Deepika, Vin Diesel arrive in India For “xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage”

Thursday was a good day for Deepika Padukone's fans. Deepika and her Hollywood debut “xXx 3: The Return Of Xander Cage” co-star Vin Diesel arrived in Mumbai yesterday morning, amidst much fanfare. They spent the day promoting the film, which will also have a premiere here. 

Deepika features in the third installment of the “xXx” franchise where she plays lethal secret operative Serena Unger, while Vin Diesel returns as the specially-trained government operative Xander Cage. Earlier this month, Deepika sent an invitation to Vin he could not refuse. In a tweet in Hindi, Deepika wrote: “India is frantically waiting for you. We'll meet soon on January 12 and 13,” and it all fell in place.

Deepika and Vin walked out of the airport hand-in-hand, also accompanied by the film's director DJ Caruso, where they were welcomed with an 'aarti' performed by a group of women dressed traditionally in Maharashtrian attire. 

Deepika and Vin's Mumbai schedule included a press conference at their hotel in the evening, followed by a premiere of “xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage”. 

January continues to be a busy month for Deepika Padukone, who attended the European premiere of her Hollywood debut on January 10 in London, represented her film at a Golden Globes after party before that and celebrated her birthday at the Mexico premiere of “xXx 3” on January 5. 

After Deepika Padukone is done with her duties for “xXx 3”, she will resume filming her next Bollywood project, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed period film “Padmavati”. She plays the protagonist - the titular Rajput queen - with Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh cast opposite her. 

Deepika's last Hindi film was 2015's “Bajirao Mastani”, also made by Bhansali and co-starring Ranveer.

“xXx: The Return of Xander Cage” also stars Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev and Tony Jaa, and releases in India on January 14 while it's international release date is January 19.

Source: NDTV Movies