MUMBAI — Deepika Padukone may have chartered a successful Bollywood career for herself in a short span but the actress says she is rarely happy with her work. The 25-year-old says her self-criticism helps her do better with each film, according to the Indian Express. “I am very harsh on myself. I am very rarely satisfied with my own work but I am glad that it is like this. I would rather be harsh on myself than be happy with the smallest thing that I do. I compete with myself and challenge myself to do better everyday. It gives me the drive to push myself, otherwise I would be stuck in the rut,” the Express quoted her as saying. The 26-year-old proved that she is more than a pretty face with her powerful performance as Veronica in “Cocktail”, her lone release this year. “I am glad that this film happened for people to realize that. I have always believed in my work and myself but sometimes you have to wait for the right script and opportunity to come your way. ‘Cocktail' did that for me.” She has already won an award for her performance in the film. But Deepika says she is more happy to see that the audiences' perception about her has changed for good. — Agencies
