Deepika Padukone's fans cannot stop raving about her 'Indian accent' since the first trailer of her Hollywood debut with Vin Diesel, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, was aired on Sunday night. Twitter has been abuzz with mixed response over her ethnic accent as the one-minute long video was revealed at the opening episode of reality show Bigg Boss season 10, hosted by Salman Khan. While a few slammed her for speaking in a 'typical south-Indian accent' similar to what was seen in her previous blockbuster hit Chennai Express, while some of her fans were clearly happy for retaining her 'originality'. Deepika's accent was celebrated by the Indian audience, who had earlier slammed Priyanka Chopra for her 'fake American accent' when the trailer of Quantico was aired last year. Deepika has carefully chosen not speak in an accent, which made her sound different in her first Hollywood outing. In an recent interview to Hindustan Times, Deepika said that her accent in the trailer emerged as a point of debate. The Piku star clarified that she was proud to speak in her “natural Indian accent”, and added that it was a “matter of great pride”. One of Bollywood’s top heroines, Deepika has said the Indian accent, like any other accent, should also make a global impact. “Why not? For years, we have accepted the British and Australian accent, for example. So it’s high time we accept an Indian accent,” she said. Deepika further said that accents, "will happen on project-to-project basis or role-to-role basis." “Of course such things (accents) matter, but this one particular film and role gave me an opportunity to be proud of who I am and where I come from. Why won’t I make most of it?," she said in the same interview. Deepika's character Serena Unger is Indian, which explains why she did not feel the need to acquire a distinct accent. “I play an Indian girl in the film, and for me it’s a matter of great pride that I get to be myself. That is one of the aspects that drew me to the script and attracted me to do this film, the fact that for once, I was allowed to be myself is fantastic. I was allowed to flaunt that I am Indian” she added.
Source: Mail Online
