He further recalled, "I have to tell you how I asked Deepika. It was on the sets of 'Pathaan' and that day she was doing 'Besharam Rang' and I was sitting. I asked Pooja (Pooja Dadlani, SRK's manager) 'ye maa ka role karegi?' (Will she do the role of a mother?). So Sir, I am looking at Deepika do 'Besharam Rang' and I think she will be very good as a mother. I will be honest with all of you. Pooja must have gone to her for 2 seconds and then came back and said 'Yeah, whenever you say, just tell Atlee sir'. I know it was very large-hearted and we are very close to each other. We love each other like family. For her to have done this, as an actor, is very gutsy."

Deepika revealed Shah Rukh and director Atlee came to Hyderabad to visit her on the set of Project K, which is titled Kalki 2898 AD, to narrate the entire script. "They were narrating, and I was like, do not waste energy; I will do it. When we work together, lots of love comes on screen."

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On being called Shah Rukh's lucky mascot, Deepika reacted, "Lucky charm is a throwaway term; we have immense love, respect, and trust in one another. If I am on a set and there is some issue, he will be the first to come to me. As an actor and human being, I love respect."