You never know when fortune will knock on your doors.
Deepak didn't know that it would in the form of Mani Rathnam.
The young actor who had acted in films like Sampangi was enduring a quiet period after Johnny (he played a small role in that).
But out of nowhere Mani Rathnam emerged with a tantalizing offer.
And Deepak grabbed it with his both hands. The rest is waiting to be history.
Deepak has got a pivotal role in Mani Rathnam's Hindi film Guru.
The movie stars, among others, Abhishek Bachchan, Madhavan and Aishwarya Rai.
The music is by A R Rehman.
The story dwells on the life of a textile tycoon (Ambani?). It chronicles his life right from being a nobody to ending up as the country's biggest mover and shaker.
Deepak is said to be playing the role of a rival tycoon (Bombay Dyeing's Nusli Wadia?).