The
churn
at
the
box
office
has
thrown
up
a
formidable
brand
ambassador
for
Anupam
Kher's
acting
school
'Actor
Prepares'.
Having
successfully
walked
the
ramp
as
a
supermodel,
Deepika
Padukone
-
with
a
riveting
performance
in
Om
Shanti
Om
-
has
now
been
acknowledged
as
the
find
of
the
season
according
to
an
industry
consensus.
But
the
news
has
special
significance
for
Anupam
Kher
as
the
hottest
debutante
Deepika,
is
a
product
of
Mr
Kher's
school.
She
was
a
student
in
his
second
batch
(June-August
2005)
and
Kher
remembers
her
as
a
diligent
learner.
"She
came
with
the
reputation
of
being
a
successful
model,
yet
she
never
had
any
airs
about
herself.
She
realized
that
film
was
a
new
medium
and
she
slogged
tirelessly
to
understand,
and
emerge,
on
top
of
the
heap," says
Kher,
visibly
proud
of
his
protg.
Do
we
hear
other
models
knocking
on
Mr
Kher's
door
asking
him
to
do
a
Padukone
on
them
as
well??