Deepika
Padukone
made
her
big
splash
in
Bollywood
with
Shah
Rukh
Khan-starrer
Om
Shanti
Om
and
went
on
to
become
one
of
the
most
sought-after
leading
ladies
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
In
a
career
spanning
more
than
a
decade,
the
Bollywood
star
has
been
a
part
of
many
memorable
films.
One
amongst
them
is
Homi
Adajania's
2012
film
Cocktail
co-starring
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Diana
Penty.
Deepika
has
mentioned
about
in
her
past
interviews
that
this
film
was
a
turning
point
in
her
career.
As
Cocktail
clocked
9
years
today,
the
Padmaavat
actress
walked
down
the
memory
lane
and
reminisced
how
this
film
is
close
to
her
heart.
In
a
chat
with
Hindustan
Times,
Deepika
said
that
Cocktail
changed
a
lot
for
her
both
professionally
and
personally.
The
Bajirao
Mastani
star
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I've
always
believed
that
while
you
put
a
little
part
of
yourself
in
every
character
you
play,
you
also
carry
a
part
of
that
character
with
you
forever.
And
therefore,
Veronica
will
always
be
one
of
the
most
special
characters
I've
played
on
screen;
one
that
changed
a
lot
for
me
professionally
and
impacted
me
personally."
On
being
asked
if
she
considers
her
character
Veronica
from
Cocktail
a
breakthrough
for
her
Bollywood
career,
the
actress
said,
Yes.
I
would
like
to
believe
so!
If
a
character
turned
out
to
be
so
successful
and
resonated
with
millions,
then
obviously
there
was
something
about
that
character
that
the
audiences
empathised
with."
Talking
about
how
she
was
unfamiliar
with
Veronica's
personality
at
that
stage
in
her
life,
Deepika
told
the
leading
publication,
"Therefore
when
I
was
given
the
script
to
read
I
assumed
it
was
for
Meera's
character
(which
was
played
by
Penty).
It
was
Iimtiaz
Ali
who
called
me
up
one
day
and
requested
me
to
re-read
the
script
for
Veronica.
A
couple
of
days
later
and
after
giving
it
some
thought,
I
understood
what
he
meant
and
saw
what
he
saw.And
while
I
had
butterflies
in
my
tummy,
I
also
knew
that
I
was
ready
for
it."
Further,
the
Chhapaak
actress
gave
credit
to
director
Homi
Adajania
for
this
memorable
role
and
said,
"I
don't
think
I
would
have
been
able
to
what
I
did
if
it
wasn't
for
Homi
Adajania.
He
gave
me
wings
to
fly
and
made
me
believe
I
could
do
no
wrong.
And
with
that
belief,
we
were
able
to
create
a
character
that
will
live
in
our
hearts
forever."
Homi
Adajania's
Cocktail
revolves
around
three
friends
who
move
into
an
apartment
together,
only
to
end
up
with
complications
when
love
enters
their
lives.
The
romantic
drama
was
a
commercial
success
at
the
box
office.