Deepika
Padukone
awes
us
with
her
incredibly
vulnerable
yet
grounded
personality.
It
can
be
said
that
this
quality
of
hers,
which
is
evident
through
her
film
choices,
has
consistently
yielded
success.
Deepika
may
not
be
wacky
with
her
film
choices,
but
she
says
that
she
cannot
do
a
film
if
its
story
and
her
character
doesn't
unsettle
her.
In
fact,
that's
her
most
important
parameter
for
saying
yes
to
a
film.
According
to
Hindustan
Times,
when
asked
if
her
selection
criteria
for
films
have
changed
over
the
years,
Deepika
said,
"No,
not
at
all.
I
am
choosing
my
projects
the
same
way
I
did
10
years
ago.
I
am
following
my
gut
and
heart.
I
am
only
doing
films
which
have
the
ability
to
push
me
beyond
my
comfort
zone.
When
the
narration
finishes,
I
have
to
feel
butterflies
in
my
stomach
otherwise
I
don't
take
up
the
film.
The
film
has
to
unsettle
me."
She
continued
about
how
it
is
important
for
her
to
feel
challenged.
"It
does
not
have
to
be
an
extremely
intense
film.
Even
when
I
chose
a
film
like
Yeh
Jawaani
Hai
Deewani
(2013),
I
had
the
same
level
of
excitement
because
I
had
never
played
a
character
like
Naina
before.
I
have
to
feel
challenged.
I
have
always
listened
to
that
voice
in
my
head,"
she
said.
"Again,
my
choices
as
a
producer
will
be
similar
to
my
choices
as
an
actor.
They
will
be
driven
by
my
creative
juices
and
not
box
office
and
commercial
viability.
I
will
tell
stories
that
I
feel
an
emotional
connect
with.
I've
always
relied
on
that
and
will
continue
to
do
so,"
she
said.
Deepika
is
turning
producer
with
Meghna
Gulzar's
Chhapaak,
in
which
she
has
also
acted.
Chhapaak
is
based
on
the
story
of
acid-attack
survivor
Laxmi
Agarwal.
The
film
is
scheduled
to
hit
theatres
on
January
10,
2020.