Bollywood debutante Deepika Padukone talks about her relationship with her dad – former badminton champ Prakash Padukone
She’s the girl of the moment, even before the release of her debut film ‘Om Shanti Om’ with Shah Rukh Khan.
And while she should be used to the public eye, given that her dad is former badminton champ Prakash Padukone, Deepika reveals her childhood was as normal as it could get.
“Dad was never affected by his celebrity status; he was and still is so humble and down-to-earth. But even though we had the most normal childhood at home, outside my sister (15-year-old golf player Anisha) and I were looked at very differently. Perhaps that is the reason why we wanted to do something to prove ourselves. You know how it is with the children of celebrities, there will always be comparisons,” she says.
Interestingly, childhood also meant strict deadlines.
Deepika laughs, “Yes, dad was strict about deadlines. We had to come home by ten. Parties would start at that time, so I didn’t party too much during my growing up years. There would be limited pocket money, so we didn’t lead a very fancy lifestyle. My parents also kept an eye on the kind of people I was hanging out with. Even now, if it has to do with choosing my ideal man, I will have to share things with them.”
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