Deepika Padukone on cracking the Tamil accent and eating rasam rice

Deepika portrays the role of a Tamil girl in her upcoming movie Chennai Express

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Deepika Padukone may be charming all and sundry with her Southern belle act in Chennai Express but The Dimpled One confesses that it was none too easy getting the Tamil accent right.
Bangalore native Deepika, who says her South Indian connect was one of the main reasons director Rohit Shetty cast her in the role of Meena, told NDTV: "The look was not difficult, I think getting the accent was the toughest thing. In fact, there was a day when we went to set and almost an entire shift went in trying to figure out the accent and getting that right. But once we got that right, it was fun."
"Life's experiences" helped Deepika sound authentic. She said: "Every experience I've had with a Tamilian in Bangalore has eventually paid off."
Deepika also said that the best thing about being back in Bangalore was to be able to "go to her own room at home" and feast on South Indian delicacies like masala dosa, upma and her favourite rasam rice.
The Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani star also said she hoped to be in another movie with ex-boyfriend and co-star Ranbir Kapoor soon. "I'm glad that Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani brought us back together in such a magical way and hopefully something special will come our way," she said.
And no, she's not appearing as a supermodel in a Madhur Bhandarkar film. Or, at least, "there's been nothing official" she said.
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Newe Delhi: Deepika Padukone may be charming all and sundry with her Southern belle act in Chennai Express but The Dimpled One confesses that it was none too easy getting the Tamil accent right.

Bangalore native Deepika, who says her South Indian connect was one of the main reasons director Rohit Shetty cast her in the role of Meena, told NDTV: "The look was not difficult, I think getting the accent was the toughest thing. In fact, there was a day when we went to set and almost an entire shift went in trying to figure out the accent and getting that right. But once we got that right, it was fun."

"Life's experiences" helped Deepika sound authentic. She said: "Every experience I've had with a Tamilian in Bangalore has eventually paid off."

Deepika also said that the best thing about being back in Bangalore was to be able to "go to her own room at home" and feast on South Indian delicacies like masala dosa, upma and her favourite rasam rice.

The Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani star also said she hoped to be in another movie with ex-boyfriend and co-star Ranbir Kapoor soon. "I'm glad that Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani brought us back together in such a magical way and hopefully something special will come our way," she said.

And no, she's not appearing as a supermodel in a Madhur Bhandarkar film. Or, at least, "there's been nothing official" she said.

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