DJ Caruso: Deepika Padukone shattered my misconceptions about Bollywood

| PTI | Jan 17, 2017, 13:49 IST

DJ Caruso, director of Deepika Padukone's debut Hollywood film 'x... Read More

DJ Caruso

, director of Deepika Padukone's debut

Hollywood

film 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage,' says the film '

Piku

' which had the actress in a lead role, broke his misconceptions about

Bollywood

being 'escapist'.

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The filmmaker, who recently visited India along with Deepika, 31, and action star Vin Diesel, compared the Shoojit Sircar-directed film with Alexander Payne's movies. "'Piku' shattered my misconceptions about Bollywood being escapist. It was like an Alexander Payne (The Descendants) movie," Caruso said.

The filmmaker decided to cast Deepika in the third installment of 'xXx' franchise after he saw her audition for a 'Fast and Furious' film and liked her chemistry with Diesel.

"Though she couldn't be part of that project due to scheduling issues. But I liked the chemistry between (Padukone and Diesel), which is why I cast her," he said.

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Unseen picture of Deepika Padukone and Vin Diesel

Hollywood star Vin Diesel went nostalgic and shared his candid picture with Deepika Padukone from 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage' promotional days. (Photo: Instagram)

Hollywood star Vin Diesel has a packed itinerary full of fan interactions, a glitzy red carpet gala and a star-studded premiere. Plans are in place to give Diesel a "splendid taste of India".

The movie, a new instalment in the "xXX" series after the 2002 film "xXx" and the 2005 entertainer "xXx: State of the Union", is releasing in India on January 14, before anywhere else in the world. Directed by DJ Caruso, the film also stars Ruby Rose, Samuel L Jackson, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa.

Actress Deepika has spent globe-trotting for the promotions of her first Hollywood release, xXx: Return Of Xander Cage which stars Vin Diesel, Ruby Rose and Nina Dobrev.

Deepika reached Mumbai on January 11, 2017 just to welcome her leading man Vin Diesel.

"In order to soak in the love and interact with the Indian audience, Vin and Deepika will be spending a dedicated hour with the fans," said a source in the know of developments.

According to reports, Deepika had planned a grand arrival for Vin Diesel at the airport and had arranged for a band.

"Vin and Deepika were extremely keen to interact with their fans and hence will be dedicating one hour to only fan interactions at the red carpet as well, apart from their crowd event," said the source.

For the past one week, Deepika and Vin Diesel were travelling to Mexico City, Los Angeles and London to promote their action flick.

"After the grand welcome, they would be heading straight to their hotel to get some much-needed rest, grab meals and their work out sessions, following which they would get ready for their press conference scheduled early evening. After this, they would be attending their movie premiere, which is going to be a star-studded event."

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