I'm a fighter, don't give up easily: Deepika Padukone

Place: Mumbai | Agency: IANS
After being panned as wooden-faced for years, the 27-year-old's last
two films marked her coming of age as an actress where she proved she
has the potential to do better than just look glamorous on the screen.
Deepika Padukone.
Ever since she stimulated proper expressions inYeh Jawaani Hai
Deewaniand then wowed with her emoting inChennai Express, Deepika
Padukone has moved up on the success ladder. The actress is not swayed
by this, says she never gives up and would continue to work hard.
"I feel ups and downs are a part of one's career and this totally
depends on how you take it. You can either be knocked down by the
negativethings or you can take it in a positive way and learn from
it," Deepika said in an interview to IANS.
"Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily.
I am a fighter," added the daughter of former All England badminton
championPrakash Padukone.
After being panned as wooden-faced for years, the 27-year-old's last
two films marked her coming of age as an actress where she proved she
has the potential to do better than just look glamorous on the screen.
"It feels nice to hear or to read this. I have been workingreally
hard. I know I have pushed myself and sacrificed alot of personal and
family time. In the end, if the result is like that, you don't mind.
But I thinksuccess is relative. If people are saying it's my year, it
depends on my films," she said.
"I have to focus all my energies on my next films and I hope they are
better. It does not get easier to live up to all of that. I want love,
success with every film and the experience increases," added the
actress who faced setbacks withKarthik Calling Karthik,Lafangey
ParindeyandBreak Ke Baad.
She started her career in Hindifilms with Farah Khan'sOm Shanti Omand
later worked with the likes of Imtiaz Ali, Ashutosh Gowariker, Prakash
Jha, Ayan Mukerji and now with Rohit Shetty inChennai Express.
Deepika feels Shetty, who takes pride in makingChennai Express, the
film to earn Rs100 crore fastest, comes from a different school of
movie-making.
"He has his own school and style. It was a new style for me. His way
of shot-taking anddirecting his actors are different. He has
everything planned. Maybe because it's a comedy, there was no space
for improvisation," she said.
But the actress did improvise in the fixed framework to look
convincing as a Tamil girl. She was successful in her endeavour.
Deepika believes in doing her homework and spends time preparing for her roles.
"Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of
roles I do. Like I completely identify with my character inYeh Jawaani
Hai Deewani. I had to be myself and I didn't have to actually prepare
for it," said Deepika.
"My character inCocktailwas different from my personality. Homi
Adajania took me to London, showed me how girls dress and behave
there. I hadnot seen that kind of lifestyle before. ForChennai
Expresstoo, I met people and learned the accent," she added.