Deepika to play Amitabh Bachchan's daughter

Deepika to play Amitabh Bachchan's daughter

By: Subhash K Jha

Date:  2010-12-20

Place: Mumbai

How Ms Padukone landed her Aarakshan role

Do you think that Deepika Padukone resembles Amitabh Bachchan's daughter (Shweta Nanda)? Well Prakash Jha seemed to think so and cast the actress as the Big B's beti in his next, Aarakshan.

Two other leading actresses were being considered for the part. And initially, Jha even thought of casting a newcomer. What clinched the role for Padukone was her height and demeanour, reveals a source.

This will be Dippy's first film with both Jha and Bachchan. Shooting begins in Bhopal soon. Interestingly, it is also the location where Jha based his last film Raajneeti featuring the actress' ex, Ranbir Kapoor.

How he zeroed in on Deepika is quite a story. "I began to flesh out the part, make it more dramatic.

That's when I thought of Deepika in the role of Bachchan Saab's daughter. They're both tall and look quite like father and daughter."

http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/dec/201210-Deepika-Padukone-Amitabh-Bachchan-Shweta-Nanda-Aarakshan.htm

Overload of Saif -Deepika films next year🤔!

Wow really, she must be happy I mean who wouldn't want to be Amitabh's daughter

Wow SO EXCITIED!!! Go Deepika, she is getting such amazing films in such a short span of being here👏

Deepika gets Katrina's leftovers 🤣

^ Comments like that are made to instigate arguments. There was no need to bring Katrina into this topic. Remarks like that are uneccesary so please do not make remarks as such again.

That's cool....they definitely look like they could pass off as father and daughter

hehe "cheeni ekdum kum", now that would be interesting to watch😆

why is it funny....I actually loved that movie😆  Tabu and Big B made a great pair