She
has
played
a
Diva
and
a
bubby
girl
in
Om
Shanti
Om,
a
confident
single
working
woman
in
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno,
an
independent
girl
who
takes
some
time
to
listen
to
her
heart
in
Love
Aaj
Kal
and
a
model/fighter
in
Chandni
Chowk
To
China.
Now
in
her
Friday
release
Karthik
Calling
Karthik,
she
gets
into
a
different
zone
altogether
as
she
plays
a
bindaas
city
girl
in
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
who
likes
to
go
party
hopping,
comes
with
urban
sensibilities
and
doesn't
mind
getting
her
on-screen
boyfriend
(Farhan
Akhtar)
drunk.
While
one
waits
to
see
the
depth
and
impact
of
the
character
of
Shonali
Mukherjee
that
she
plays
in
the
film,
what
is
quite
apparent
is
the
entirely
non-filmy
style
that
she
has
adopted
for
the
film.
Was
that
a
conscious
effort
on
her
part?
"Yes,
performances
in
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
were
meant
to
be
very
real
and
relatable.
That
was
the
requirement
of
the
film
and
the
characters.
This
is
why
you
see
that
even
Farhan's
performance
is
very
real
in
the
film.
I
too
had
to
adapt
to
a
different
acting
style
which
was
quite
a
task
actually
because
I
was
also
working
on
Housefull
around
the
same
time.
Now
the
genre
of
Housefull
is
such
where
there
had
to
be
a
lot
more
enthusiasm
in
my
performance.
On
the
other
hand,
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
is
a
little
understated",
describes
Deepika
who
is
one
of
the
busiest
actors
around
today
with
close
to
half
a
dozen
films
at
different
stages
of
production.
Other
than
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
and
Housefull,
she
would
be
seeing
the
release
of
Khelein
Hum
Jee
Jaan
Se
(Abhishek
Bachchan),
Break
Ke
Baad
(Imran
Khan)
and
YRF's
untitled
film
(Neil
Nitin
Mukesh)
over
next
12
months.
Meanwhile,
there
are
also
a
couple
of
other
projects
that
may
be
green
lighted
by
her
soon.
With
films
belonging
to
different
genres
in
the
anvil,
Deepika
has
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
as
her
first
ever
thriller.
One
can
be
rest
assured
that
this
must
have
been
a
new
experience
altogether
for
her
to
move
out
of
quintessential
Bollywood
heroine
mode
and
indulge
into
something
which
belongs
to
a
different
sensibility,
right?
"Well,
not
really",
Deepika
disagrees
here,
"Even
if
you
take
my
last
release
Love
Aaj
Kal,
it
wasn't
really
the
sort
of
film
where
there
was
a
quintessential
heroine
and
hero.
It
was
treated
entirely
different.
Besides
that,
the
fact
is
that
the
kind
of
films
which
are
being
made
are
not
what
there
used
to
be
say,
made
10
years
ago."
Giving
a
short
take
on
the
change
that
has
happened
in
the
presentation
of
leading
ladies
today,
Deepika
says,
"I
can
speak
for
myself
for
sure
that
I
won't
be
seen
as
a
part
of
a
film
just
for
a
song
and
dance
routine.
I
guess
most
would
agree
that
today
when
a
girl
is
brought
into
a
film,
she
is
there
for
adding
much
more
to
the
plot
and
narrative
than
just
the
glamour
quotient."
Well,
with
the
film
ready
to
arrive
in
just
a
few
hours
from
now,
it
would
be
interesting
to
see
the
'difference'
that
Deepika
has
indeed
brought
around
in
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
which
is
carrying
good
vibes.
With
music
by
Shankar,
Ehsaan
&
Loy
and
lyrics
by
Javed
Akhtar,
the
film
releases
all
over
this
Friday
i.e.
26th
February.