Deepika Padukone feels Shakun Batra's next is lighter than her past films

After giving a power-packed performance in Meghna Gulzar directorial Deepika Padukone Chapaak, Deepika Padukone is all set to star in Shakun Batra's next, which is adaptation of iconic American comedy Intern. original version of movie was helmed by Nancy Meyers. film starred Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway and Rene Russo in lead roles. Deepika Padukone took to Instagram to anunce that she has been roped in as lead actor in Hindi remake of film. In an interview with a leading daily, Deepika spoke about Shakun's film, t exactly being light-hearted.

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Deepika Padukone  to play lead in Shakun Batra's next, Intern

Deepika Padukone has hands down carved a niche for herself in Hindi film industry. actor is also one of highest-paid female actors of Bollywood and is also considered one of finest actors of current lot. Padukone recently starred in Meghna Gulzar's Chapaak which is a biography of an acid-attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Piku actor has been roped in for Shakun Batra's upcoming project which is Hindi remake of Nancy Meyers' Intern which released in 2015.

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During an interview with a news portal, Deepika was asked wher Shakun Batra's Intern is a much-needed brear after doing a few emotionally and physically draining films in last few years. Deepika responded saying that Shakun's film cant be termed light-hearted although tone of film is lighter than her last film Chhapaak which has her character going through inner, emotional turmoil. She n added that overall genre of film is something that has t been seen much in Indian cinema as it is called 'domestic ir'. She furr adds that Indian audience is t that familiar with this genre of her upcoming film but at same time feels that y are ready for it, as y have been exposed to that genre in different ways, be it Hollywood films or OTT platforms.

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