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The year 2013 was key for Padukone, as she starred in four of the [[List of Hindi films of 2013|top-grossing Hindi films of the year]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone races to the top as top actress in Bollywood |last=Tanwar |first=Sarita |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-deepika-padukone-races-to-the-top-as-top-actress-in-bollywood-1858364 |access-date=8 July 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220024053/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-deepika-padukone-races-to-the-top-as-top-actress-in-bollywood-1858364 |archive-date=20 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="top2">{{cite news |last=Goyal |first=Divya |title=Deepika Padukone lucky fourth time with 'Ram-Leela' |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/deepika-padukone-lucky-fourth-time-with-ramleela/1196368/ |access-date=4 December 2013 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=18 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152120/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/deepika-padukone-lucky-fourth-time-with-ramleela/1196368/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> She reunited with Saif Ali Khan in [[Abbas–Mustan]]'s ''[[Race 2]]'', an ensemble action thriller that served as a sequel to ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' (2008). The film received predominantly negative reviews,<ref>{{cite news |title=Critics report: Race 2 not worth it |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-report-race-2-not-worth-it/story-QhSKezAX1YGfNcpJEyKCTJ.html |access-date=9 March 2013 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=25 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081019/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-report-race-2-not-worth-it/story-QhSKezAX1YGfNcpJEyKCTJ.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> but grossed a successful total of {{INRConvert|1.62|b}}.<ref name="worldwide10">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |title=Worldwide Top Ten 2013 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212753/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |archive-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="cloud9">{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone on cloud 9, Chennai Express, Ram-Leela, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Race 2 big hits of 2013 |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/happy-birthday-deepika-padukone-on-cloud-9-chennai-express-ramleela-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-race-2-big-hits-of-2013/1215689?rhheader |access-date=26 January 2014 |newspaper=The Financial Express |date=5 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194525/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/happy-birthday-deepika-padukone-on-cloud-9-chennai-express-ramleela-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-race-2-big-hits-of-2013/1215689?rhheader |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref> [[Ayan Mukerji]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' paired her opposite Ranbir Kapoor. She was cast as Naina Talwar, a "shy wallflower", which marked a departure from the glamorous characters that she had a reputation for portraying.<ref name="party girl">{{cite news |last=KBR |first=Upala |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-party-girl-deepika-padukone-gets-serious-1819664 |title=Party girl Deepika Padukone gets serious |access-date=17 August 2013 |date=7 April 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014003716/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-party-girl-deepika-padukone-gets-serious-1819664 |archive-date=14 October 2014 }}</ref> Raja Sen termed it "her most self-aware performance" adding that she "acts within herself and eschews exaggeration, and the results are impressive".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |title=Review: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani disappoints |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-disappoints/20130531.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=31 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606072818/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-disappoints/20130531.htm |archive-date=6 June 2013 }}</ref> The pairing of Padukone with her former boyfriend was highly anticipated,<ref>{{cite news |title=Younger generation should learn from Ranbir & Deepika: Ayan |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/news-interviews/39674323_1_ayan-mukerji-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-deepika-padukone |author=Risbood, Vaibhavi |date=1 June 2013 |access-date=12 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618173542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/news-interviews/39674323_1_ayan-mukerji-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-deepika-padukone |archive-date=18 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the film emerged as a major commercial success.