<p>DJ Caruso, director of Deepika Padukone's debut Hollywood film "xXx: Return of Xander Cage," says "Piku" starring the actress in lead role broke his misconceptions about Bollywood being "escapist".<br /><br /></p>.<p>The filmmaker, who recently visited India along with Deepika, 31, and action star Vin Diesel, compared the Shoojit Sircar-directed film with Alexander Payne's movies, according to The Hollywood Reporter.<br /><br />"'Piku" shattered my misconceptions about Bollywood being escapist. It was like an Alexander Payne (The Descendants) movie," Caruso said.<br /><br />The filmmaker decided to cast Deepika in the third installment of "xXx" franchise after he saw her audition for a "Fast and Furious" film and liked her chemistry with Diesel.<br /><br />"Though she couldn't be part of that project due to scheduling issues. But I liked the chemistry between (Padukone and Diesel), which is why I cast her," he said. <br /></p>
<p>DJ Caruso, director of Deepika Padukone's debut Hollywood film "xXx: Return of Xander Cage," says "Piku" starring the actress in lead role broke his misconceptions about Bollywood being "escapist".<br /><br /></p>.<p>The filmmaker, who recently visited India along with Deepika, 31, and action star Vin Diesel, compared the Shoojit Sircar-directed film with Alexander Payne's movies, according to The Hollywood Reporter.<br /><br />"'Piku" shattered my misconceptions about Bollywood being escapist. It was like an Alexander Payne (The Descendants) movie," Caruso said.<br /><br />The filmmaker decided to cast Deepika in the third installment of "xXx" franchise after he saw her audition for a "Fast and Furious" film and liked her chemistry with Diesel.<br /><br />"Though she couldn't be part of that project due to scheduling issues. But I liked the chemistry between (Padukone and Diesel), which is why I cast her," he said. <br /></p>