Deepika
Padukone
who's
in
Delhi
to
shoot
for
Danish
Aslam's
Break
Ke
Baad
was
hit
by
a
strong
current
of
deja
vu.
Just
a
year
ago
she
was
in
Delhi
shooting
for
Imtiaz
Ali's
Love
Aaj
Kal.
Even
there
her
co-star
Saif
Ali
Khan
had
his
lady-love
Kareena
Kapoor
along,
so
that
Deepika
had
voluntarily
kept
to
herself.
"Not
this
time!" reports
a
source
from
Delhi.
"Imran
and
Avantika
have
made
Deepika
feel
most
welcome
and
a
part
of
their
circle.
In
fact
Deepika
is
completely
at
home
hanging
around
with
Imran
and
Avantika."
A
private
person
by
nature
and
known
to
stay
aloof
Deepika
has
for
the
first
time
become
so
gregarious
during
shooting.
Says
the
source,
"During
the
shooting
of
Love
Aaj
Kal,
Deepika
barely
exchanged
anything
beyond
a
hello
with
her
co-star
Saif
in
London
and
Delhi.
Even
with
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh
whom
she
just
shot
with
Deepika
was
polite.
But
with
Imran,
Deepika
is
at
her
warmest,
thanks
to
Avantika
who
has
gone
out
of
her
way
to
make
Deepika
comfortable."
"You're
taller
than
me,"
was
Deepika's
first
reaction
when
they
started
shooting
together.
Imran
Khan
and
his
fiance
Avantika
landed
in
Delhi
a
day
before
Deepika.
Says
producer
Kunal
Kohli,
"Deepika
and
Imran
shot
in
and
around
Delhi's
streets
from
Wednesday.
Everywhere
they
were
greeted
by
mobs.
Avantika
has
been
a
big
support
for
Deepika.
Though
Imran
and
Deepika
are
friends
they
are
fiercely
competitive
on
screen."
The
pair
need
to
have
separate
hair-colour
schemes
for
the
pre-
and
post-
interval
halves
of
the
film.
Says
Kunal
Kohli,
"Both
Imran
and
Deepika
showed
up
in
Delhi
looking
younger
trendier
.Their
clothes
are
younger
and
cooler
than
before.
We've
brought
in
completely
new
designers
for
Deepika
and
Imran."
While
Imran's
clothes
have
been
done
by
the
Delhi-based
duo
of
designer
Harmeet
-Neha,
Deepika's
designer
is
Ayesha,
a
former
assistant
to
Anaita
Shroff.
Informs
Kunal.
"We
want
Deepika
and
Imran
to
look
so
cool
together
that
they
become
instant
youth
icons."
The
idea,
in
case
anyone
misses
the
point,
is
that
Deepika
hopes
to
form
a
long-lasting
screen
pair
with
Imran.
Says
Deepika,
"Well
I
do
have
two
distinct
looks
in
the
first
and
second
half
of
Break
De
Baad.
Beyond
that
it's
too
early
to
discuss
anything."
Story first published: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 11:54 [IST]