11 Years of Cocktail: re-riding Deepika, Saif and Diana`s emotional journey

Updated On: 13 July, 2023 02:37 PM IST | Shachi Chaturvedi

11 Years of Cocktail: How often do you meet a stranger and they become a part of your life? A film that tells you about everything from the importance of friendship, accidental love to changing dynamics. Here`s celebrating 11 years of Veronica (Deepika Padukone), Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) and Meera (Diana Penty) (Facts are sourced from IMDB)

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<p>`Cocktail` starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty, is a story of three friends Meera, Gautam and Veronica who got stuck in a love triangle</p>

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`Cocktail` starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty, is a story of three friends Meera, Gautam and Veronica who got stuck in a love triangle

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Directed by Homi Adajania the film was a semi-hit

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The music of the movie was composed by Pritam, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Salim–Sulaiman

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Deepika Padukone was given the first choice of playing Meera or Veronica and she chose the latter

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Deepika chose to play Veronica because Meera`s character was similar to her earlier character Meera in Love Aaj Kal

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Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor were offered the film but did not like the script

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Director Homi Adjania collaborated with Saif Ali Khan for the second time after casting him in Being Cyrus

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A film titled `Cocktail` was being made in 2009 but got shelved

<p>The original cast of Cocktail was different. it starred Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Prachi Desai, Genelia D’Souza, Neha Dhupia and Boman Irani in major roles</p>

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The original cast of Cocktail was different. it starred Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Prachi Desai, Genelia D’Souza, Neha Dhupia and Boman Irani in major roles

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Anurag Kashyap was to write the story and screenplay of `Cocktail` but later opted out

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The film`s first official trailer got a phenomenal response as its YouTube link got more than 1 million hits in just 3 days

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Deepika Padukone was seen in a proper two-piece bikini for the first time in a film

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The songs from the film became chart-busters soon after their release

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Fans were upset when Honey Singh`s song `Angrezi Beat` was not included in the soundtrack

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The apartment scenes shown in `Daaru Desi` were shot with a green screen in the background of the apartment set

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This is one of Deepika`s most loved role of her career

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Interestingly, earlier in their modeling career, Diana had replaced Deepika as Maybelline`s brand ambassador

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During the shoot, Kareena Kapoor joined Saif Ali Khan in London for a few days

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The film is still a part of many favourite lists

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