On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Deepika Padukone's teachers have been heaping praises for the actor. First, on her website, Dr Ashley William Joseph, the President and Resident Conductor of Indian National Symphony Orchestra and the Chairman of William Joseph Music Foundation, wrote about how he wishes to see her release her own music album. Now, during an interaction with Hindustan Times, Anupam Kher opened up Deepika's days in his acting school.

He stated, "I remember one about Deepika. She was a very successful model before she joined my school. She was good at everything, punctual, and would do things with finesse. I had told her ‘you are here for three months, you can’t take a break’. I felt that she wanted to do everything perfectly. My point is, acting is not about perfection, it’s about the rough edges too. One day, to break her composure of being a perfectionist, I gave her an exercise in improvisation."

Anupam added, "I told her ‘you work as a bai (maid) in a house, there is nothing called ‘perfection’ (about her)’. She was spick and span about mannerisms, but her character wouldn’t know how to use a fork and a knife. That went on for 45 minutes… till I felt she had discovered (new things). I think she started crying!"

Meanwhile, Anupam and Deepika have starred together in the film Desi Boyz, where they played onscreen father and daughter. Anupam also had a special appearance in Farah Khan Kunder's directorial Happy New Year in which Deepika was the female lead.