Choreographer-filmmaker
Farah
Khan
says
Deepika
Padukone
was
"completely
raw" when
she
entered
Bollywood
with
her
film
Om
Shanti
Om,
but
has
now
become
a
fabulous
actor
by
becoming
confident
of
her
abilities.
Farah
spotted
Deepika's
talent
and
honed
it
for
her
2007
film
Om
Shanti
Om
-
which
also
features
superstar
Shahrukh
Khan.
But
much
before
that,
she
was
a
successful
model
and
had
endless
endorsement
deals
to
her
credit.
"Deepika
in
Om
Shanti
Om
was
a
very
different
person
and
Deepika
in
Happy
New
Year
was
a
very
different
person.
When
she
was
in
Om
Shanti
Om,
she
was
completely
raw
and
she
was
all
in
awe.
She
would
hardly
speak.
She
would
do
everything
but
she
was
very
nervous
and
literally
we
had
to
coach
her
-
look
left,
look
right,
look
up,
look
down,
say
it
like
that," Farah
said.
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Farah
talked
about
Deepika
with
actress
Neha
Dhupia
during
an
episode
of
her
audio
talk
show
"#NoFilterNeha",
read
a
statement.
Farah,
known
for
making
several
big
budget
films,
added:
"But
in
Happy
New
Year,
she
was
very
confident.
She
had
also
become
a
fabulous
actor.
"She
got
confidence
in
her
acting
abilities
because
after
Om
Shanti
Om,
she
did
various
movies
and
I
would
look
at
the
movies
and
think
why
is
she
wasting
herself
doing
these
movies
and
she's
worthy
of
a
lot
more.
Till
Cocktail
came
and
suddenly
I
was
like
'Oh,
Okay!'"
Deepika
is
credited
with
path-breaking
roles
in
films
like
Cocktail,
Goliyon
Ki
Raasleela
Ram-Leela,
Bajirao
Mastani
and
Piku,
and
will
soon
be
making
her
debut
in
Hollywood
with
xXx:
The
Return
of
Xander
Cage.