Give
her
chopsticks,
a
kohl
stick
or
a
plain
nan-chaak,
Deepika
Padukone
can
wield
them
with
equal
intensity
and
with
deadly
advantage!
And
given
her
run
of
biggies,
(OSO,
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno
and
now
Chandni
Chowk
To
China),
with
the
biggest
of
banners
and
stars;
the
Bangalore
beauty
has
arrived
with
a
big
bang.
She's
lethal
too.
Ask
her
about
action
and
she'll
tell
you
how
she
watched
ELEKTRA,
KILL
BILL
and
then
trained
in
a
new
form
of
martial
arts
to
play
a
Chinese
beauty
in
CC2C.
Yet,
surprisingly,
she's
never
worn
a
bikini
(like
her
rivals
c)
on
screen
yet.
In
a
very
special
interview,
Deepika
told
us,
''It's
not
a
conscious
decision
to
do
it
or
to
not
to
do
it.
It's
like,
the
requirement
has
never
come
up;
but
more
than
anything
I
always
think
that
one
should
be
comfortable
with
what
you're
wearing
and
I
think
if
those
girls
thought
that
it
was
required
and
if
they
can
carry
it
off,
which
they
have
done
very
well,
it's
cool.''
On
what
she
felt
about
Ranbir
accidentally
injuring
Katrina,
while
real
life
galpal
Deepika
was
a
lot
safer
doing
action
with
'pro'
Akshay
Kumar
''Well
you
know
these
things
are
bound
to
happen.
With
someone
like
Akshay?
He's
just
too
good
at
it
to
make
a
mistake.
Obviously,
he's
been
around
so
long,
he's
mastered
the
art.
While
Ranbir's
never
attempted
action
before;
and
I'm
sure
he'll
learn.''
On
media
and
controversy
-
''Very
honestly
there's
nothing
really
to
react
to.
Yes,
of
course
I
read
it;
if
I
don't
read
it
I
get
to
hear
about
it
or
then
there's
a
journalist
calling
me
up
to
clarify
whether
its
true
or
not;
but
to
me,
honestly
it
makes
no
difference
because
it's
the
media
who
decides
when
we're
getting
engaged
or
when
we're
getting
married.
So
there
are
days
when
they
say
that
we've
secretly
got
engaged
and
married
there
are
days
that
they
think
we've
broken
off.''
On
Katrina
and
rivalry-
''I'm
not
even
in
the
same
project
as
her
for
me
to
complain.
I
haven't
seen
any
of
her
recent
films,
but
I
think
considering
where
she's
come
from,
she's
done
a
fantastic
job.
She's
definitely
come
a
long
way.
She's
been
in
the
industry
for
longer
than
I
have
and
she's
learnt
fast.
She
is
definitely
an
inspiration
for
a
lot
of
young
girls
like
me
who've
just
started
off.''
On
whether
Ranbir
was
romantic
-
''Yes,
he
is!
On
whether,
if
given
the
choice,
she'd
choose
her
man
from
China,
Chandni
Chowk
or
Pali
Hill:
Tough
question.
But
that's
not
an
option
any
more.
It's
Pali
Hill.
No
other
choice.''
Story first published: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 11:16 [IST]