Deepika
Padukone’s Tamil tinted Hindi dialogues in Chennai Express may not have
gone down well with some critics but the actress denies that the film
caricatures South India in any way.
Deepika says she is a South Indian herself and would never spoof her own culture. In fact, it took her a while to master the Tamil-Hindi tone in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer movie. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the film releases this Friday.
The film will see Deepika play a Tamil girl who falls in love with a North Indian despite the language barrier. The 27-year-old star said she could identify with her character of a headstrong but traditional girl.
“I could identify with my character. I think Indian girls are like that. They have a mind of their own but are close to their families. Even when we are travelling outside, we don’t lose that quality and stand out in the crowd. We have a way of carrying ourselves with lot of dignity and respect.”
Fresh from the success of “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, the actress is looking forward to another hit in “Chennai Express” which will see her reunite with Shah Rukh Khan after “Om Shanti Om”.
Deepika says she is a South Indian herself and would never spoof her own culture. In fact, it took her a while to master the Tamil-Hindi tone in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer movie. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the film releases this Friday.
“I
don’t understand why people are jumping to conclusion without even
seeing the film. We all are South Indians, Rohit is a South Indian and I
think except for SRK most of the crew was from South.
“Why would we spoof our own culture? For years, our films have been
based in Punjab but now few films have started setting their stories in
South India. I think people are not yet used to it. It is a comedy and
larger-than-life film so dialogues are meant to be funny,” Deepika said
during a promotional event of ‘Chennai Express’.The film will see Deepika play a Tamil girl who falls in love with a North Indian despite the language barrier. The 27-year-old star said she could identify with her character of a headstrong but traditional girl.
“I could identify with my character. I think Indian girls are like that. They have a mind of their own but are close to their families. Even when we are travelling outside, we don’t lose that quality and stand out in the crowd. We have a way of carrying ourselves with lot of dignity and respect.”
Fresh from the success of “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, the actress is looking forward to another hit in “Chennai Express” which will see her reunite with Shah Rukh Khan after “Om Shanti Om”.
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