Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
and
Deepika
Padukone
share
a
good
rapport
with
each
other
and
the
director
feels
that
Deepika
is
his
lucky
charm.
Be
it
Bajirao
Mastani
or
Padmavati,
SLB
wants
the
first
take
of
his
movie
to
be
shot
with
Deepika
Padukone
only.
The
shoot
of
Padmavati
was
held
on
November
1
with
Ranveer
Singh,
but
what
many
don't
know
is
that
SLB
had
held
another
shoot
in
mid-October
with
Deepika
Padukone
as
he
wanted
the
first
shot
of
his
movie
to
be
shot
with
Deepika
only.
A
source
close
to
the
movie
revealed,
"Yes,
technically
speaking,
it
was
Deepika
who
faced
the
camera
first
for
the
film,
since
she
is
playing
the
title
role.
Sanjay
sir
also
felt
that
she
has
been
his
lucky
charm.
So,
she
shot
for
over
two
hours
on
the
lavish
set
created
in
Mehboob
Studios."
Also
Deepika
Padukone
confirmed
the
news
and
revealed,
"It
is
a
special
movie
for
all
of
us.
We
had
barely
finished
Bajirao
Mastani
and
Sanjay
sir
offered
me
the
film.
It
is
a
tribute
to
one
of
the
most
courageous
and
beautiful
women.
Our
journey
has
begun
and
the
next
few
months
are
going
to
be
intense
but
exciting."