She had a bet with her Cocktail producer Dinesh Vijan about a song in the film not working. According to her, the ditty Daaru Desi would not be a rage; Dinu was very sure of the song's potential and asked her to place a bet of a million rupees.

When the song became a hit, Dinesh started following up with DP for the money. She first argued with him about the relative popularity of the song but when the song entered the charts she couldn't argue.

She then thought that her producer friend will not press for the money. But contrary to her expectations Dinesh kept following up for his money and after a period of dilly dallying Deepika paid him 10 lakhs from her pocket just four days ago.

A source said, "10 lakhs is no big amount for Deepika. She gained a lot more from Cocktail so it was indeed a small price to pay.

'' Of course she is still in a state of shock because she was made to pay this sum seriously for a bet that she so casually made (less)