<ref name="worldwide10" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone's biggest hit |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-is-ranbir-kapoor-deepika-padukone-s-biggest-hit/1127672/ |access-date=1 July 2013 |work=The Indian Express |date=1 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152212/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-is-ranbir-kapoor-deepika-padukone-s-biggest-hit/1127672/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Her next appearance was opposite Shah Rukh Khan in [[Rohit Shetty]]'s action-comedy film ''[[Chennai Express]]'', as a [[Tamil people|Tamil girl]] on the run from her father (a local [[crime boss|don]]), which required that she adopt a Tamil accent. Critical opinion on her accent was mixed,<ref>{{cite news |title=Not spoofing South India in Chennai Express: Deepika Padukone |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |access-date=13 August 2013 |work=India Today |date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924193309/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |archive-date=24 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but her performance received praise;<ref name="high">{{cite news |last=Uniyal |first=Parmita |title=Deepika Padukone rides on a high graph express |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-gets-critical-acclaim-rides-on-a-high-graph-express/article1-1107578.aspx |access-date=13 August 2013 |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101105157/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-gets-critical-acclaim-rides-on-a-high-graph-express/article1-1107578.aspx |archive-date=1 January 2014 }}</ref> film critic Aseem Chhabra wrote, "Padukone is delightful in the film{{mdash}}beautiful, smiling, and often a lot more playful and funny than Khan."<ref>{{cite web |last=Chhabra |first=Aseem |title=Aseem Chhabra's Chennai Express Review: Mindless but entertaining |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |publisher=Rediff |date=9 August 2013 |access-date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811184158/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' earned over {{INRConvert|3.95|b}} to emerge as one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films]].<ref name="box office">{{cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers All Time |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107113404/http://boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=5 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> | The year 2013 was key for Padukone, as she starred in four of the [[List of Hindi films of 2013|top-grossing Hindi films of the year]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone races to the top as top actress in Bollywood |last=Tanwar |first=Sarita |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-deepika-padukone-races-to-the-top-as-top-actress-in-bollywood-1858364 |access-date=8 July 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220024053/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-deepika-padukone-races-to-the-top-as-top-actress-in-bollywood-1858364 |archive-date=20 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="top2">{{cite news |last=Goyal |first=Divya |title=Deepika Padukone lucky fourth time with 'Ram-Leela' |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/deepika-padukone-lucky-fourth-time-with-ramleela/1196368/ |access-date=4 December 2013 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=18 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152120/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/deepika-padukone-lucky-fourth-time-with-ramleela/1196368/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> She reunited with Saif Ali Khan in [[Abbas–Mustan]]'s ''[[Race 2]]'', an ensemble action thriller that served as a sequel to ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' (2008). The film received predominantly negative reviews,<ref>{{cite news |title=Critics report: Race 2 not worth it |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-report-race-2-not-worth-it/story-QhSKezAX1YGfNcpJEyKCTJ.html |access-date=9 March 2013 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=25 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081019/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-report-race-2-not-worth-it/story-QhSKezAX1YGfNcpJEyKCTJ.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> but grossed a successful total of {{INRConvert|1.62|b}}.<ref name="worldwide10">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |title=Worldwide Top Ten 2013 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212753/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |archive-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="cloud9">{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone on cloud 9, Chennai Express, Ram-Leela, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Race 2 big hits of 2013 |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/happy-birthday-deepika-padukone-on-cloud-9-chennai-express-ramleela-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-race-2-big-hits-of-2013/1215689?rhheader |access-date=26 January 2014 |newspaper=The Financial Express |date=5 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194525/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/happy-birthday-deepika-padukone-on-cloud-9-chennai-express-ramleela-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-race-2-big-hits-of-2013/1215689?rhheader |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref> [[Ayan Mukerji]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' paired her opposite Ranbir Kapoor. She was cast as Naina Talwar, a "shy wallflower", which marked a departure from the glamorous characters that she had a reputation for portraying.<ref name="party girl">{{cite news |last=KBR |first=Upala |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-party-girl-deepika-padukone-gets-serious-1819664 |title=Party girl Deepika Padukone gets serious |access-date=17 August 2013 |date=7 April 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014003716/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-party-girl-deepika-padukone-gets-serious-1819664 |archive-date=14 October 2014 }}</ref> Raja Sen termed it "her most self-aware performance" adding that she "acts within herself and eschews exaggeration, and the results are impressive".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |title=Review: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani disappoints |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-disappoints/20130531.