"Filmmaking is an expensive job and the makers perhaps want to make sure that more people watch their creation," Deepika Padukone told NDTV
Piku collected a little above Rs 5 crore on its first day
Deepika had dedicated her Best Actress award to Kangana, which did not go well with the actress
In his review for NDTV, Saibal Chatterjee gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5
"Pure magic in th performances by @SrBachchan @irrfan_k & a career-best display from @deepikapadukone..Bravo!!," tweeted Ranveer Singh
"Piku is inspired from real life people," said Shoojit Sircar
Bollywood offers romance and comedy this week
Amitabh Bachchan plays Deepika's father in Piku
Deepika said that she became an admirer of Irrfan's sense of humour while shooting for Piku
"When I used to misbehave and my mother used to shout at me, then he was forced to punish me," Deepika said
This year you are going to see me in very different films. But there are a couple of movies which are not that glamorous," she said.
"I was surprised at the reaction, but I will be honest there were a couple of things that I personally didn't agree with either, I don't endorse infidelity, for me marriage is sacred . For me empowerment is equality," said the actress