Deepika Padukone On Auditioning For Hollywood Films: "Never Went To A Fancy Acting School"

"When I started my journey in the West auditioning, it was a really new process for me," said Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone, one of the biggest stars in Bollywood today, in a recent interaction with Deadline, opened up on her journey in films so far, auditioning for roles in Hollywood movies and more. Deepika Padukone, who made her Hollywood debut in 2017's xXx: Return Of Xander Cage, opposite Vin Diesel, told Deadline, "About a decade ago, when I started my journey in the West auditioning, it was a really new process for me because I'd never had to audition. I wasn't a trained actor, and I never went to a fancy acting school - everything that I've learned has been on the job."

Deepika Padukone, who signed her second Hollywood film (an untitled cross-cultural rom-com) under the banner Ka Productions, spoke about auditioning in Hollywood films and she told Deadline, "The systems are so different between Hollywood and Bollywood. I think the world has become smaller, and the world has come together and it's really about telling great stories. Whether it's working in Sweden or Bosnia, it's about telling interesting stories that resonate for an audience across the world."

"I don't think we've drastically changed anything in India about the way that we work or the kinds of stories that we tell. I think we've always had interesting stories to tell, but I do think that what has changed is that the world has opened up to the idea of the East and to India in particular and I think that's the change - realizing there is a world outside of America," Deepika Padukone added.