Deepika Padukone may be charming all and sundry with her Southern
belle act in Chennai Express but The Dimpled One confesses that it was
none too easy
getting the Tamil accent right.
Bangalore native Deepika, who says her South Indian
connect was one of the main reasons director Rohit
Shetty cast her in the role of Meena, told NDTV: "The look
was not difficult, I think getting the accent was the
toughest thing. In fact, there was a day when we went to
set and almost an entire shift went in trying to figure out the accent
and getting that right. But once we got that
right, it was fun."
"Life's experiences" helped Deepika sound authentic. She
said: "Every experience I've had with a Tamilian in
Bangalore has eventually paid off." Deepika also said that the best
thing about being back in
Bangalore was to be able to "go to her own room at
home" and feast on South Indian delicacies like masala dosa, upma and
her favourite rasam rice.
The Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani star also said she hoped to be in another
movie with ex-boyfriend and co-star Ranbir
Kapoor soon. "I'm glad that Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani brought us back
together in such a magical way and
hopefully something special will come our way," she said. And no,
she's not appearing as a supermodel in a Madhur
Bhandarkar film. Or, at least, "there's been nothing
official" she said.
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