Deepika
Padukone
is
not
denying
her
love
for
Siddharth
Mallya.
But
she
isn't
admitting
it
either.
Tell
her
about
the
rumours
and
she
laughs,
"We
all
know
how
true
such
rumours
are.
I'm
very
uncomfortable
talking
about
it.
Let
the
press
write
and
say
what
it
has
to.
I'm
not
saying
anything."
So
did
Siddharth
lose
weight
on
svelte
Deepika's
say-so?
Speaking
of
Sid's
size,
Deepika
sighs,
"Let
me
put
it
this
way.
If
someone
decides
to
lose
that
much
weight
the
willpower
has
to
come
from
within,
and
not
from
someone
else.
Beyond
that,
I
wouldn't
know
why
he
lost
so
much
weight.
I
never
had
to
lose
so
much
weight."
She
opens
up
when
talking
about
her
career.
At
the
moment
it's
all
very
hush-hush.
But
here's
the
inside
information.
A
very
sensitive
and
passionate
filmmaker
known
for
his
epic
vision
and
grand
spectacles
is
planning
to
remake
Shakti
Samanta's
1971
classic
Amar
Prem.
The
director
will
cast
Deepika
Padukone
in
Sharmila
Tagore
role.
And
Deepika
is
all
for
it.
"I
think
it's
a
great
compliment.
I'd
love
to
do
a
film
like
Amar
Prem.
I
want
to
do
a
classic
Hindi-film
heroine's
part.
That's
my
true
calling.
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
it."
There
is
a
special
bonding
burgeoning
between
Deepika
and
Sharmila
Tagore
who
plays
her
mother
in
new-director
Danish
Aslam's
film
Break
Ke
Baad.
The
screen
mother-daughter
spend
hours
together.
Deepika
can't
keep
the
admiration
out
of
her
voice
while
speaking
of
the
senior
actress.
"We
had
our
dimples
in
common,
and
that
broke
the
ice.
She's
one
of
the
most
elegant
ladies
I've
come
across."
Story first published: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 16:20 [IST]