But Farah Khan wanted to be the one to launch Deepika she offered her another leading role in her re-incarnation melodrama 'Om Shanti Om' opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The film saw one of the biggest successes in the history of Bollywood.
Deepika soon created a niche not only with her acting skills but with her style. The dusky beauty was approached by biggest commercial giants to pose as their ambassador.
Deepika though for a little time continued to keep modeling but due to her busy movie schedules she had to drop her runway projects.