People want to adopt me: Deepika on Piku success

Her act as a selfless daughter, who spends more time listening to her father’s constipation tales than on her professional or marital pursuits in Piku, has garnered an ‘overwhelming’ response for actress Deepika Padukone. But the most heartening has been the response from people who have expressed a wish to ‘adopt’ her.Directed by Shoojit Sircar, Piku is an endearing father-daughter tale, with megastar Amitabh Bachchan essaying the role of Deepika’s onscreen dad. Their chemistry is natural, relatable and pleasing despite being one full of arguments. What also stands out is Deepika’s subdued and subtle camaraderie with Irrfan Khan in the film.“I think we had all thought that it’s a sweet film and that people will connect with it, but none of us had expected it to become this big. It’s gone beyond our own control. The biggest compliment for me has been… I know it may sound funny, but a lot of people want to adopt me,” said the 29-year-old. She says it’s been the ‘biggest compliment.’“Multiple people have told me that they want to adopt me after watching Piku, and that’s very overwhelming,” said Deepika, who in real life, is the daughter of former badminton ace Prakash Padukone.