Deepika Padukone and Hema Malini at the launch of Beyond The Dream Girl
Highlights
- "Contents of the book that take on an added meaning," wrote Hema Malini
- It was launched on Hema Malini's 69th birthday
- Hema Malini called Deepika the 'Dream Girl of today's age
Veteran actress
Hema Malini's biography, titled Beyond The Dream Girl, was launched by Deepika Padukone in Mumbai last month. At the event, the 69-year-old actress called Deepika the 'Dream Girl of today's age' and praised her acting skills. Deepika Padukone also received a special gift from Hema Malini for launching the biography, where the latter mentions about passing on the baton to her. Deepika shared the picture with a
namastey emoticon. It is a handwritten note from Hema Malini, which reads, "
Dear Deepika, The contents of the book that you so graciously launched take on an added meaning as I hand over the baton to you for a glorious continuation of artistic excellence. Love, Hema Malini." Here's what Deepika Padukone shared.
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"Deepika is a really talented and hardworking actress but she is also fortunate to work with a director like Sanjay Leela Bhansali who has a grand budget to make a grand film like
Padmavati and
Bajirao Mastani," news agency IANS quoted Hema Malini as saying.
Both the actresses looked stunning at the launch. Deepika wore a stunning red Banarasi
sari by Sabyasachi while Hema Malini opted for a blue crochet
sari.
Here's a picture of Deepika Padukone and Hema Malini from
Beyond The Dream Girl launch. It was also attended
Hema Malini's daughters Esha and Ahana Deol.
Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and was unveiled on Hema Malini's 69th birthday (October 16). The foreword of the autobiography has been written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Deepika Padukone is currently awaiting the release of
Padmavati, her third film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Padmavati, scheduled to hit the screens on December 1, also stars Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor.