Deepika
Padukone,
the
model-turned
actor
is
presently
all
smiles,
thanks
to
the
success
of
Housefull,
however
contrary
to
popular
belief
she
had
to
go
through
the
grind
as
well.
She
started
off
in
a
music
video
by
Himesh
Reshammiya
and
this
is
when
Farah
Khan
noticed
her.
She
was
cast
in
the
super
hit
Om
Shanti
Om
and
Deepika
tasted
instant
success.
However,
according
to
the
actress
it
was
only
after
post-Love
Aaj
Kal
that
her
career
graph
started
to
show
a
rise.
She
also
talks
about
playing
the
role
of
a
blind
girl
in
the
forthcoming,
Lafangey
Parindey.
She
says
that
Aditya
Chopra
had
selected
her
to
play
the
role
of
Pinky
Palkar,
the
aforementioned
blind
girl.
The
character
is
not
jut
visually
impaired,
but
is
also
a
dancer
on
skates.
Deepika
had
to
go
through
rigorous
training
and
self-control
in
order
to
perfectly
essay
this
tough
role.
It"s
also
said
that
Deepika
and
her
co-star
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh
have
bonded
very
strongly.
She
claims
that
he"s
the
most
encouraging
and
supportive
co-star
she
ever
had.
She
also
reveals
that
she
wouldn"t
mind
working
with
Ranbir,
her
ex-beau.
She
doesn"t
have
any
films
with
him
for
the
time
being,
but
she
would
like
to
do
one
with
him,
sometime
in
the
future.