Deepika Padukone with father Prakash Padukone

You can be all grown up, successful and independent. But the only one to treat you like a little girl forever will be your daddy. As we celebrated Father’s Day yesterday, social media was flooded with celebrities sending out the most heartfelt messages to their fathers. And why not? Isn’t it the father who shapes your morals, keeps your dreams flying and fills you with the best of encouragement?

Deepika Padukone, who has gone international from being a Bollywood beauty, fondly wrote a beautiful message for her father Prakash Padukone, on Instagram. (Also Read: CONFIRMED! Deepika Padukone to reprise her role of Serena Unger in the sequel of ‘xXx’)

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“And that is what I want to tell you my children, that there is no substitute for perseverance, hardwork, determination and passion for what you choose to do. If you love what you do, nothing else matters — neither awards nor compensation, not even the gratification of seeing your face in newspapers or television.”
Thank You Pa for always inspiring us! #HappyFathersDay,” Deepika wrote, as she shared a photo of herself, hugging her father.

You just summed it all up for us, girl!

On the professional front, the leggy lass will be next seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’.