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She’s just been awarded the model of the year and has even been signed on as the international ambassador for a hotshot cosmetic brand and incidentally, is the first ever Indian to do so! Deepika Padukone, back in town for a month to give her exams, is quite excited. “I’ve got plenty on my platter and I’m looking forward to my debut film Aishwarya.”

So how was it working with superstar Upendra?
“It was nice, he would guide me whenever I needed help and never once made me feel like a newcomer. But once work was through, I would go back to my room because I don’t believe in wasting time hanging around the sets making small talk. I would interact with everybody but only when required, it’s best that way.”

She’s had her first brush with glitz. Her impressions? Did she experience any ’strange’ incidents?
“No, that’s because I’ve always conducted myself with dignity. I think it’s very important for a woman not to send the wrong signals.”

She also insists she will never be part of the bare all and kiss’n'tell brigade
“I’m never going to do anything that makes me or my parents uncomfortable. That includes wearing skimpy clothes and onscreen kissing. Yeah, I did wear swimsuits for glam calendars but that’s because it’s still photography and I know exactly where the camera is placed and the angle that’s shot, which is not the case in films.”

Meanwhile there’s a huge buzz about her being offered Bollywood films by the dozen
“Yes I’m being flooded with offers from big banners. But I won’t rush into anything.”

There are also rumours about how Wendell Rodricks, and more importantly, Shah Rukh Khan have been promoting her. True?
“Wendell is my favourite designer and a very dear friend. I relate to him because both of us share a similar sense of style. I’ve heard Shah Rukh too has seen some of my pictures and campaigns and liked my face. So if both of them are recommending me to people they must see something in me!”

And once she makes it big, she plans to experiment
“I’m going to start with commercial films and then am game for anything be it crossover, art, de-glam, Hinglish….”

Her ideal roles?
“Madhubala in Mughal-e-Azam, I loved her in it.”

When she’s not working, it’s definitely not play time
“I’m happy chilling at home with friends.” But what about the hotshot model she’s supposedly seeing in Mumbai? “Oh my God, I’m not seeing any model. Besides that, I’m not going to say anything about my personal life.”