Web Desk (June 20, 2017): Deepika Padukon – The Bollywood Girl in Hollywood has been nominated in Teen Choice Awards for her breakthrough role in xXx: Return of Xander Cage and the actor will compete with Wonder Woman Gal Gadot for the trophy.
She has been nominated alongside Gal Gadot, who recently starred in Wonder Woman and received much critical acclaim for it.
Padukone will also compete with Kaya Scodelario of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Michelle Rodriguez of The Fate of The Furious, as well as her xXx co-stars Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose.
Deepika, 31, has been nominated in the Choice Action Movie Actress category for essaying the role of xXx agent Serena Unger, who helps Xander Cage in saving the world in the DJ Caruso directed film.
The official Twitter page for Teen Choice Awards posted a photo of the nominations.
#ChoiceActionMovieActress nominees: @deepikapadukone @GalGadot @kScodders @MRodOfficial @ninadobrev & @RubyRose. #TeenChoice pic.twitter.com/tiRP1hTdjD
— Teen Choice Awards (@TeenChoiceFOX) June 20, 2017
It was recently announced that Deepika Padukone will be part of the fourth installment of the xXx franchise. Director DJ Caruso confirmed that she will reprise her role as Serena Unger when a fan asked him about xXx 4, adding that he was soon going to meet the cast to discuss the story and shooting dates.
Among her other upcoming projects are Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati, where she plays the titular character and stars with Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor.
Her co-stars Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose, who had key roles in the movie, are also nominated.
Others competing in the category are Michelle Rodriguez for Fate of the Furious and Kaya Scodelario for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Deepika’s co-star and film’s lead actor Vin Diesel has also been nominated for Choice Action Movie Actor.
DJ Caruso recently confirmed that Deepika will return for the sequel of XxX: Return of Xander Cage.
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