Deepika Padukone revisits fond memories of 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', calls it 'a piece of my heart and soul'
May 31, 2023
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 : From so many characters of Deepika Padukone, Naina Talwar from 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' is one character that won the hearts of her fans. And this film is indeed a special film that has set a benchmark in the industry and reminiscing the same, Deepika visited her fond memories of the film on its 10th anniversary.
Taking to Instagram story, Deepika shared a few clips from the film and expressed how special the film is for her.
She captioned the video, "A PIECE OF MY HEART...AND SOUL..."
Deepika truly left a distinct mark as Naina Talwar from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. From her sweet and innocent smile to her saree from the song 'Badtameez Dil', everything about her character went on to become a trend.
As the film also featured Ranbir Kapoor, the audience truly showered immense love on the chemistry between Ranbir and Deepika.
Kalki also took a stroll down memory lane and shared the memorable memories she created with co-stars Deepika, Ranbir Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur.
In an Instagram post, Kalki shared that Deepika used to teach them a "dance step we can't follow". She also talked about how Ranbir used to play pranks on them.
"How we've all grown and learnt since then and yet some things I can't imagine any different, like @deepikapadukone will always be teaching us a dance step we can't follow, @adityaroykapur will always be our big Lebowski, Ranbir will always play a prank that makes us squeal and @ayan_mukerji will always ask us uncomfortably personal questions that lead to the best conversations... loved the memories we collected here, happy 10 years guys," Kalki said.
Reminiscing the film, Kalki dropped a video montage comprising some heartwarming scenes from the film.
Directed by Ayan Mukerji, 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' revolved around four young friends who experience the emotions of love and heartbreak while embarking on the journey of life after their carefree college days.
Not only Deepika and Kalki, Ayan too penned a note filled with nostalgia.
"YJHD - My second child, a piece of my heart and soul - 10 years old today! I think after all these years, I can confidently say that...Making this movie was one of the greatest joys of my life! And what we achieved with it - with all its perfections and imperfections - is a source of great eternal pride for me! Strangely, I don't think I've ever seen Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani fully from beginning to end, since the day it released ...(Always pushing towards the next milestone, and not looking back enough...!)," he wrote.
He added, "But when I'm older and wiser - I think I will watch the movie atleast once a year - because a big part of who I was and how I looked at life - is forever captured in this movie !In recent months, I have often had people recognise me and come up to me... and I'm thinking they will say something about Brahmastra, and then they started talking about YJHD! So, putting out a whole lot of gratitude for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani... and all the many people who connected deeply with the movie over the years! Also sharing a Director's Note I had written at the time, in my story which someone special from my team shared with me a few days ago... and it brought back all kinds of memories for me."
'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' was produced by Karan Johar.
Deepika will be next seen in the upcoming pan-India action thriller film 'Project K' opposite actor Prabhas. She also has Siddharth Anand's next aerial action thriller film 'Fighter' opposite Hrithik Roshan in her kitty.
This is her second film with director Siddharth Anand after they delivered this year's biggest hit, 'Pathaan'. 'Fighter', which is scheduled to release on January 25 next year, will also star Karan Singh Grover and Akshay Oberoi.
