Deepika
Wants
To
Play
This
Sports
Legend
On
The
Big
Screen
The
actress
said
that
she
would
like
to
play
her
father
Prakash
Padukone,
who
became
the
first
Indian
to
win
the
All
England
Open
Badminton
Championships.
She
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I
understand
the
gender
issue
(smiles).
But
if
I
had
to
play
a
sports
person,
then
it
would
be
him
or
any
sports
legend
from
that
era."
Here's
The
Reason
Why
She
Would
Love
To
Play
Her
Father
On-screen
"That's
because
of
what
they
achieved
in
the
circumstances,
within
the
limited
exposure
and
knowledge
versus
the
kind
of
funds,
facilities
and
visibility
available
to
athletes
today.
But
in
spite
of
all
that,
to
achieve
that
greatness
and
legendary
status
is
commendable.
Our
yesteryear
athletes
inspire
me."
Speaking
About
Her
Upcoming
Films
Deepika
will
be
next
seen
in
Meghna
Gulzar's
'Chhapaak' where
she
plays
a
character
named
Malti.
The
film
is
inspired
by
the
real-life
story
of
Delhi
girl,
Laxmi
Agarwal
who
is
an
acid
attack
survivor.
Vikrant
Massey
plays
the
male
lead
in
this
movie.
Deepika
Will
Also
Be
Seen
In
Kabir
Singh's
'83
The
actress
plays
the
role
of
Kapil
Dev's
wife
Romi
in
this
film
which
has
Ranveer
Singh
playing
the
former
Indian
captain,
Kapil
Dev
who
led
the
Indian
cricket
team
to
victory
in
the
1983
World
Cup.