Deepika does not beat me: Akshay
January 16, 2009 by Arun
Filed under Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone
Action hero Akshay Kumar says he helped co-star Deepika Padukone match his action skills in their forthcoming film “Chandni Chowk To China” but made sure she came “second best” to him.
“She (Deepika) once said she wants to be the female Akshay. I hope she doesn’t beat me. She has done a good job in the film and I helped her here and there. That way I made sure she always came out second best to me, ” Akshay told in an email interview.
Though Akshay was slightly apprehensive in helping Deepika considering “how good women are at picking up skills”, he was quite sure he wouldn’t be “outshone” by his leading lady.
“Chandni Chowk To China”, slated to release Friday, features the two actors in a story of an Indian cook, Sidhu, played by Akshay, who goes to China and is mistaken for a martial arts expert.
The film is apparently based partly on Akshay’s own life as he was also born in Chandni Chowk in Delhi and grew up to go to Bangkok to work as a chef.
About his character in the film, he said: “I love my character. It’s so much like me. Come to think of it, Sidhu is a man I was once in Bangkok. Though the purpose of the journey is different but the drama is definitely the same. I have fought as many villains in this movie as I have in my career.”
Deepika Padukone is a money minded girl!
January 6, 2009 by Arun
Filed under Deepika Padukone
Bollywood stars have always done cameos in films for the sake of friendship. From Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya, Shahrukh Khan, to Kareena, Sanjay Dutt, all have done it at some point or the other.
But OSO girl Deepika Padukone who celebrates her birthday today is still not ready to become like one of them. Even though Shah Rukh Khan gave her the first break, the actress can’t afford to be charitable with him. She readily accepted the cheque which SRK paid her for an item number in ‘Billo Barber’.
