Deepika Padukone. (Press Trust of India)<\/p>\n
For Deepika Padukone, one of the biggest takeaways from her upcoming Hollywood venture \u201cxXx: Return of Xander Cage\u201d is the friendship of her co-star Vin Diesel and his sister Samantha. \u2013 @siliconeer #siliconeer #Bollywood #Hollywood #DeepikaPadukone #VinDiesel #xXxReturnoftheXanderCage<\/p>\n
Deepika says Diesel is the first person she calls every time she is in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe and his sister, Samantha, are to me what Shah Rukh (Khan) and Farah (Khan) were when I started out here (Bollywood). They are family,\u201d she says in the November issue of Vogue India<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The actress began her Bollywood career with Shah Rukh-starrer \u201cOm Shanti Om,\u201d which was directed by Farah, and till date Deepika maintains a close friendship with them.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old star reveals that after filming for \u201cxXx,\u201d she realized that place or people might change but key to a conducive working environment remains the same\u2014good relationships.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a bundle of nerves on my first day on set because I was so far away from home and everyone was new and everything felt unfamiliar. But early on I realized that the process is exactly the same. People are different. If you can make the relationships work, it\u2019s all smooth sailing,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Deepika Padukone. (Press Trust of India) For Deepika Padukone, one of the biggest takeaways from her upcoming Hollywood venture \u201cxXx: Return of Xander Cage\u201d is the friendship of her co-star Vin Diesel and his sister Samantha. \u2013 @siliconeer #siliconeer #Bollywood #Hollywood #DeepikaPadukone #VinDiesel #xXxReturnoftheXanderCage Deepika says Diesel is the first person she calls every time…<\/p>\n