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While Deepika Padukone gave what many consider a career-best performance, she was not the first choice for the titular role. The part was originally offered to Parineeti Chopra , who turned it down because she was already filming another father-daughter story, Daawat-e-Ishq .
The character of Bhashkor Banerjee is a direct tribute to the 1971 classic Anand . In that film, Amitabh Bachchan’s character was also named Bhaskar Banerjee—a nod from Shoojit Sircar to his idol, Hrishikesh Mukherjee. piku hindi movie exclusive
The film's success rested on the rare alchemy of its three leads, who appeared together for the first and only time. Piku (2015) - IMDb While Deepika Padukone gave what many consider a