Jayati Bhatia Recalls Deepika Padukone's Fearless Preparation for Ram-Leela Role
Actor Jayati Bhatia recalled working with Deepika Padukone during workshops for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Ram-Leela. Bhatia noted Deepika's dedication and fearlessness, saying she completed a planned seven-day workshop in four days. To help Deepika overcome hesitation, Bhatia designed an exercise where Deepika loudly hurled abuses from Bhansali's office balcony at a street vendor, which Deepika performed without hesitation. Bhatia attributed Deepika's confidence to her breakthrough role in Cocktail and praised her commitment to challenging roles.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
We measured how 3 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 28/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, ndtv, indianexpress. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 4 Aug, 11:23 am. Other outlets followed.