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 opini...