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=31 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606072818/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-disappoints/20130531.htm |archive-date=6 June 2013 }}</ref> The pairing of Padukone with her former boyfriend was highly anticipated,<ref>{{cite news |title=Younger generation should learn from Ranbir & Deepika: Ayan |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/news-interviews/39674323_1_ayan-mukerji-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-deepika-padukone |author=Risbood, Vaibhavi |date=1 June 2013 |access-date=12 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618173542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/news-interviews/39674323_1_ayan-mukerji-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-deepika-padukone |archive-date=18 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the film emerged as a major commercial success.<ref name="worldwide10" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone's biggest hit |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-is-ranbir-kapoor-deepika-padukone-s-biggest-hit/1127672/ |access-date=1 July 2013 |work=The Indian Express |date=1 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152212/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-is-ranbir-kapoor-deepika-padukone-s-biggest-hit/1127672/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Her next appearance was opposite Shah Rukh Khan in [[Rohit Shetty]]'s action-comedy film ''[[Chennai Express]]'', as a [[Tamil people|Tamil girl]] on the run from her father (a local [[crime boss|don]]), which required that she adopt a Tamil accent. Critical opinion on her accent was mixed,<ref>{{cite news |title=Not spoofing South India in Chennai Express: Deepika Padukone |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |access-date=13 August 2013 |work=India Today |date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924193309/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |archive-date=24 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but her performance received praise;<ref name="high">{{cite news |last=Uniyal |first=Parmita |title=Deepika Padukone rides on a high graph express |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-gets-critical-acclaim-rides-on-a-high-graph-express/article1-1107578.aspx |access-date=13 August 2013 |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101105157/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-gets-critical-acclaim-rides-on-a-high-graph-express/article1-1107578.aspx |archive-date=1 January 2014 }}</ref> film critic Aseem Chhabra wrote, "Padukone is delightful in the film{{mdash}}beautiful, smiling, and often a lot more playful and funny than Khan."<ref>{{cite web |last=Chhabra |first=Aseem |title=Aseem Chhabra's Chennai Express Review: Mindless but entertaining |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |publisher=Rediff |date=9 August 2013 |access-date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811184158/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' earned over {{INRConvert|3.95|b}} to emerge as one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films]].<ref name="box office">{{cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers All Time |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107113404/http://boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=5 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Padukone next played opposite [[Ranveer Singh]] in ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'', an adaptation of the [[Shakespearean tragedy]] of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' from director [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]. Her role was Leela, a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati girl]] based on the character of [[Juliet]].<ref>{{cite news |title=First look Ram Leela: Meet Romeo Ranveer and Juliet Deepika |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-poster-of-ram-leela-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone/1/247370.html |work=India Today |access-date=16 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927180924/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-poster-of-ram-leela-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone/1/247370.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Initially titled ''Ram-Leela'', the film's title was changed after a court case was registered against Bhansali, Padukone, and Singh for "offending the religious sentiments" of the Hindu community by showcasing sex and violence under a title that referred to the life of [[Rama]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sura |first=Ajay |title=Controversy over 'Ram Leela': HC stays arrest of Bhansali, Ranveer and Deepika |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-14/india/44073111_1_ram-leela-ranveer-singh-delhi-high-court |access-date=16 November 2013 |date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117095053/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-14/india/44073111_1_ram-leela-ranveer-singh-delhi-high-court |archive-date=17 November 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film released among protests, but was generally well received by critics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ram-Leela faces protest in several states |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ram-leela-faces-protest-in-several-states-1919790 |access-date=16 November 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118080509/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ram-leela-faces-protest-in-several-states-1919790 |archive-date=18 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Uniyal |first=Parmita |title=Movie review: Bhansali's Ram-leela is his best ever, say critics |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-bhansali-s-ram-leela-is-his-best-ever-say-critics/story-cdj9US9WMi2M58gcg56YNI.html |access-date=15 November 2013 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-bhansali-s-ram-leela-is-his-best-ever-say-critics/story-cdj9US9WMi2M58gcg56YNI.