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Confirmed! Deepika Padukone Is A Part Of Vin Diesel's XXX Sequel!

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Jan, 2016 11:19 AM
  • Confirmed! Deepika Padukone Is A Part Of Vin Diesel's XXX Sequel!
For a while now, rumours had been doing the rounds that Bollywood's sweetheart Deepika Padukone would be making her way to Hollywood.
 
She added fuel to that fire when she uploaded this Instagram post where she has also tagged F&F main man Vin Diesel.
 
However, the guessing game has come to an end.
 
The director of the sequel to XXX: The Return Of Xander Cage, D.J. Caruso seems to be more forthcoming than she is. In a Twitter exchange, he confirmed that Deepika is in fact part of the cast and shooting for the movie will commence in January.
 
 
 

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A photo posted by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on

 
Vin Diesel starred as the leading man in 2002’s XXX. A sequel, XXX: State of the Union hit theaters in 2005 and now the third big screen action flick that has been in the pipeline for years is finally moving forward.
 
Jet Li and Tony Jaa will also be joining the cast, along with Conor McGregor and Samuel L. Jackson.
 
 
NERVOUS ABOUT STINT AT PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
 
 
Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra will attend the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles, where she will not just present her debut international TV series "Quantico", but also has a nomination. She says she has the "nerves".
 
Priyanka, who is currently riding high on the success of her latest Bollywood release "Bajirao Mastani", is nominated in the Favourite Actress in a New TV series category. 
 
"LA LA land bound! @peopleschoice tomorrow! Strange that I have nerves! 1st nomination in another country I guess! Wish me luck!! @QuanticoTV," Priyanka tweeted on Tuesday night.
 
The 33-year-old actress will be competing with celebrities Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele and Marcia Gay Harden.
 
She also shared a tweet from the official page of "Quantico" which mentioned that she will be attending the awards gala on Wednesday.
 
"@priyankachopra will be present at @peopleschoice on the 6th and she will be presenting!! #Quantico," read the tweet.
 
In the ABC channel's show, Priyanka plays the role of an FBI agent named Alex Parish.
 
Other celebrities expected to be seen at the award function include Mayim Bialik, Meghan Trainor, Dakota Johnson and Vin Diesel.

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