Didn't
Want
To
Work
With
A
Superstar
Majidi
told
during
a
media
interaction,
"I
didn't
want
to
work
with
Bollywood
superstars.''
Wanted
To
Shoot
At
Different
Locations
''I
always
wanted
to
shoot
at
different
locations
in
Mumbai,
because
places
are
also
characters
in
my
films.''
It
Was
Difficult
With
Deepika
''But
even
for
one
audition,
it
was
difficult
with
Deepika
(Padukone)
as
there
was
a
large
crowd
and
even
more
curiosity.
That
was
the
reason
for
not
wanting
to
cast
a
superstar."
Deepika
Had
Shown
Interest
Majid
Majidi
had
then
said
in
an
interview
with
a
leading
daily,
"My
producers
tell
me
that
Deepika
had
shown
some
interest
in
the
beginning
and
it
is
because
of
that,
that
I
wanted
her
to
be
part
of
my
movie.''
I
Asked
Deepika
For
A
Look
Test
''And
when
I
asked
her
for
a
look
test,
it
was
not
to
doubt
her
professionalism.
She
is
an
excellent
actress.''
I
Wanted
To
Check...
''But
how
much
she
befits
the
role,
that
is
in
my
vision,
I
wanted
to
see.''
The
Circumstances
Were
Not
Favourable
''Let
me
tell
you
though,
that
the
circumstances
were
such
that
they
weren't
favourable
and
nothing
materialised
of
it."
Rumour
Has
It
That...
A
report
in
a
leading
daily
suggested,
''Deepika
Padukone's
over-enthusiasm
may
have
cost
her
Majid
Majidi's
film.''
Majid
Majidi
Was
Upset
''Her
team
went
about
town
circulating
pictures
of
her
auditions
for
Majidi's
Beyond
The
Clouds
in
a
Mumbai
locality
and
that
apparently
didn't
bode
too
well
with
the
Iranian
maverick.''
Deepika
Lost
The
Film
Because...
''Deepika
was
very
close
to
getting
the
part.
But
when
the
pictures
from
her
screen
test
made
it
into
the
press,
she
lost
the
opportunity.''