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" Deepika Padukone has said that the UK is a very special place for her. The Bollywood star said that she has had strong ties with the country ever since the London premiere of her debut film Om Shanti Om.   &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m grateful that my films have done well in the UK. The UK is like home to me and I miss being there. I started my journey right in Leicester Square, London at the premiere of Om Shanti Om,&amp;quot; Padukone told Bolly News UK &amp;quot;Then I have shot for films like Love Aaj Kal, Housefull, Desi Boyz and Cocktail in London and in the UK. It&amp;#039;s a special place for me and it will always remain so.&amp;quot; Padukone went on to speak about her latest film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, drawing comparisons between her character in the film and who she is in real life. &amp;quot;For me, Naina Talwar is me. I was the reference point. I did not have to research. I did not have to observe anyone else. I just had to be me,&amp;quot; she revealed. The actor also spoke about her excitement at the recent success of Cocktail in the Russian market. &amp;quot;It feels really special. I never thought that my movie would restart the trend of Hindi movies in Russia. When I think about Hindi films in Russia, I think about Rajnikanth or Raj Kapoor movies. It feels great that Cocktail started the trend and now Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani will release there too.&amp;quot; Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani opened on Friday (May 31) to strong collections and positive word of mouth. Watch the trailer below:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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