Piku: Lessons learnt from the film

Actress Deepika Padukone has made a special request to retain the earrings from this year's successful film, Piku, as a memento."Piku has been an extremely special film for me so I wanted to keep something that will remind me of the film even years later," Deepika said in a statement. Deepika was seen in the role of a selfless daughter, who spent more time listening to constipation tales of her father, played by Amitabh Bachchan, than on her professional or marital pursuits.

While Deepika has fond memories of the film, the audience found the name, Piku, to be adorable.

Piku has received a tremendous response at the box-office. But even apart from that, the film has become very popular with the masses. According to reports, parents have started naming their daughters, Piku, after watching the film. As stated in the report by The Indian Express, one of the fans, Anuraag Chaturvedi says that he has renamed his younger daughter, Piku. Another man, Deepak Katoch, has been quoted in the report as saying that whenever he gets married he will name his daughter after Deepika’s character in the film. Deepika has been quoted in the report as saying that she didn’t believe Shoojit initially when he told her about it as she thought it was a big decision for parents. However she had no choice but believe it when she met some people who told her that they were naming their children as Piku. She accepts that it is really really heartening that her character has touched as many lives and admits that she had never expected this kind of reaction and is truly humbled.

Such is Piku's popularity that even the President of India had requested for a special screening of the film. Read on to find out if his wish came true...