 It was a flight from Jaipur to Mumbai that the passengers won’t
forget in a hurry. On Monday Deepika and her Karthik Calling Karthik
team was to fly back on a private jet. But the pilot informed the team
that they couldn’t head for Mumbai due to a cyclone that was to hit
Mumbai.
Says Deepika, “We had to return on Monday night because many of us
had to leave for Dubai for the premiere on Tuesday morning. So from
Jaipur to Mumbai we all booked ourselves into the economy class of a
commercial airline.”
What could’ve turned out to be a nightmare turned out to be a joyride
for Deepika and her team and perhaps not such a pleasurable experience
for the other late-fliers on board.
Says Deepika gleefully, “We had blocked a whole row and instead of
sleeping after a super-hectic day we started playing Mendicot. We forgot
we were in a commercial flight. So we were yelling and screaming in
excitement while the rest of the passengers were trying to sleep.”
And now for the first time in her life Deepika is seriously addicted.
“I can’t stop playing Mendicot. Ritesh and Farhan introduced me and
director Vijay Lalwani to the game. When we took off on Sunday from
Mumbai on our private jet the first thing Farhan and Ritesh did was to
teach us this game. I’ve become addicted.”
This could qualify as the biggest irony of the entertainment industry
in recent times. While going a whirlwind tour of cities across the
country to promote her new film Karthik Calling Karthik Deepika Padukone
has gotten addicted to playing cards, which is what this week’s rival
film Teen Patti is about.
Deepika flew out of Mumbai in private jet on Sunday and Monday with
her co-star Farhan Akhtar, director Vijay Lalwani and producer Ritesh
Sidhwani.
Sighs Deepika, “I l-o-v-e-d the whirlwind tour. For two days I had
more fun than I’ve had in my entire life. Throughout the trip we played
Mendicot –not teen patti, please! We didn’t sleep at all for two days
because some of the flight-duration was less than two hours. So all we
did was play Mendicot on flight.”
Now Deepika is hopelessly addicted to the game.
On Tuesday Deepika headed for Dubai. ”It has been a hectic time. We
covered six cities in two days…three cities a day. It was possible only
because the producer hired a private jet.”
Subhash K Jha/ Sampurn Wire
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