What happened with Prerna Maynil, a commerce student of Dombivli's Model College is nothing short of a dream come true. Recently Prerna, who is a big fan of actress Deepika Padukone got a chance to meet the Chennai Express star on a one-on-one basis. Not only this, Prerna also walked hand in hand at the Filmfare Awards red carpet along with Deepika Padukone. Prerna, recalls writing over 100 fan mails to Deepika, traditional letters, tweets and reaching out to her in every possible way. However a few days back, Prerna suddenly got a call from Deepika's team asking her to accompany the actress for the award ceremony.

 

Prerna was numb! Deepika Padukone says, "The intention was not to create a Cinderella moment or change someone’s life. I thought if I win, I’d like to call Prerna on stage as a representation of all my fans who have given me so much love". Speaking on this experience, Prerna says she was quite nervous initially and adds, "Deepika was so warm and friendly that all my apprehensions vanished. She has absolutely no airs" . As for Deepika Padukone, throughout her life she has been strongly influenced by her father Prakash Padukone, and believes that she should conduct herself impeccably in public exactly the way her parents did.