My character not influenced by Rani, Kajol: Deepika

Deepika Padukone is playing a blind girl in 'Lafangey Parindey' and it instantly reminds one of Rani Mukherji's performance.
In 'Black'(2005) and Kajol's in 'Fanaa'(2006), but the actress maintains that she didn't let either of them influence her character.
"I have seen Rani in 'Black' and Kajol in 'Fanaa', but I didn't see them before my own performance because I didn't want to be influence by anyone else's performance.
I wanted my own take on what suits my character," Deepika told reporters at a press meet. "I have spend a lot of time with blind people and that helped me a lot," she added.
For the press meet, the set of Tilak Wadi, a fictitious place in Mumbai shown in 'Lafangey Parindey', was made in the studio and Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika along with a few other actors did a small act to give a feel of the film.
Singer Shail Hada, Suraj Jagan and Shilpa Rao sang songs from the film and it was complemented with dance performance. "I doubt if ever I have promoted any of my film like this. Another thing is I for the first time I interacted with my audience and fans at such an extent," said Neil.

Priyanka adores Deepika's body

The sultry and sizzling actress Priyanka Chopra with the hottest body in Bollywood gets surprised when she gets to know that Deepika Padukone finds her to be fit, apart from her.
On these point Piggy chops says, “Deepika said that I’m fit, look whose talking, I think Deepika has one of the fittest bodies I have ever seen in Bollywood.”
Praising more about her body she adds, “I always wanted to have abs like Deepika. I’m constantly working little hard and going to gym which I hate, to look fit.”
But hot Priyanka who was seen in golden swimsuit in ‘Dostana’ where audience could not take their eyes off her says, “I think Deepika has one of the amazing bodies in Bollywood.” We have seen actress competing with other in Bollywood. This praised comment between Deepkia and Priyanka really displays a good relation between them.

Lafangey Parindey most challenging film - Deepika

From falling into a ditch to getting hit by an auto -- Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone faced it all while shooting for her upcoming movie Lafangey Parindey and she feels that it has been the most challenging film of her life. "This has physically been the most challenging film for me. I had to learn how to skate, then I had to act blind, I had to hold a pigeon, run behind a chicken, get bitten by a dead fish - don't ask me how," Deepika said.
"I fell a zillion times and even hurt my knee. By the way, my knee still hasn't healed. Oh! I also fell into a ditch with my face-in, got knocked over by an auto and hit a lamppost. I still have the mark where the fish bit," she added. Director Pradeep Sarkar has teamed up with Deepika, Neil Nitin Mukesh and a bunch of other actors to present the story of a group of youngsters living in the backstreets of Mumbai.

Produced by Adiya Chopra, it is releasing Aug 20, and will see Neil playing a boxer who fights blindfolded while Deepika will be seen as a visually challenged girl who can dance on skates. For her role of Pinky in the movie, Deepika had to train for almost six months on skates before the actual shooting started.
"At first, I trained in Mumbai with a local trainer. And then, Adi (Aditya Chopra) and dada (Pradeep Sarkar) flew down professional skaters from Italy. They wanted to make sure that whatever I do looks professional, exactly like we see on television," Deepika said.