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> Meena Iyer of ''The Times of India'' mentioned Padukone as "breathtaking", and [[Khalid Mohamed]] concluded that "it's Deepika Padukone whom the film belongs to. Looking drop dead gorgeous and going at her part with a wallop, she's the prime asset of ''Ram-Leela''."<ref>{{cite news |last=Iyer |first=Meena |title=Ram-Leela |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Ram-Leela/movie-review/25770699.cms |access-date=15 November 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=14 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115000038/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/ram-leela/movie-review/25770699.cms |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mohamed |first=Khalid |title='Ram-Leela' Review: The good, the bard and the beautiful |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131115/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/ram-leela-review-good-bard-and-beautiful |access-date=16 November 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116102722/http://deccanchronicle.com/131115/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/ram-leela-review-good-bard-and-beautiful |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}</ref> Her performances in ''Chennai Express'' and ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' won her several awards,<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika is toast of this award season |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/deepika-padukone-is-toast-of-this-award-season/1/343781.html |access-date=16 February 2014 |work=India Today |date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216064856/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/deepika-padukone-is-toast-of-this-award-season/1/343781.html |archive-date=16 February 2014 }}</ref> including the [[Screen Award for Best Actress]] for both films and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the latter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners of 20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6026 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=17 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116181505/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6026 |archive-date=16 January 2014 }}</ref><ref name="ff13">{{cite web |title=Filmfare Awards 2014: Deepika Padukone wins Best Actress award, Farhan Akhtar Best Actor |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-2014-deepika-padukone-wins-best-actress-award-farhan-akhtar-best-actor/447639-8-66.html |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125110704/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-2014-deepika-padukone-wins-best-actress-award-farhan-akhtar-best-actor/447639-8-66.html |archive-date=25 January 2014 }}</ref> | Padukone next played opposite [[Ranveer Singh]] in ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'', an adaptation of the [[Shakespearean tragedy]] of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' from director [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]. Her role was Leela, a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati girl]] based on the character of [[Juliet]].<ref>{{cite news |title=First look Ram Leela: Meet Romeo Ranveer and Juliet Deepika |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-poster-of-ram-leela-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone/1/247370.html |work=India Today |access-date=16 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927180924/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-poster-of-ram-leela-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone/1/247370.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Initially titled ''Ram-Leela'', the film's title was changed after a court case was registered against Bhansali, Padukone, and Singh for "offending the religious sentiments" of the Hindu community by showcasing sex and violence under a title that referred to the life of [[Rama]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sura |first=Ajay |title=Controversy over 'Ram Leela': HC stays arrest of Bhansali, Ranveer and Deepika |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-14/india/44073111_1_ram-leela-ranveer-singh-delhi-high-court |access-date=16 November 2013 |date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117095053/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-14/india/44073111_1_ram-leela-ranveer-singh-delhi-high-court |archive-date=17 November 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film released among protests, but was generally well received by critics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ram-Leela faces protest in several states |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ram-leela-faces-protest-in-several-states-1919790 |access-date=16 November 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118080509/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ram-leela-faces-protest-in-several-states-1919790 |archive-date=18 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Uniyal |first=Parmita |title=Movie review: Bhansali's Ram-leela is his best ever, say critics |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-bhansali-s-ram-leela-is-his-best-ever-say-critics/story-cdj9US9WMi2M58gcg56YNI.html |access-date=15 November 2013 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-bhansali-s-ram-leela-is-his-best-ever-say-critics/story-cdj9US9WMi2M58gcg56YNI.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> Meena Iyer of ''The Times of India'' mentioned Padukone as "breathtaking", and [[Khalid Mohamed]] concluded that "it's Deepika Padukone<ref>{{cite web |title=Deepika Padukone Announces Piku’s Comeback to Theatres for Its 10-Year Milestone |url=https://bollywoodnewsflash.com/deepika-padukone-announces-pikus-comeback-to-theatres-for-its-10-year-milestone/ |access-date=19 April 2025}}</ref> whom the film belongs to. Looking drop dead gorgeous and going at her part with a wallop, she's the prime asset of ''Ram-Leela''."