Deepika
Padukone
has
several
projects
slated
to
be
released
in
this
and
upcoming
year.
She
has
Shah
Rukh
Khan-starrer
Pathan,
Hrithik
Roshan-starrer
Fighter,
Prabhas-starrer
Project-K,
Amitabh
Bachchan-starrer
The
Intern,
etc.
In
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
Lifestyle
Asia,
when
Deepika
was
asked
how
she
looks
at
an
array
of
her
upcoming
projects,
she
said,
"Well,
I'm
just
ready
to
conquer.
That's
really
my
state
of
mind."
When
asked
to
elaborate
her
statement,
she
said,
"I
would
say
conquer
the
next
height
or
the
next
peak
which
is
again
exciting
and
also
challenging
in
its
own
way.
Scaling
a
new
height
or
conquering
a
new
challenge
is
what
I'm
looking
forward
to
now."
She
further
said
that
her
father
Prakash
Padukone
has
always
told
her
that
getting
to
the
top
is
easier
than
being
there.
"Getting
to
the
top
is
much
easier
than
actually
being
able
to
stay
there
and
survive
there.
And
that's
the
journey
I'm
on,
that's
the
journey
I've
been
on
for
the
last
couple
of
years.
Therefore
I
think
one
needs
to
constantly
challenge
themselves
and
also
challenge
what
is
thrown
at
them
to
be
able
to
scale
new
heights,"
added
the
Piku
actress.
In
the
same
interview,
when
Deepika
was
asked
what
keeps
her
focus
on
her
work
intact,
she
said
that
she
loves
to
challenge
the
system.
"When
I
say
challenge
the
system,
I
don't
mean
to
rebel.
I
mean
to
observe
how
things
have
functioned
for
years,
what
are
the
things
that
people
have
done
historically
and
how
can
I
do
it
in
my
own
way.
How
can
I
constantly
keep
pushing
the
limits
of
what
I
have
done
or
also
of
what
people
have
done?
How
can
I
push
those
limits,
how
can
I
push
those
boundaries
and
how
can
I
pave
a
new
path
for
an
entire
younger
generation
or
a
newer
generation
that
will
follow?
So,
constantly
pushing
the
boundaries
is
the
thing
for
me,"
said
Deepika.