Her popularity and hectic schedule have kept Bollywood’s current heartthrob Deepika Padukone away from home for three years. She’s finally looking forward to being in Bangalore with her family for Ganesh Chaturthi.
“I’m going home after three years. It feels really good,” Deepika, who hit the jackpot with her debut film “Om Shanti Om”, told us.
“I’ve either been shooting out of the country or just been busy in Mumbai. It’s been a really hectic time for me. I haven’t been to my home in Bangalore for three years,” she added.
Ganesh Chaturthi, which celebrates the birth of Hindu god Ganesh, falls on Sep 3 and Deepika is just waiting to spend some quality time with family during the festive season.
“Ganesh Chaturthi is a very big event in my home in Bangalore. It’s a time when my entire family, including my sister, comes together… Or whatever remains of the family in Bangalore. A lot of my relatives are now in the US. I’ve missed the occasion for the past three years. So I can’t help it. I’ve to go home now.
“Am I religious? I don’t go to the temple every day. But my god is right here in my heart. I believe in a force. And that keeps me grounded,” said the actress whose second film with beau Ranbir Kapoor “Bachna Ae Haseeno” too hit the bull’s eye.
While Deepika chose acting as her profession, younger sister Alisha is a professional golfer.
“My sister is five years younger to me. I sometimes envy my sister. She has gone into sports, like my father. And she gets to play golf professionally. That’s a unique position for a 19-year-old to be in. Acting seems rather ordinary in comparison.”
But Deeepika’s sister has also got an offer to act in a Kannada film recently.
“That’s right, she has been offered a Kannada film. But she’s absolutely not interested in a film career. One actress in the family is enough,” she laughed.

Though Bollywood’s new chocolate hero Ranbir Kapoor admires his father immensely, he is uncomfortable with people judging his mother.
Ranbir is the son of yesteryears’ stars Neetu and Rishi Kapoor
“My mother is very biased towards me. My parents always wanted me to learn moralistic values. As a child and even now, I have been a big fan of my father’s films.
“I have watched my mom’s films, but I was not comfortable. People would judge her and I don’t like anyone else judging my mother. I am possessive about her.”
Ranbir is being appreciated for his film “Bachna Ae Haseeno” in which he serenades his real life girlfriend Deepika Padukone. The other two actresses he romances in the film are Minissha Lamba and Bipasha Basu.