<ref>{{cite news |last=Iyer |first=Meena |title=Ram-Leela |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Ram-Leela/movie-review/25770699.cms |access-date=15 November 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=14 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115000038/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/ram-leela/movie-review/25770699.cms |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mohamed |first=Khalid |title='Ram-Leela' Review: The good, the bard and the beautiful |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131115/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/ram-leela-review-good-bard-and-beautiful |access-date=16 November 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116102722/http://deccanchronicle.com/131115/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/ram-leela-review-good-bard-and-beautiful |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}</ref> Her performances in ''Chennai Express'' and ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' won her several awards,<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika is toast of this award season |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/deepika-padukone-is-toast-of-this-award-season/1/343781.html |access-date=16 February 2014 |work=India Today |date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216064856/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/deepika-padukone-is-toast-of-this-award-season/1/343781.html |archive-date=16 February 2014 }}</ref> including the [[Screen Award for Best Actress]] for both films and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the latter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners of 20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6026 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=17 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116181505/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6026 |archive-date=16 January 2014 }}</ref><ref name="ff13">{{cite web |title=Filmfare Awards 2014: Deepika Padukone wins Best Actress award, Farhan Akhtar Best Actor |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-2014-deepika-padukone-wins-best-actress-award-farhan-akhtar-best-actor/447639-8-66.html |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125110704/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-2014-deepika-padukone-wins-best-actress-award-farhan-akhtar-best-actor/447639-8-66.html |archive-date=25 January 2014 }}</ref> | ||
In 2014, Padukone featured opposite [[Rajinikanth]] in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'', a period drama shot using [[motion capture]] technology.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kochadaiiyaan-released-nationwide-rajinikanth-turns-movemaking-pioneer-in-india/1253639 |title='Kochadaiiyaan' released nationwide, Rajinikanth turns moviemaking pioneer in India |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=23 March 2014 |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=23 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230850/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kochadaiiyaan-released-nationwide-rajinikanth-turns-movemaking-pioneer-in-india/1253639 |archive-date=23 May 2014 }}</ref> She was paid {{INRConvert|30|m}} for two days of work in it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/deepika-padukone-films-rajinikanth-s-kochadaiiyaan-for-two-days-only_143262.html |title=Deepika Padukone shoots Rajinikanth's 'Kochadaiiyaan' for two days only! |publisher=Zee News |date=23 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926173744/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/deepika-padukone-films-rajinikanth-s-kochadaiiyaan-for-two-days-only_143262.html |archive-date=26 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-gets-3-cr-for-2-day-shoot-in-Rajnis-film/articleshow/22508894.cms |title=Deepika gets 3 cr for 2-day shoot in Rajni's film? |work=The Times of India |date=12 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912235545/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-gets-3-cr-for-2-day-shoot-in-Rajnis-film/articleshow/22508894.cms |archive-date=12 September 2013 }}</ref> In Homi Adajania's satire ''[[Finding Fanny]]'', Padukone played a young widow on a road trip with her dysfunctional friends. The film was screened at the [[19th Busan International Film Festival]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Vyavahare |first=Renuka |title=Finding Fanny selected for Busan Film Festival |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Finding-Fanny-selected-for-Busan-Film-Festival/articleshow/41878021.cms |access-date=12 September 2014 |work=The Times of India |date=6 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909044509/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Finding-Fanny-selected-for-Busan-Film-Festival/articleshow/41878021.cms |archive-date=9 September 2014 }}</ref> critic Anuj Kumar of ''The Hindu'' wrote that Padukone successfully "takes off the fineries of Bollywood and you can sense the freedom from baggage in her performance".<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |title=Finding fanny: Lost and found |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/finding-fanny-review/article6404665.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 November 2014 |date=12 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205215445/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/finding-fanny-review/article6404665.ece |archive-date=5 December 2014 }}</ref> Later that year, she starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan for the third time in Farah Khan's renewal of ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]''. She played a bar dancer who trains a group of underachievers for a dance competition. Sanjukta Sharma of ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'' found her glamorous role to be of minimal importance, but the film became one of her most successful, earning over {{INRConvert|3.4|b}} worldwide.