Deepika Padukone says Piku is her most favorite and relatable character at this stage of her life

With a stellar career of more than 15 years, Deepika Padukone is one of the most successful Indian actors. Her career trajectory is the ideal illustration of an actress who achieved success in the film business. She began by appearing in television commercials, modeling, and background dancing before landing a role in a Kannada movie and then starring alongside Shah Rukh Khan in the major Diwali blockbuster. In her distinguished career, the actress has been in a number of films that have become classics and one of them is the film Piku.

In a recent conversation, she revealed that out of all the roles she's played over the years of her acting career, her role in Shoojit Sircar's Piku is her favorite. She has claimed that the character best represents who she is at this time in her life. Deepika explains, “There was something very special about the energy in that film. I feel I and my sister (Anisha) are at an age where we are Piku. There is something about Piku that is very special. And that’s one of the movies that keep coming up in conversations. The stage of life that I am at now, that seems to be my most favorite (character)."

The Gehraiyaan actress starred alongside two most renowned and legendary actors Irfan Khan and Amitabh Bachchan in the film. Talking about sharing screen space with them she says, “I was aware of the fact that I will be opposite these two incredible people (actors Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan) but what makes for great collaboration is when you are not competing with your co-stars and you are really genuinely invested in telling a good story and that’s what we are there to do. I don’t think Irrfan was trying to be one up on Mr. Bachchan or he was trying to be one up on anyone. It was a beautifully collaborative process and we were invested in giving our best.”

On the work front, Deepika has many projects in her kitty, she will be next seen in Pathaan opposite Shah Rukh Khan, Project K alongside Prabhas, and Siddharth Anand’s Fighter with Hrithik Roshan.