Unfair to compare me with Priyanka Chopra: Deepika Padukone

Priyanka Chopra also said that she is happy to see Deepika Padukone doing xXx: Return of Xander Cage.

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Deepika Padukone feels it is unfair to compare her with her Bajirao Mastani co-star Priyanka Chopra.

Comparisons between Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra started as soon as the actresses signed their Hollywood projects, but the Piku star says it is “unfair” as they both are following a different path.

Priyanka, 34, made her international debut with Quantico in 2015, while the 31-year-old actress debuted in Hollywood with her recently released xXx: Return of Xander Cage.

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During an interview with USA Today, Deepika finally broke silence over being compared with her Bajirao Mastani co-star.

“It’s not fair to make comparisons. Let me just say everyone has a different path and journey,” she said.

Deepika is on a whirlwind tour of the world for promoting the latest in xXx franchise. Return of Xander Cage, a new instalment in the xXx series after the 2002 film xXx and the 2005 entertainer xXx: State of the Union, released in India on January 14, before anywhere else in the world.

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Even Priyanka, who was recently on filmmaker Karan Johar’s chat show, said “It’s so nice for me to see that Deepika is doing ‘xXx…’and whatever else she does in the future or Sonam (Kapoor) or so many other actors, who want to come to America I hope they are starting out.”

Sonam has also signed up with United Talent Agency (UTA), one of the Hollywood’s premier talent agencies.

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