Mumbai:
Terming Maduri Dixit's portrayal of Mohini in "Tezaab" as iconic, Deepika Padukone has called on people not to compare her role in the upcoming film "Happy New Year" with that of the dancing diva.
Deepika, 28, plays an enthusiastic dancer Mohini Joshi in the musical heist film, which will release this Diwali.
"Madhuri Dixit's character is an iconic one. There is no similarity between the two except the name. So, please don't compare my character with Maduri's brilliant portrayal of Mohini. Both the characters are very much different to each other," she said during the promotion of the film here.
In the film, the actress would be seen delivering her dialogues in an interesting mix of Marathi and Hindi.
"Being living in Mumbai for seven years, it gave me the immense opportunity to interact with Marathi people. Moreover, my mother tongue is Konkani, which is very similar to Marathi. It was not a tough call for me to speak in that dialect," she said.
Having touted as one of the successful actresses in the industry after delivering many back-to-back hits, Deepika is confident that "Happy New Year" will also have the same fate like her previous hits.
"When so many good energies connect together, I feel something best always comes out. It's one of the right kind of film for Diwali as it will fill your hearts with joy," she said.
The "Cocktail" star said she is lucky that Farah has given her a chance again to be a part of her film after giving her a dream start in 2007 with 'Om Shanti Om'.
"When Farah gave me the opportunity to be a part of her last release ('Om Shanti Om'), I was extremely raw and new. The only thing I hope that I am able to make her feel proud with my performance," she said.
Deepika is like my kohinoor: Farah Khan
Director Farah Khan, considered the mentor of Deepika Padukone, says the actress is like a polished diamond now.
Farah, 49, gave the 'Chennai Express' actress her first break in Bollywood seven years ago with the romantic reincarnation film "Om Shanti Om".
"She has really grown as an actress. She was a rough diamond when she started her career in 2007 but in these seven years I feel she has become a polished diamond. She is like my kohinoor," Farah said during the promotion of her upcoming directorial venture "Happy New Year" in the capital.
Though Deepika has improved as a performer, Farah feels she is still the same for her.
"She has not changed as a human being for me. We are still like mother and daughter. I feel the equation never changes with family no matter how big you become," she added.
Deepika plays the role of a bar dancer Mohini Joshi in "Happy New Year", which also stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sonu Sood, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani and Vivaan Shah.
Asked who is the best dancer among the lot, Farah joked, "Vivaan was the best and happy dancer in the film because he never tried to learn steps and did whatever he felt like during the shooting."
The film, which will release on October 24, is a story of a team of six losers participating in a dance competition in their attempt to pull off the greatest diamond heist ever.
"I feel this is the biggest and toughest film of my career. We had fun during the shooting of the film. It was tough to make them shoot together because they were busy in their own pranks," Farah said.
