The Queen of the IIFA awards evening, Deepika Padukone feels she should have won the 'Best Actress' award for 'Bajirao Mastani' as well, along with 'Piku.'
"I am happy, but at the same time I feel like I wish I had won for Bajirao as well. There's always a next time. I know Bajirao was special. Tamasha was equally special. So it's nice to see your name nominated there so many times, but you win only for one. Either way I am happy," she said while interacting with the media at the post show press meet.
However, it was indeed a night for 'Bajirao Mastani' as it took away most of the important awards for the evening that included 'Best Director,' ' Best Actor (Male),' 'Best Cinematography' and 'Best Performance in a Supporting role (Female).' (ANI)
Other than 'Best Actor (Female),' 'Piku' even bagged award for 'Best Story.
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