It
was
a
flight
from
Jaipur
to
Mumbai
that
the
passengers
won"t
forget
in
a
hurry.
On
Monday
Deepika
and
her
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
team
was
to
fly
back
on
a
private
jet.
But
the
pilot
informed
the
team
that
they
couldn"t
head
for
Mumbai
due
to
a
cyclone
that
was
to
hit
Mumbai.
Says
Deepika,
“We
had
to
return
on
Monday
night
because
many
of
us
had
to
leave
for
Dubai
for
the
premiere
on
Tuesday
morning.
So
from
Jaipur
to
Mumbai
we
all
booked
ourselves
into
the
economy
class
of
a
commercial
airline."
What
could"ve
turned
out
to
be
a
nightmare
turned
out
to
be
a
joyride
for
Deepika
and
her
team
and
perhaps
not
such
a
pleasurable
experience
for
the
other
late-fliers
on
board.
Says
Deepika
gleefully,
“We
had
blocked
a
whole
row
and
instead
of
sleeping
after
a
super-hectic
day
we
started
playing
Mendicot.
We
forgot
we
were
in
a
commercial
flight.
So
we
were
yelling
and
screaming
in
excitement
while
the
rest
of
the
passengers
were
trying
to
sleep."
And
now
for
the
first
time
in
her
life
Deepika
is
seriously
addicted.
“I
can"t
stop
playing
Mendicot.
Ritesh
and
Farhan
introduced
me
and
director
Vijay
Lalwani
to
the
game.
When
we
took
off
on
Sunday
from
Mumbai
on
our
private
jet
the
first
thing
Farhan
and
Ritesh
did
was
to
teach
us
this
game.
I"ve
become
addicted."
This
could
qualify
as
the
biggest
irony
of
the
entertainment
industry
in
recent
times.
While
going
a
whirlwind
tour
of
cities
across
the
country
to
promote
her
new
film
Karthik
Calling
Karthik,
Deepika
Padukone
has
gotten
addicted
to
playing
cards,
which
is
what
this
week"s
rival
film
Teen
Patti
is
about.
Deepika
flew
out
of
Mumbai
in
private
jet
on
Sunday
and
Monday
with
her
co-star
Farhan
Akhtar,
director
Vijay
Lalwani
and
producer
Ritesh
Sidhwani.
Sighs
Deepika,
“I
l-o-v-e-d
the
whirlwind
tour.
For
two
days
I
had
more
fun
than
I"ve
had
in
my
entire
life.
Throughout
the
trip
we
played
Mendicot
–not
teen
patti,
please!
We
didn"t
sleep
at
all
for
two
days
because
some
of
the
flight-duration
was
less
than
two
hours.
So
all
we
did
was
play
Mendicot
on
flight."