<ref name="box office" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Sanjukta |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/RbQFYNOCmIXFirlKS1t0kI/Film-Review--Happy-New-Year.html |title=Film Review Happy New Year |date=4 September 2013 |access-date=24 October 2014 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024170656/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/RbQFYNOCmIXFirlKS1t0kI/Film-Review--Happy-New-Year.html |archive-date=24 October 2014 }}</ref> Padukone later remarked that production on the film was difficult for her as she suffered from depression and anxiety.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika: Was struggling with depression during Happy New Year shooting |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/deepika-padukone-happy-new-year-depression-236019-2015-01-16 |work=India Today |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=16 January 2015 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119075053/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/deepika-padukone-happy-new-year-depression-236019-2015-01-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> | In 2014, Padukone featured opposite [[Rajinikanth]] in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'', a period drama shot using [[motion capture]] technology.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kochadaiiyaan-released-nationwide-rajinikanth-turns-movemaking-pioneer-in-india/1253639 |title='Kochadaiiyaan' released nationwide, Rajinikanth turns moviemaking pioneer in India |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=23 March 2014 |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=23 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230850/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kochadaiiyaan-released-nationwide-rajinikanth-turns-movemaking-pioneer-in-india/1253639 |archive-date=23 May 2014 }}</ref> She was paid {{INRConvert|30|m}} for two days of work in it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/deepika-padukone-films-rajinikanth-s-kochadaiiyaan-for-two-days-only_143262.html |title=Deepika Padukone shoots Rajinikanth's 'Kochadaiiyaan' for two days only! |publisher=Zee News |date=23 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926173744/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/deepika-padukone-films-rajinikanth-s-kochadaiiyaan-for-two-days-only_143262.html |archive-date=26 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-gets-3-cr-for-2-day-shoot-in-Rajnis-film/articleshow/22508894.cms |title=Deepika gets 3 cr for 2-day shoot in Rajni's film? |work=The Times of India |date=12 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912235545/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-gets-3-cr-for-2-day-shoot-in-Rajnis-film/articleshow/22508894.cms |archive-date=12 September 2013 }}</ref> In Homi Adajania's satire ''[[Finding Fanny]]'', Padukone played a young widow on a road trip with her dysfunctional friends. The film was screened at the [[19th Busan International Film Festival]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Vyavahare |first=Renuka |title=Finding Fanny selected for Busan Film Festival |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Finding-Fanny-selected-for-Busan-Film-Festival/articleshow/41878021.cms |access-date=12 September 2014 |work=The Times of India |date=6 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909044509/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Finding-Fanny-selected-for-Busan-Film-Festival/articleshow/41878021.cms |archive-date=9 September 2014 }}</ref> critic Anuj Kumar of ''The Hindu'' wrote that Padukone successfully "takes off the fineries of Bollywood and you can sense the freedom from baggage in her performance".<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |title=Finding fanny: Lost and found |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/finding-fanny-review/article6404665.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 November 2014 |date=12 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205215445/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/finding-fanny-review/article6404665.ece |archive-date=5 December 2014 }}</ref> Later that year, she starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan for the third time in Farah Khan's renewal of ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]''. She played a bar dancer who trains a group of underachievers for a dance competition. Sanjukta Sharma of ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'' found her glamorous role to be of minimal importance, but the film became one of her most successful, earning over {{INRConvert|3.4|b}} worldwide.<ref name="box office" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Sanjukta |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/RbQFYNOCmIXFirlKS1t0kI/Film-Review--Happy-New-Year.html |title=Film Review Happy New Year |date=4 September 2013 |access-date=24 October 2014 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024170656/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/RbQFYNOCmIXFirlKS1t0kI/Film-Review--Happy-New-Year.html |archive-date=24 October 2014 }}</ref> Padukone later remarked that production on the film was difficult for her as she suffered from depression and anxiety.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika: Was struggling with depression during Happy New Year shooting |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/deepika-padukone-happy-new-year-depression-236019-2015-01-16 |work=India Today |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=16 January 2015 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119075053/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/deepika-padukone-happy-new-year-depression-236019-2015-01-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||