Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan says Deepika Padukone was ‘completely raw’ when she entered Bollywood with her film ‘Om Shanti Om,’ but has now become a fabulous actor by becoming confident of her abilities.
Farah spotted Deepika’s talent and honed it for her 2007 film ‘Om Shanti Om’ – which also features superstar Shah Rukh Khan. But much before that, she was a successful model and had endless endorsement deals to her credit.
“Deepika in ‘Om Shanti Om’ was a very different person and Deepika in ‘Happy New Year’ was a very different person. When she was in ‘Om Shanti Om’, she was completely raw and she was all in awe. She would hardly speak. She would do everything but she was very nervous and literally we had to coach her – look left, look right, look up, look down, say it like that,” Farah said.
Farah spotted Deepika’s talent and honed it for her 2007 film ‘Om Shanti Om’ – which also features superstar Shah Rukh Khan. But much before that, she was a successful model and had endless endorsement deals to her credit.
“Deepika in ‘Om Shanti Om’ was a very different person and Deepika in ‘Happy New Year’ was a very different person. When she was in ‘Om Shanti Om’, she was completely raw and she was all in awe. She would hardly speak. She would do everything but she was very nervous and literally we had to coach her – look left, look right, look up, look down, say it like that,” Farah said.
