Hema Malini believes Deepika Padukone would be the perfect choice to portray her in a biopic. Her biographer Ram Kamal Mukherjee says he has long considered the idea, imagining Deepika as young Hema while the veteran actor plays her present-day self

Hema Malini has denied being the highest-paid actress of her era, saying she never demanded high fees. The veteran star said experience and recognition from her films mattered far more than money throughout her career