5 times Deepika Padukone turned the Khans down and never looked back

15 years ago today, Deepika Padukone began her journey in Bollywood as Om Shanti Om’s Shantipriya. Over the years, she ruled our hearts with several performances and ultimately emerged to be Bollywood’s reigning queen. Well, in our Hindi film industry, working with the Khans is considered to be a big opportunity. While Deepika did start her career with Shah Rukh and shared the screen with him in many projects, there are also some films where she turned down the chance of working with Bollywood’s Khans. Take a look!