Deepika Padukone & Ranveer Singh
Padukone has said that her starring role in the 2012 Homi Adajania-directed romantic comedy Cocktail marked a significant turning point in her career.ca-app-pub-2134924070185638/6515645886
[66] Raja Sen of Rediff.com opined that she had successfully proved to be a stunning girl who can also act.[67] Set in London, Cocktail tells the story of a man's relationship with two temperamentally different women—an impulsive party girl (Veronica, played by Padukone) and a submissive girl next door (Meera, played by Diana Penty). During the script narration the producer Dinesh Vijan offered Padukone the choice of which woman to play she decided on Veronica to expand her horizons as an actress.[68] Portraying the role was a creative and physical challenge for her and to achieve the physical requirements of her character she exercised extensively and followed a rigorous diet.[69][70] Critics were divided in their opinion of the film, but particularly praised Padukone's performance[71] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare credited her as the soul of the film and wrote that she Excels in every scene whether as a material girl who enjoys sex, drugs and rock and roll or as the jealousy ridden girl out to destroy herself.[72] Cocktail earned Padukone Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies, including Filmfare Screen and IIFA.[73] The film proved to be a box office success as well.[74]
In 2013 Padukonca-app-pub-2134924070185638~7759153794e had established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema by featuring in four of the top-grossing productions of the year.[75][76] She collaborated with Saif Ali Khan for the fourth time in Abbas-Mustan's Race 2 an ensemble action thriller that served as a sequel to Race (2008). The film received predominantly negative reviews[77] but with a total collection of ₹1.62 billion (US$23 million) it proved to be a commercial success.[78][79] Ayan Mukerji's romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was Padukone's next film release. Co-starring opposite Ranbir Kapoor she was cast as Naina Talwar a "shy wallflower" which marked a departure from the glamorous characters that she had a reputation for portraying.[80] Raja Sen thought that the film lacked a good story but added that Padukone acts within herself and eschews exaggeration and the results are impressive ... This may be her most self-aware performance so far.[81] The pairing of Padukone with her former boyfriend was anticipated[82] and the film emerged as a major commercial success.[78][83] Her next appearance was opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Rohit Shetty's action-comedy film Chennai Express, as a Tamil girl on the run from her father (a local don) which required that she adopt a Tamil accent. Critical opinion on her accent was mixed[84] but her performance received praise[85] film critic Aseem Chhabra wrote Padukone is delightful in the film—beautiful smiling and often a lot more playful and funny than Khan.[86] Chennai Express earned over ₹3.95 billion (US$55 million) to emerge as one of the highest-
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