Superstar Deepika Padukone turns 35 today. Happy Birthday!
The diva has cemented her position in the industry with power-packed, versatile performances.
When she played the glamorous yet vulnerable ‘Veronica’ in ‘Cocktail’, she proved she was more than just a pretty face.
On the occasion of her birthday, let’s throwback with some fun movie trivia. Here are 5 Facts about the Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty and Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Cocktail‘:
1) Deepika Padukone Was Not the 1st choice for Veronica
Deepika Padukone gave a breakout performance as the badass, carefree ‘Veronica’. However, she was not the 1st choice.
The role was initially offered to Priyanka Chopra. But she reportedly had some doubts about the character and the role eventually went to Deepika instead.
2) Meera or Veronica
The makers offered Deepika the choice between two roles – Meera or Veronica.
But since Meera’s role was quite similar to what she played in Love Aaj Kal, Padukone opted for the challenge of essaying Veronica Malaney in Cocktail. Diana Penty ended up debuting in Bollywood as the shy Meera Ahuja.
3) Saif Stepped In Once These 2 Actors Turned It Down
Since Deepika and Imran Khan had really good onscreen chemistry in ‘Break Ke Baad’, the makers had approached Imran for the role of the casanova ‘Gautam Kapoor’.
Imran reportedly took a lot of time to read the script but rejected it. Ranbir Kapoor was also offered the flirty role but he turned it down and eventually, Saif Ali Khan stepped in as Gautam.
4) Cocktail Had Different Ingredients?
Interestingly, before this Deepika Padukone starrer, another movie titled ‘Cocktail’ was being made.
It was supposed to star Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Prachi Desai, Genelia Dsouza, Neha Dhupia, Boman Irani and Paresh Rawal. But the project ended up getting shelved. Wonder what that could have been like?
5) Digital Twist To Daaru Desi
The soundtrack of ‘Cocktail’ was a raging hit with songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho Bandhu’, ‘Angreji Beat’ and ‘Daaru Desi’.
The apartment scenes in ‘Daaru Desi’ were shot with a green screen in the background and the city landscape was added digitally.