Dear Deepika Anisha,As you stand on the threshold of life’s journey, I want to share with you some lessons that life has taught me. Live a life that is healthy and one that will allow you to live with your own conscience. Deepika, I have learned that you can’t always win in life, that everything you want might not come your way. I was thankful for the few hours a week we had the opportunity to hit the shuttle back and forth. If you occasionally wonder why we refuse to treat you like a star, it is because you are our daughter first and a film star later. Looking back, I realise that the most important thing about my childhood and adolescent years was my refusal to complain about a lot in life. You have to learn to take life’s ups and downs in your stride.

Deepika Padukone, who has had an eventful 2015, received several awards for her brilliant performances in several films.Lovingly,Pappa. Even during my toughest times, I focused on what I had, instead of dwelling on what I did not. And that is what I want to tell you my children, that there is no substitute for perseverance, hardwork, determination and passion for what you choose to do.

You are in an industry where there’s always going to be big money, but I believe that it is important to try to be the best in whatever you do regardless of the money. Strive to generate positivity around you even though you are too new and too small a player to effect a big change.Deepika, who is currently shooting for her Hollywood debut film, took to a networking site to share her dad's letter. Our badminton court was the wedding hall of the Canara Union Bank near our house, and it was there that I learned everything about the game.

The amount of effort that I put in my game never varied from the first day till my retirement. But that did not distract me from the sheer joy of having been instrumental in putting India on the global map of this game. In the end, we decided to let you follow your heart and thought it would be cruel to not give our child the opportunity to go after a dream that she lived and breathed for. In fact, the foundation on which I based my career and my life was the refusal to whinge or whine about polished brass letters anything. If you succeeded, it would make us proud, but even if you didn’t, you would not have any regrets that you did not try. In the end, when your career is behind you, what remains is family, the friends that you have made. The things that really matter in life are relationships, honesty, respect for your parents and elders. Decades ago, as a little boy growing up in Bangalore, I started my tryst with badminton. Spare a few minutes of your day to close your eyes and meditate, to think about God and you will see how much faith in His power will strengthen you.

And remember, no matter what, we are always going to be there for you. I had the ability to make the best of the worst circumstances and remain steadfast to my goal. If you love what you do, nothing else matters — neither awards nor compensation, not even the gratification of seeing your face in newspapers or television. Every day, we would wait to see if there was a function in the hall, and if there was none, we would rush there after school to play to our hearts’ content.

At a recently held award ceremony, she read out a heartwarming letter written to her by her dad Prakash, when she had started her career in modelling. Remember how I constantly tell you both about the importance of making your way up in the world without waiting for your parents to pull strings I believe it is best for children to work hard to make their dreams come true and to not have things handed to them on a platter. In those days, there were no stadiums and courts where sports people could train. Deepika, at eighteen, when you told us that you wanted to shift to Mumbai for a career in modeling, we felt you were too young and too inexperienced to be alone in a big city and in an industry we knew nothing about. When you are home visiting us, Deepika, you make your own bed, clear the table after meals, and sleep on the floor if there are guests at home.The actress, who is currently in Toronto shooting for her Hollywood debut film 'xXx3: The Return of Xander Cage' opposite Vin Diesel, took to a social networking site to share her dad's letter. That events don’t always turn out as you want them to. The cameras that follow you everywhere and the arc lights will eventually fade and what will remain is the real world. To win some, you have to lose some. Read it out here. Material success is important, not fundamental to happiness and peace of mind

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