of Bollywood. For the actress who started the year with a 100 crores
success in the form of 'Race 2', one can well expect many more
centuries
for her before the close of year, what
with 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'
coming close to the 190 crore mark
and 'Chennai Express' expected to hit a century in it's opening week itself.
"See honestly, 100 crores and talks around
that isn't something that I think of. In
fact it actually strikes me only when
people SMS me stating that my film
has done so and so business.
Otherwise I am not consciously fretting over such matters," smiles
Deepika.
Still, the fact remains that with 'Race
2' turning out to be her biggest
grosser since her debut flick 'Om
Shanti Om' (that had collected close to
80 crores back then) and 'Yeh Jawaani
Hai Deewani' being next only to Kareena Kapoor's '3 Idiots' (202
crores) and Katrina Kaif's 'Ek Tha Tiger' (199 crores), Deepika is
comfortably sitting in the top zone. Of
course there may be an argument that
the aforementioned films weren't
really heroine driven films while
Deepika was pivotal to 'Yeh Jawaani
Hai Deewani'.
Still, in an industry where it is
numbers that make the loudest noise,
Deepika would indeed be hoping that
her future films break the barrier as
well and step into the 200 crore zone.
With films lined up with Shahrukh Khan (Chennai Express) and
Rajnikanth (Kochadaiyaan), one waits to see if that indeed happens in
months to come.
Says Deepika after a brief pause,
"Yes, there are big numbers coming in
but then as an actor, I have also
gained a lot from 'Love Aaj Kal' and
'Cocktail'. It is great that there my
films are associated with these 100 crore clubs but if you ask me, I don't
want to be associated with any such
tag. If such collections do come in
though, it is fantastic for all of us."
We look forward to that happening
indeed!
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