Deepika
Padukone
is
a
young
woman
who
certainly
knows
what
she
wants.
Honesty
is
always
welcome,
especially
when
it
comes
to
Bollywood
folks
and
Deepika
indeed
comes
across
as
someone
who
doesn't
believe
in
projecting
a
holier
than
thou
or
a
fake
persona
for
herself.
She
isn't
brash,
rude
or
outspoken
in
a
way
that
would
go
against
the
Bollywood
diktats.
However,
she
doesn't
hide
her
emotions
either
when
it
comes
to
her
journey
towards
bigger
success
in
the
world
of
cinema.
"I
definitely
want
the
fire
in
me
to
keep
going.
I
am
not
quite
keen
on
resting
right
now.
I
have
always
maintained
that
working
in
films
has
been
an
ongoing
learning
experience
for
me.
This
is
why
I
don't
intend
to
sit
down,
relax
and
feel
that
since
the
going
has
been
good,
let
me
take
it
easy.
No
ways;
I
don't
want
to
feel
too
comfortable
about
my
movies
stint.
I
would
rather
work
hard.
Thankfully,
people's
attitude
towards
me
has
been
very
good
in
the
industry
so
I
have
no
complaints
around
my
work
at
all",
states
Deepika
in
a
perfect
tone.
She
understands
that
after
milestone
affairs
like
Om
Shanti
Om
and
Love
Aaj
Kal,
the
challenge
is
not
just
to
meet
the
high
expectations
that
audience
and
industry
have
from
her.
Instead,
the
challenge
is
to
keep
her
eyes
wide
open
at
every
moment,
sort
out
all
the
noise
around
her,
go
with
her
inner
conscience,
not
be
overtly
choosy
and
pick
the
best
of
projects
which
are
coming
her
way.
"It
is
just
a
beginning
for
me
and
not
the
end
of
the
road.
However,
it
doesn't
make
sense
for
me
to
begin
celebrating
so
soon;
after
all
I
still
have
a
lot
more
to
achieve.
I
don't
like
to
tom-tom
about
my
success",
says
Deepika,
"Love
Aaj
Kal
was
just
my
fourth
film
and
it
was
a
great
feeling
when
it
did
so
well.
Having
said
that,
I
couldn't
sit
down
and
say
that
I
was
satisfied.
I
had
to
continue
picking
up
more
and
better
films
and
make
the
best
of
the
choices
coming
my
way."
Thankfully
for
her,
it
has
always
been
a
luxury
of
riches
for
her
ever
since
her
debut
effort
with
none
other
than
Shah
Rukh
Khan
made
box
office
history
a
little
over
two
years
ago.
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno,
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
Love
Aaj
Kal
and
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
followed
and
though
her
overall
success
rate
has
been
over
fifty
percent,
calculations
indicate
that
it
is
bound
to
go
higher
up
in
months
to
follow.
"Well,
I
should
not
be
myself
talking
about
these
things
unless
being
asked,
right",
comments
Deepika,
"Today
I
am
doing
an
interview
with
you
and
when
you
are
asking
me
about
my
success,
I
am
acknowledging
that",
smiles
Deepika
who
is
now
looking
at
a
potential
block
buster
in
the
form
of
Housefull.
With
Ashutosh
Gowariker's
Khelein
Hum
Jee
Jaan
Sey
(Abhishek
Bachchan),
Kunal
Kohli's
Break
Ke
Baad
(Imran
Khan)
and
Yash
Raj
Films'
(tentatively
titled)
Lafange
Parinde
(Neil
Nitin
Mukesh)
also
in
the
pipeline,
it
indeed
looks
like
a
'houseful'
innings
ahead
for
Deepika
Padukone.