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"Deepika Padukone has said the male leads get all the credit for a successful film in Bollywood.  Speaking to The Times of India, the Cocktail star said that she would never accept a frivolous role in a film.  &amp;quot;Unfortunately the guys in Bollywood always walk away with the credit of a hit film,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I can never do a meaningless role in a 100 crore film. Maybe other actresses can do such silly song and dance routine numbers in such films, but I would always prefer to do a Cocktail. I think I benefited a lot from Cocktail even if it was not a 100 crore film.&amp;quot; The 26-year-old actress, who is currently shooting Sanjay Leela Bhansali&amp;#039;s Ram Leela with Ranveer Singh, also said that being linked with your co-star is a professional hazard, and the speculation about her love life does not affect her.  &amp;quot;They had started rumours linking me with many other actors before the release of other films. I don&amp;#039;t know if it is a publicity gimmick but, like I said before, I don&amp;#039;t mind the speculation.  &amp;quot;It does not affect me who I am romantically linked with because I know I am single and eventually I am living the life I know best. But a single girl is allowed to have male friends and share a good rapport with them.  &amp;quot;Unlike what people perceive of me, I&amp;#039;d love to be with someone who is simple, honest, interesting and makes me laugh. It took me time after my last breakup to start meeting other men. But one can easily fall in love again. Actors&amp;#039; love lives are open books now and if people want to speculate, I can&amp;#039;t help it.&amp;quot; Padukone was recently confirmed to play the female lead in the Gujarati retelling of Romeo and Juliet, reportedly replacing Kareena Kapoor because director Sanjay Leela Bhansali was not keen on having a married actress playing Juliet.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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