Long gone is the satement that male actors are the Heros of the film. Actresses like Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra have given Bollywood a new trend to look out for with movies like "Piku" and "Barfi".
“I think the biggest thing Deepika’s done is changing the definition of success for an actress in India,” says Anirban Das Blah, chief executive officer of talent agency CAA Kwan that manages Padukone’s brand.
“Before she came along, success (for a female actor) was about being number one, it was dependent on box office, or the names of heroes you were acting opposite. I think that whole conversation has changed and it has changed because of her,” he says.
“Good actors like her, as in those who want to be known as artistes have realized they have to come up with meaningful stuff,” agrees Piku director Shoojit Sircar. “It can’t just be about song-and-dance, the delivery has to be performance-based.”
We got to watch Deepika with Amitabh Bachhan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and more. It would be an interesting to watch if Deepika was paired with Hrithik Roshan. We may not catch Deepika or Priyanka in Bollywood movies for the next two years with the shooting and promotion of thier Hollywood movies. But until then let us just hope.
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