. So, I always knew how to juggle my professional and personal responsibilities. Personal life doesn’t only mean relationships. It means juggling your family time, it means running a home. Taking care of your staff, of your plumber or carpenter or electrician. When I break it down, my life is no different from anyone else’s."
Credits: PINKVILLA