Deepika Padukone to turn co-producer for Shakun Batra's next

Deepika Padukone is currently working on both '83 and Chhapaak. She will be playing a supporting role in former and  lead in latter. However, Deepika will t only contribute to film industry as an actor but a producer as well. Recent reports state that Deepika will turn producer for Shakun Batra's next directorial project. 

Deepika to co-produce alongside Dharma Productions

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In a recent interview during trailer launch of Good Newwz, its producer talked about producing his next film, which will also be co-produced by one of leading female actors of Bollywood. w, recent reports have revealed that actor is ne or than Deepika Padukone. This news was revealed by an Entertainment Portal which received this information from one of ir unnamed sources.

source told portal that Deepika will also be acting in next film by Shakun Batra. She will be playing lead role in movie and film will be a dark romantic drama. source also revealed that Siddhant Chaturvedi would be playing male lead in and will be paired to Deepika's character in film. 

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Deepika also spoke about her next project during this year's JIO Mami Movie Mela. She said that she would likely be playing a role in film and that it was t a light romantic flick. She revealed that movie will be rar dark and would be a messy romance. However, it would still be a romantic film despite its dark me. 

This is t first film that Deepika has decided to co-produce. In fact, both her upcoming films have also been co-produced by her. She is an executive producer for Kabir Khan's '83, that will star her husband Ranveer Singh in lead role as Kapil Dev. Deepika will be playing role of Kapil's wife, Romi Dev, in film. She has also co-produced Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak, which will be a biographical film about an acid attack survivor. Deepika will be playing lead role Laxmi Agarwal in Chhapaak.

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