Deepika and Akshay’s Dosti has not gone sour

Deepika says her character in Love Aaj Kal is exactly like her. “It was so much ‘me’ that sometimes I felt maybe I wasn’t doing anything on camera.

I had to look to my director Imtiaz Ali for reassurance. I was reacting on camera the way I do in real life. So far I was always doing things that didn’t come naturally to me.This is my most honest performance.

I can feel the growth in me in the four films and six roles that I’ve done so far. I’ve become freer with my emotions and lines.”

In London Deepika is for the first time improvising on her lines. “I feel confident enough now to give my inputs. Yes I can move around the emotions of my character. I know my space a lot better.”

Deepika hopes to create magic with Akshay in Housefull. It was rumoured that Akshay had lost faith in his pairing with Deepika after Chandni Chowk To China.

Deepika scoffs at the rumour. “If that was true you think he would be doing another film with me at this moment? I don’t think there’s any formula for success.

The failure of China Chowk to China didn’t affect me. Of course considering the effort we all put in I was upset. I guess hard work isn’t enough. But I learnt a few skills during Chandni Chowk which I’ll use in other experiences of my life.”

Love Aaj Kal courts controversy

Saif Ali Khan’s Love Aaj Kal, which is all set to release on July 31, seems to have run into troubled waters with the Sikh community.

But it looks like that the actor is leaving no stone unturned, so he along with his production team held a special screening of the film for members of the Sikh community.

The Sikh community had raised objections to Saif’s trimmed beard in the film plus a few scenes set in the Gurudwara.

“We decided to have this special screening for them because we feel that they are representatives of a larger community. We didn’t want to offend anybody,” said Imtiaz Ali, Director.

Charanjeet Sapra, President, Punjabi Cultural and Heritage Board says people had objections to the length of Saif’s beard and other romantic scenes shot in the Gurudwara. He said they would inform the filmmakers know by Friday over the issue.

But in spite of that Saif and his team seem to be optimistic. “I think they liked the film. They will let us know by Friday,” said Saif.

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