<p>For actress Deepika Padukone, one of the biggest takeaways from her upcoming Hollywood venture "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" is the friendship of her co-star Vin Diesel and his sister Samantha.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Deepika says Diesel is the first peson she calls every time she is in Los Angeles.<br />"He and his sister, Samantha, are to me what Shah Rukh (Khan) and Farah (Khan) were when I started out here. They are family," she says in the November issue of Vogue India.<br /><br />The actress began her Bollywood career with Shah Rukh-starrer "Om Shanti Om", which was directed by Farah, and till date Deepika maintains a close friendship with them.<br /><br />The 30-year-old star reveals that after filming for "xXx", she realised that place or people might change but key to a conducive working environment remains the same-- good relationships.<br /><br />"I was a bundle of nerves on my first day on set because I was so far away from home and everyone was new and everything felt unfamiliar. But early on I realised that the process is exactly the same. People are different. If you can make the relationships work, it's all smooth sailing," she says.</p>
<p>For actress Deepika Padukone, one of the biggest takeaways from her upcoming Hollywood venture "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" is the friendship of her co-star Vin Diesel and his sister Samantha.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Deepika says Diesel is the first peson she calls every time she is in Los Angeles.<br />"He and his sister, Samantha, are to me what Shah Rukh (Khan) and Farah (Khan) were when I started out here. They are family," she says in the November issue of Vogue India.<br /><br />The actress began her Bollywood career with Shah Rukh-starrer "Om Shanti Om", which was directed by Farah, and till date Deepika maintains a close friendship with them.<br /><br />The 30-year-old star reveals that after filming for "xXx", she realised that place or people might change but key to a conducive working environment remains the same-- good relationships.<br /><br />"I was a bundle of nerves on my first day on set because I was so far away from home and everyone was new and everything felt unfamiliar. But early on I realised that the process is exactly the same. People are different. If you can make the relationships work, it's all smooth sailing," she says.</p>