Deepika Padukone, Vin Diesel Arrive In India For xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, Hand-In-Hand

New Delhi: It's a very good day for Deepika Padukone's fans. Deepika, 31, and her xXx 3 co-star Vin Diesel arrived in Mumbai on Thursday morning amidst much fanfare. They will spend all day promoting the film, which will also have a premiere here. xXx: The Return of Xander Cage is the actress' maiden Hollywood film, in which she features as lethal secret operative Serena Unger. Vin Diesel returns as the specially-trained government operative in the third instalment of the xXx series of films. Earlier this month, Deepika sent an invitation to Vin he could not refuse. In a tweet in Hindi, desi girl Deepika wrote: "India is frantically waiting for you. We'll meet soon on January 12 and 13," and here they are.

Deepika and Vin walked out of the airport hand-in-hand, following which they were welcomed with an aarti performed by a group of women dressed traditionally in Maharashtrian nauvari sari. Vin and Deepika were also accompanied by xXx 3 director DJ Caruso. The trio were greeted by by a group of women dressed traditionally in Maharashtrian nauvari sariwith a tika and a grand desi-style welcome.
 Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone's action-thriller is already a rage in India and the 49-year-old actor witnessed it first-hand on Thursday. xXx: The Return of Xander Cage co-stars waved and waved at the fans, who gathered to catch a glimpse of the two. Team xXx 3 headed for he St Regis hotel.
 Deepika and Vin's Mumbai schedule includes a press conference at their hotel in the evening, followed by a premiere of xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage at High Street Phoenix mall, where DJ Nucleya will perform for the duo. Deepika and Vin will also let their hair down at an after party, which will expectedly be attended by Bollywood bigwigs.

January continues to be a very busy month for Deepika Padukone, who attended the European premiere of her Hollywood debut on January 10 in London, represented her film at a Golden Globes after party before that and celebrated her birthday at the Mexico premiere of xXx 3 on January 5. Deepika made a splash each time she made an appearance for xXx 3 - she was ravishing in a scarlet Stella McCartney in London, turned heads in a yellow Ralph Lauren at the Golden Globes party and redefined chic in a black pant suit at the Mexico premiere.

After Deepika Padukone is done with her duties for xXx 3, she will resume filming her next Bollywood project, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed period film Padmavati. She plays the protagonist - the Rajput queen of the title - with Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh cast opposite her. Deepika's last Hindi film was 2015's Bajirao Mastani, also made by Mr Bhansali and co-starring Ranveer.

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage also stars Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev and Tony Jaa, and releases in India on January 14 while it's international release date is January 19.
  (With PTI inouts)