"Cocktail" is the third film starring Saif and Deepika after Imtiaz Ali's "Love Aaj Kal" and Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan".
"The minute people see me and Saif together, it reminds them of 'Love Aaj Kal', but 'Cocktail' is a different film. It is written by Imitiaz and directed by Homi Adajania.
"The film is a love story but it is also about friendship, betrayal, fun, trust... So I think in terms of the film it is very different from 'Love Aaj Kal'," Deepika said.
The film also stars debutante Diana Penty and is produced under Saif's banner Illuminati Films. Its recently released trailer has created quite a buzz after showing Deepika donning a red bikini.
"The promo has been released two days back and the response has been fantastic. I am glad that people have liked it," she said.
About her character in the film, Deepika said, "I play Veronica, someone who is self assured, confident about life and the way she conducts herself."
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For "Cocktail", Deepika was offered both the roles - one that she is playing and the one essayed by Diana. "Producer Dinesh Vijan was kind enough to offer me both the roles and asked me to choose the one I would like to play. I took it as a challenge.
"Even Imitiaz suggested that Meera from 'Love Aaj Kal' is so similar to the other character of this film so it would be interesting for me to play Veronica. The role has been challenging for me," she said. (MORE)