Deepika Padukone says she never had to audition in Bollywood: ‘I have learned everything on the job’

Deepika noted how RRR and the success of Naatu Naatu song from the film, which went on to win the Oscar, made the world smaller for Indian cinema. “I think the world has become smaller, and the world has come together and it’s really about telling great stories. Whether it’s working in Sweden or Bosnia, it’s about telling interesting stories that resonate for an audience across the world,” she said.

However, getting into Hollywood seems to be a whole different ball game according to Deepika Padukone. The actor opined that it was anything like Bollywood. Deepika made her Hollywood debut with 2017’s XXX: Return of Xander Cage with Vin Diesel. Reminiscing about her break, Deepika said it was a new experience as she had never auditioned before for a role as she became an overnight sensation when Farah Khan case her in Om Shanti Om without doing any sort of test. “About a decade ago, when I started my journey in the West auditioning, it was a really new process for me because I’d never had to audition. I wasn’t a trained actor, and I never went to a fancy acting school — everything that I’ve learned has been on the job.”