padmavati is the upcoming movie of deepika padukone.
padmavati is the upcoming movie of deepika padukone.
what is the upcoming movie of deepika padukone?
padmavati
in 2018, padukone portrayed rani padmavati, a rajput queen who commits "jauhar" (self-immolation) to protect herself from the muslim invader alauddin khilji, in the period drama "padmaavat"; it marked her third collaboration with bhansali and singh. she was challenged by the need to convey her character's courage through silence and considered it to be the most emotionally exhausting role of her career. she read history books on the era and researched the various historical depictions of padmavati. right-wing hindu groups speculated that the film portrayed a romantic liaison between padmavati and khilji; they protested violently and placed a bounty to behead padukone and bhansali. following a deferment in release, the film was cleared for exhibition after several modifications were made to it. anna m. m. vetticad of "firstpost" criticised the film's glorification of "jauhar", but credited padukone for managing to "eke something out of the stereotype-ridden writing". ankur pathak of "huffpost" too took note of the film's regressive theme but thought that padukone had played her part with "restrained elegance". with an estimated budget of , "padmaavat" is one of the most expensive hindi film, and with earnings of , it is padukone's highest-grossing release and one of indian cinema's biggest grossers. she received another best actress nomination at filmfare.
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shoojit sircar's original choices of the main cast were parineeti chopra in the title role, amitabh bachchan and irrfan khan. these three actors were given the script. however, chopra turned down the part. the cast of amitabh bachchan, deepika padukone and irrfan khan was finalised in mid-2014. in preparation for the role of piku, padukone learned bengali as her character is from bengal. there were early reports that jisshu sengupta was cast as the romantic lead opposite deepika padukone, but sengupta plays padukone's character's best friend. irrfan khan plays the romantic lead opposite deepika padukone. bachchan essays the role of piku's father, while moushumi chatterjee portrays piku's aunt. akshay oberoi was cast in a cameo.
piku