Famous Bollywood filmmaker Imtiaz Ali is known for his excellent films as well as his special and friendly relationships with the actors. Recently, one of his statements regarding actress Deepika Padukone made a lot of headlines on social media and took the form of controversy. Now breaking his silence on this entire matter, Imtiaz Ali has issued a very emotional and clear clarification through his Instagram Stories.Imtiaz has clarified that his comments were made completely in a joking and light-hearted manner and he had no intention of offending Deepika.
What was the statement on which the controversy started?
Recently, while talking to media organization News18 during the promotion of a project, Imtiaz Ali recalled the days of casting of the 2012 superhit film ‘Cocktail’ (the story of which was written by Imtiaz). Imtiaz said:
“The makers had first asked Deepika to read the script for the role of ‘Meera’, which was later played by Diana. But I called her and asked her to do the role of ‘Veronica’. I said why don’t you read for the role of ‘Veronica’? The character of Veronica was completely different from Deepika’s ‘good girl’ image at that time. Because I had been in the same room with her and had also gone to parties with her, I knew how much she was She can be bold and outspoken. Now people have recognized her true form.”
This statement of the filmmaker was taken in wrong context by some people on social media, after which this controversy arose.
Imtiaz’s emotional clarification: “You are my safest source of fun.”
Seeing the matter escalating, Imtiaz Ali re-shared that video clip on Instagram and wrote a very lovely and respectful note to Deepika Padukone. they wrote:
“My dearest and best Deepika Padukone, you are my friend, my companion, my safest source of joke. I think you will never misunderstand my funny comments, because you know better than anyone else how much I love you, how much I admire you, how much I understand you and how much I value you… But I have been told that you might misunderstand it and you might feel bad, so I tell you. Please don’t think like this… It is not possible to behave badly with you in this life… I never thought that I would have to give you such an explanation, but it has been a long time and I did not want to take any risk. All the best for you and love always. “
This pair has been a superhit on the silver screen
For those who don’t know, let us tell you that the professional and personal relationship between director Imtiaz Ali and Deepika Padukone is very old and strong. Both of them worked together in romantic drama films ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and ‘Tamasha’. Both these films are still praised for their deeply emotional stories and memorable music.
This quick and respectful clarification from the filmmaker has proved that the relationship between him and Deepika is much stronger and deeper than any external misunderstanding or social media gossip.
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