The Khan who outed Deepika Padukone’s ‘smashing’ Vin Diesel secret

Deepika Padukone missed acting in Vin Diesel’s Furious 7 because she had Bollywood commitments. So, when XXX came calling, she said yes to finally make her Hollywood debut. And guess which Khan confirmed the news?

After Priyanka Chopra, looks like it is Deepika Padukone’s turn to leap into international stardom. Hollywood’s Vin Diesel teased his fans on Monday about his leading lady Deepika Padukone in Xander Cage Returns, the upcoming sequel of XXX franchise, by sharing a picture with the Indian beauty on his Instagram. Deepika, 29, had first fuelled speculation about her possible Hollywood debut by sharing a picture with Diesel where she is seen hugging the Hollywood hunk while looking at the camera mysteriously.

Vin Diesel has got his Xander Cage Returns, the upcoming sequel of XXX franchise, leading lady in Deepika Padukone.

Though Diesel, 48, has left the fans guessing by keeping the picture caption-less, Deepika’s Piku co-star Irrfan Khan confirmed the news by congratulating the actress. “A big congratulations to our favourite #Piku for her smashing #Hollywooddebut with #Vindiesel @DeepikaPadukone,” he posted on Facebook.

A big congratulation to our favorite #Piku for her smashing #Hollywooddebut with #Vindiesel @DeepikaPadukone

Posted by Irrfan Khan on  Monday, 7 December 2015

There were reports that Deepika had turned down Diesel’s Fast and Furious 7 to accommodate dates for her 2014 release Happy New Year. XXX, a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen, starred Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman and rebellious athlete-turned- reluctant spy for the national security agency.