Jayati Bhatia Reveals Why Deepika Padukone Hurled Abuses At Street Vendor During Ram Leela Workshop; Says, “She Didn’t Hesitate”

Ever since she stepped into Bollywood in 2007 by starring opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om, Deepika Padukone established herself one of Bollywood’s top stars. Since then, the actress has proved her worth in titles such as Ram-Leela, Padmaavat, Cocktail, Bajirao Mastani, Piku and more. In a career – that’s nearing the 20-year mark, Deepika has proved to be a force to be reckoned with by not only delivering strong performances but also box office successes.

During a new interaction with Siddharth Kannan, actress Jayati Bhatia opened up about the time she conducted a workshop for Deepika. Alond side praising the actress, Jayati also recalled an interesting memory from the workshops that made her call her ‘fearless.’

Jayati Bhatia: Deepika Padukone Has No Fear

Recalling her Ram Leela workshop with Deepika Padukone, Jayati Bhatia said, “When I started working with her, she did it with full commitment, full energy. I was told to work with her for seven days, for four hours each but after the fourth day, I told Bhansali, ‘Sir, she has become a fearless actress after Cocktail. Cocktail is her breakthrough role. If I work with her for three more days, I will waste her time, and yours. Go for it. She will do whatever you tell her. She is mouldable, fearless; she wants to do something which will challenge her’.”

Talking about the exercise she made Deepika do, Jayati said, “Bhansali’s office has a balcony and there is a snack vendor downstairs. I told her that your exercise is to just abuse loudly standing in that balcony. Don’t look down but act like you are addressing it to someone… She opened the door and then she started abusing. I had finished the scene at a particular abusive word, but she went beyond that. She gave more to the scene, said more abusive words, the ones that I had never even heard. Whatever she had heard and she just went for it. And I said, ‘Wow!’ She did not feel hesitant that someone might watch her. She was already a star. People knew her. But she had no fear.”

Deepika’s Personal & Professional Lives

On the personal front, Deepika Padukone is expecting her second child with husband Ranveer Singh. This will be their second child together following the birth of their first child, daughter Dua in September 2024.

On the professional front, the actress has an exciting lineup. She is all set to star alongside Shah Rukh Khan in KING. Scheduled to release in December 2026, the action thriller also stars Suhana Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Rani Mukerji, Jaideep Ahlawat, Arshad Warsi and Raghav Juyal.

She will also be seen playing a pivotal part in Atlee’s Raaka, featuring Allu Arjun in the lead.

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