A
little
more
than
a
year
after
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
Deepika
Padukone
is
pairing
up
once
again
with
Akshay
Kumar
in
Housefull.
This
is
a
first
for
her
where
she
would
be
seen
with
a
lead
hero
again
since
she
is
yet
to
face
the
camera
with
Shahrukh
Khan,
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Farhan
Akhtar
after
Om
Shanti
Om,
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno,
Love
Aaj
Kal
and
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
respectively.
This
correspondent
catches
up
with
the
young
woman,
who
is
all
set
to
have
an
eventful
journey
ahead
this
year
starting
with
Housefull,
which
is
conveniently
the
most
awaited
film
of
the
current
reason.
Sajid
has
always
maintained
that
he
along
with
Sajid
Nadiadwala,
Akshay
Kumar
and
Riteish
Deshmukh
have
been
friends
for
years.
How
did
you
end
up
making
a
place
for
yourself
in
this
gang
during
the
shooting
of
Housefull?
In
fact,
at
no
point
did
I
feel
left
out
or
disconnected
even
though
I
know
that
Arjun
and
me
were
the
only
new
ones
in
the
group.
Everyone
else
had
actually
worked
together
in
some
outing
or
the
other.
The
bonding
happened
once
we
went
to
London.
We
all
used
to
hang
out,
eat
together
and
rehearse
scenes
with
each
other.
You
must
have
sense
some
familiarity
with
Akshay
at
least
to
begin
with.
After
all
he
is
the
only
actor
in
your
short
career
so
far
with
whom
you
are
doing
a
second
film
(after
Chandni
Chowk
To
China).
That's
right.
I
am
very
fond
of
him.
He
is
a
great
professional
and
a
great
entertainer.
In
fact
I
had
signed
Housefull
when
I
was
working
with
him
in
Chandni
Chowk
To
China.
I
remember
that
it
was
during
the
film's
shoot
in
Bangkok
when
Sajid
Khan
and
Sajid
Nadiadwala
came
to
sign
us.
Tell
me
honestly
Deepika,
the
moment
you
started
work
with
Akshay
in
Housefull,
did
you
ever
discuss
about
the
under
performance
of
Chandni
Chowk
To
China?
Yes,
we
had
such
conversations.
However,
what
was
the
content
of
this
conversation
is
something
that
should
remain
only
between
the
two
of
us
(smiles).
Another
film
of
yours
which
underperformed
in
the
recent
times
was
Karthik
Calling
Karthik.
Didn't
that
overtly
disappoint
you?
See,
I
am
glad
that
people
appreciated
my
performance
and
also
happy
that
critics
had
kind
words
to
say.
Producers
too
were
happy
with
the
overall
outcome
of
the
film
so
no,
there
are
no
regrets.
In
case
of
a
family
entertainer
Housefull,
you
must
be
having
a
far
better
comfort
feel
about
the
eventual
outcome
of
the
film,
right?
I
think
Sajid
(Khan)
is
good
with
this
genre.
I
remember
watching
Heyy
Babyy
and
enjoying
it
tremendously.
What
I
liked
about
the
film
was
that
despite
its
comic
treatment,
there
was
a
lot
of
emotional
depth
to
the
narrative.
The
film
had
some
meaning
after
all.
The
same
holds
good
for
Housefull.
From
an
out
and
out
commercial
family
entertainer
like
this,
you
would
definitely
come
out
feeling
quite
good.
There
is
drama,
action,
romance
and
above
all
a
beautiful
bond
of
relationships
right
through
the
course
of
the
film.
It
is
a
film
that
you
would
come
out
loving
and
enjoying.
Even
though
the
film
is
a
comedy,
the
content
has
a
lot
of
soul
to
it.
Talking
about
the
film
being
a
comedy,
this
is
also
your
first
ever
actually.
A
unique
experience
for
you
to
try
out
something
that
you
had
never
done
before?
It
was
a
challenging
experience
for
sure
since
it
is
a
difficult
task
to
be
doing
a
comedy
film.
You
need
to
concentrate
and
focus
a
lot.
Comedy
is
something
where
sometimes
you
have
to
make
people
laugh
without
laughing
yourself.
Sometimes
you
say
the
funniest
and
stupidest
dialogues
while
keeping
a
straight
face.
In
fact
right
through
the
film,
there
were
number
of
such
scenes.
Really?
Yes,
there
was
laughter
throughout
and
the
best
part
was
that
Sajid
himself
has
such
a
great
sense
of
humour.
He
creates
comedy
as
per
an
actor's
personality.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
comedy
is
all
about
timing.
A
lot
of
times
it
happens
that
something
may
seem
quite
funny
on
paper
but
when
actors
perform
them,
the
impact
may
not
be
as
desired.
On
the
other
hand,
the
situation
could
also
be
vice
versa
when
due
to
an
actor's
effort,
a
scene
may
turn
out
to
be
extremely
hilarious.
Talking
about
the
commercial
aspects
of
Housefull,
rest
assured
one
can
say
that
it
is
a
solid
blockbuster
in
the
offering.
You
too
share
similar
sentiments
about
the
film's
acceptance
amongst
the
audience?
Well,
I
wish
that
for
every
film
of
mine.
After
all
when
I
sign
a
film,
I
do
so
only
because
I
believe
in
it.
As
for
Housefull,
I
know
for
sure
that
it
is
a
very
good
film.
What
works
and
doesn't
work
on
a
particular
Friday
is
something
that
no
one
would
ever
know.
However,
given
the
right
kind
of
ingredients
that
Sajid
has
brought
together
in
the
film,
I
don't
see
any
reason
why
it
would
not
be
considered
a
huge
film
and
take
a
very
good
start
at
the
box
office.
Now
that's
some
confidence.
(Laughs)
No,
I'm
not
confident
out
of
arrogance
but
due
to
the
very
fact
that
the
film
has
right
content.
It
has
a
tremendous
repeat
value.
By
now
everyone
knows
about
the
letter
that
Sajid
wrote
to
all
us
actors
where
he
stated
-
'Welcome
to
the
biggest
hit
of
your
career'.
I
have
neatly
filed
it
in
my
office.
I
am
longing
to
open
it
after
30th
April.