Deepika Padukone, who is currently happily married to Ranveer Singh, and the two are one of the beloved couples of Bollywood. But before marrying Ranveer, Deepika was linked with Vijay Mallya's son Siddharth Mallya.
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Both were seen in many public events and were spotted kissing during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Their affair started when the actress was the brand ambassador of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore owned by Mallya.
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But did you know there was a time when Siddharth wanted to romance Priyanka Chopra? Not in real life but, Siddharth wanted to play Priyanka's character Alex Parrish's love interest in her American TV series Quantico.
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According to DNA, Siddharth, who was then pursuing acting in London at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, had auctioned for the part but never made it to the final cut.
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DNA quoted Siddharth, "Priyanka's character is called Alex, and I had read up for the part of her lover. I guess I didn't get the part because they wouldn't want two Indians opposite each other. But I have to tell you it was the best pilot script that I had read. I did a talent show with ABC, which is why I got to read a lot of parts for their shows. Quantise was by far their best!."
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He had also auditioned for a part in Matthew McConaughey's True Detective, which sadly didn't work out again. He said, "They loved my audition, but I didn't look like a gangster from any angle! A lot of people have said that I look ethnically ambiguous, so that works in my favour. I could play Mexican, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, probably the last thing I could play is Indian."
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