Director Imtiaz Ali has issued a heartfelt clarification to actress Deepika Padukone after he raised eyebrows with his recent comments about her public image during the shooting of the hit film ‘Cocktail’.
Imtiaz Ali gives an explanation to Deepika Padukone
Taking to his Instagram Stories, Imtiaz directly addressed Deepika and sought to clear the air on the statements he made during his recent interview, which went viral online. “Dear and most beautiful @deepikapadukone,” he began and continued writing, “You are my friend, my friend, my safe choice for humor, I believe you will never misunderstand my funny remarks because you know more than anyone else how much I love you, admire you, understand you, appreciate you.
..but I was told that you might misunderstand and get hurt, so I’m telling you please don’t…”He also added, “Being mean to you is janam mein to possi nahin hai (Being mean to you is not possible at this age)… I never thought I would write such a disclaimer for you but it has been a long time and I didn’t want to take any chances. I wish you the best and love always.”
Imtiaz Ali writes a touching blog post for Deepika Padukone
Imtiaz Ali’s comment on Deepika Padukone’s ‘good girl’ photo
This clarification comes after a video of Imtiaz circulated on the Internet. In the clip, he discussed the casting process.cocktail’ During an interview with News18. Speaking about the film’s development, the director revealed that Deepika was initially chosen for the role of Meera, which was eventually played by Diana Penty.
“I wrote the story called Cocktail, and they were trying to cast it. They gave Deepika to read for the role of Meera, which was the role that Diana later played,” recalls Imtiaz.He added: “Then she called me and asked her to play Veronica. I said: Why don’t you read it for Veronica?”The director also explained, “Veronica is very different from what Deepika’s image was at that time. But having been in the room and attending parties with her, I know how crazy and wild she can be, even though she was projecting a very ‘good girl’ image at that time.”He continued, “Now people have seen through the facade. So I thought it would be something completely new for Deepika to do. I knew the emotional ground was there, so that was exciting.”
Movies of Imtiaz Ali and Deepika Padukone
Deepika’s portrayal of Veronica in the film ‘Cocktail’ became one of the defining performances of her career and the film also went on to be a success at the box office. The film is now getting a sequel with Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna taking over the roles of the lead trio.Imtiaz and Deepika have worked in three films together, including ‘Tamasha’ with Ranbir Kapoor and ‘Love Aaj Kal’ with Saif Ali Khan.
