Farah Khan Reveals How She Trained Deepika Padukone For Om Shanti Om; Says, “Sit And Watch Shah Rukh Khan, Shreyas Talpade Work’

Ever since Deepika Padukone stepped into Bollywood with Om Shanti Om, the actress has ruled the box office and how. Be it period dramas, modern romance or action packed performances, she’s always managed to impress her fans.

During a recent cooking vlog, Farah Khan – who directed Deepika in her debut film, got candid about Deepika’s maiden performance and how she trained her for it.

Farah Khan Reveals How She Trained Deepika Padukone For Om Shanti Om

Recently, Farah Khan and her cook, Dilip visited Dia Mirza’s home for an episode on their cooking vlog. During the conversation, Dia got nostalgic and recalled how she was not given any workshops or dance classes when she debuted in Bollywood. At the same time, she also revealed that she was pushed into working 27–28 hours non-stop. She’s heard saying, “People whom you say you launched, when I used to hear stories about the level of love, care and attention you gave them. Unke workshops karwaye, classes lagwaye, tameez seekhayi ki acting kya hoti hai, dance classes karwaaye (you made them attend workshops, enrolled them in classes, taught them proper etiquette and what acting really is, and even arranged dance classes for them), diction coaching, I had nothing of that sort.”

Hearing this Farah revealed how she prepared Deepika Padukone for Om Shanti Om. The much-loved filmmaker said, “Deepika, how much care I took of you. Pehle toh maine usse 3-4 mahine Anupam Kher ki classes mein bheja, fir maine usse Kathak classes mein bheja (First, I sent her to Anupam Kher’s acting classes for three to four months. After that, I enrolled her in Kathak classes). We did so many look tests.”

Farah continued, “Uski shoot bhi I started 10 days later. I said 10 din toh aake (I started her shoot 10 days later as well. I told her, ‘For the first 10 days, just come to the set’) and just be there on set, see how Shah Rukh Khan is working, how Shreyas Talpade is working. Just come and sit there every day.”

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