Thursday, April 9, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

It Will Be Fun To Work With Vin Diesel: Deepika Padukone

IANS, 03 Feb, 2016 12:58 PM
  • It Will Be Fun To Work With Vin Diesel: Deepika Padukone
Actress Deepika Padukone, who has left for Canada to shoot for Hollywood film "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage”, says she is looking forward to shooting with action hero Vin Diesel.
 
Bollywood's 'Mastani' Deepika says he is a “very generous” person and hopes to have fun during the shooting schedule.
 
“In the few two or three interactions that I have had with him (Vin Diesel), he is just a very warm person. He is very generous among most of my co-stars that I have worked with. I think it will be a fun experience working with him,” Deepika said of her maiden foreign project at an event here.
 
She was in the national capital on Tuesday to attend NDTV Indian of the Year 2015 awards ceremony, in which she was named Actor Of The Year. 
 
Deepika left for Canada on Tuesday night after the event.
 
 
Her "Bajirao Mastani" co-star and rumoured beau Ranveer Singh shared the news about the actress flying off to shoot for her maiden Hollywood project. 
 
In the third instalment of the film, Diesel is back as Cage who returns to the National Security Agency after an eight-year absence in the movie, which also stars Nina Dobrev, Samuel L. Jackson, Ruby Rose, Jet Li and Tony Jaa.
 
"xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" is expected to release in 2017.
 
'WOULD LOVE' TO PLAY SAINA NEHWAL ONSCREEN
 
She is a daughter of celebrated badminton player Prakash Padukone, and has herself shown how to handle the racquet in the court with perfection. Now, actress Deepika Padukone says she would love to essay role of badminton ace player Saina Nehwal on the silver screen.
 
"I would love to play Saina onscreen. We have played together in fact and obviously she was way better .. She also said to me 'good' also. We had fun time... Of course anything for the love of sports specially if it is badminton," Deepika said at an event here.
 
 
The actress spoke about her inclination towards bringing the life of the sportsperson alive on the sliver screen at an event here. She was in the national capital on Tuesday to attend NDTV Indian Of The Year 2015 ceremony.
 
Saina, who got the Sportsperson Of The Year award at the ceremony, shared her wish to see Deepika bringing herA life on the camera in the forthcoming biopic through a live video chat.
 
When asked about her preference, she said: "Of course Deepika Padukone. She used to play badminton. Her father was a badminton player. I think she would do good justice to the role. I wish she could do the role."
 
Filmmaker Amol Gupte is making a film on the Indian badminton champion.
 
Meanwhile, Saina shared the award with tennis champion Sania Mirza.

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

Sidharth Malhotra Keen To Work With Amitabh

Sidharth Malhotra Keen To Work With Amitabh
"Student of the Year" actor Sidharth Malhotra says he wants to share screen space with megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Sidharth Malhotra Keen To Work With Amitabh

I'd Like To Direct A Film Again: Hema Malini

Actress-filmmaker and politician Hema Malini is proud that women are gradually making a mark as directors in the film industry and said that she would like to go behind the camera herself again.

I'd Like To Direct A Film Again: Hema Malini

Don't Want To Be Role Model: Soha Ali Khan

Don't Want To Be Role Model: Soha Ali Khan
Opening up on feminism and her connect to Tagore and Pataudi, the "Rang De Basanti" actress admits that unlike others, she never had to fight for certain things.

Don't Want To Be Role Model: Soha Ali Khan

When Team 'Tamasha' Went For A Play Date!

When Team 'Tamasha' Went For A Play Date!
The team of "Tamasha" began their promotion at the famed Prithvi Theatre, where plays of various genres are being showcased at on ongoing festival.

When Team 'Tamasha' Went For A Play Date!

Working with Deepak Dobriyal again was great: Sonam

Actress Sonam Kapoor has been raving about her experience of working in Sooraj Barjatya's "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo", and she says it was especially a delight to team up with Deepak Dobriyal again.

Working with Deepak Dobriyal again was great: Sonam

AbRam Turns 'Pouting Dilwala'

With his lips pushed forward, AbRam -- the youngest son of Shah Rukh Khan -- is the latest pouting 'Dilwala', says the superstar's friend and filmmaker Karan Johar.

AbRam Turns 'Pouting Dilwala'