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Deepika Padukone's faintly delusional yet quirky portrayal of the young widow in Finding Fanny won several hearts
Piku was arguably Deepika Padukone's career-best performance for which she was lauded by critics across the board
Deepika Padukone effortlessly 'slipped' into the role of a spirited skater who becomes blind after a freak car accident in Lafangey Parindey, also starring Neil Nitin Mukesh
Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha saw Deepika's otherwise sedate self transform into the ambitious and sometimes honest-to-the-bone character
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela pushed Deepika Padukone's boundaries till the actress aced the emotional scenes on screen
Cocktail was a conscious effort on Deepika Padukone's part to break away from her girl-next-door image