One of the most dynamic director-actor duo Imtiaz Ali and Deepika Padukone's friendship and work chemistry is known far and wide. Having said that, Imtiaz Ali recently took to Deepika Padukone's website to pen down his earliest and most profound memory of having met the beautiful actress and how has their journey been ever since then.

Having worked on a number of iconic films like Tamasha, Love Aaj Kal and Cocktail, it's no secret that when these two get together for a project, it's bound to be a super hit. But even before those films, little does the audience know, that Deepika had been the director's first choice for one of his most iconic films. Sharing the most exciting stories he wrote, "She got off the car at the hotel porch and looked at me. I immediately knew that this is the girl I have come to meet. She also immediately knew that I am the director she had come to meet because she had those eyes, that looked as if they know."