Deepika Padukone wanted to be part of 'Dil Dhadakne Do'

Mumbai, May 16
While Deepika Padukone is happy that she did a film like "Piku" this year, she also regrets not being a part of Zoya Akhtar's "Dil Dhadakne Do".

"I really wish I was a part of that film," she said.

Deepika was present at the success bash of her latest release "Piku", here.

Asked if she watched the trailer of "Dil Dhadakne Do", she said: "It is simply wow. If you ask me that this year which film I would love to be a part of then 'Dil Dhadakne Do' is one of those films. I really wish that I was a part of that film."

"Zoya is a close friend and she had given me the script to read, just for some feedback," she added.

The 29-year-old is also confident that film will turn out to be good and added: "It's a fantastic script. I hope the film has shaped up as well as the script has. I am looking forward to that."

"Dil Dhadakne Do" is about a dysfunctional family, who goes out on a cruise trip.

The film features Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor and Shefali Shah.

The film will release on June 5

Actress Deepika Padukone, who has everyone drooling over her latest release "Piku", says she is open to doing more of women-centric films but the character and the story should appeal to her.

"I don't want to do women-centric films for the heck of doing it," said Deepika during the success bash of "Piku" on Friday.

"I won't do a women-centric film for the sake of doing it. It has to excite me like "Piku" has. The subject and the story has to be exciting, the character has to be challenging.

"Then I would definitely do it. I won't do it for the heck of doing it," she added.

Further she says that her latest release "Piku' is one of those films I completely identified with. It's a story of every girl and every family," she added.

Meanwhile, "Piku" that released last Friday has collected over Rs. 44.52 crore and is still going strong at the box office.

Besides Deepika, it also features megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan.