Actor
Deepika
Padukone
said
she
feels
extremely
fortunate
to
have
teamed
up
with
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
for
the
upcoming
'Padmavati',
shooting
for
which
has
been
an
'exhausting'
experience.
The
31-year-old
actor
has
previously
worked
with
Bhansali
in
Goliyon
Ki
Rasleela:
Ram
Leela
and
Bajirao
Mastani.
Deepika
said
playing
Queen
Padmavati
has
been
one
of
the
most
memorable
roles
of
her
career.
"I
feel
extremely
fortunate
to
have
worked
repeatedly
with
someone
like
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
Over
five
years
and
three
consecutive
films,
back
to
back,
in
extremely
challenging,
empowering
and
powerful
roles
that
he
is
known
to
give
women.
"Padmavati'
has
been
an
extremely
exhausting
experience...
We
shot
non-stop
for
almost
seven-eight
months.
I
feel
certain
characters
don't
leave
your
system," she
said.
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The
period-drama
features
Shahid
Kapoor
as
Maharawal
Ratan
Singh,
Rajput
ruler
and
husband
of
Padmavati,
played
by
Deepika.
Ranveer
Singh,
will
be
seen
as
Alauddin
Khilji,
the
Delhi
sultan,
who
falls
in
love
with
Padmavati.
Deepika
was
speaking
at
the
launch
of
veteran
actor
Hema
Malini's
biography
"Hema
Malini:
Beyond
the
Dream
Girl".
Hema
recalled
shooting
for
Gulzar's
Meera
on
a
minuscule
budget,
in
which
she
played
the
titular
Rajputi
princess
who
is
devoted
to
Lord
Krishna.
Deepika
added
the
budgets
have
surely
increased
today
but
a
filmmaker
would
still
need
more
money
to
justify
his
vision
completely.
Padmavati
releases
on
December
1.