Deepika Padukone talks about ‘Shuddhi’; denies being offered role

With rumours mills doing the rounds of Deepika Padukone replacing Kareena Kapoor Khan in ‘Shuddhi’, the actress has confirmed she has not yet been approached for the role in the Karan Johar movie.

Talking to reporters, Padukone said, “I don’t know if even they (makers of ‘Shuddhi’) know what is happening on that project. But no, I haven’t been approached for it yet.”

Padukone admitted that she would love to do it if she thought Johar envisaged her in the film, “I would love to do that film but I don’t think Karan (Johar) would come to me with something that he didn’t think that I would do justice to.”

“But if he thinks that I would do justice to it then I would love to do that film,” she added.

‘Shuddhi’ has been embroiled in delays first with Hrithik Roshan’s health and personal issues, then rumours of Kapoor walking out of the project. Padukone said she did not the status of the film, “I think at the point when Hrithik was doing it, I would have definitely been interested to do it. Now that he is not doing it, I don’t know what is happening with the project.”