Deepika Padukone leaves for Canada to begin shooting for 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage'

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has left for Canada to shoot her Hollywood debut flick "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" opposite Vin Diesel.

Her "Bajirao Mastani" co-star and rumoured beau Ranveer Singh on Tuesday shared the news about the actress flying off to shoot for her maiden Hollywood project at the NDTV Indian of the Year 2015 awards ceremony here. 

Deepika was presented the Actor Of The Year trophy by her "Piku" co-star Amitabh Bachchan and Pawan Munjal, chairman of Hero MotoCorp.

"Deepika we are really proud of you. Since you are leaving tonight (Tuesday) to go and shoot your action Hollywood blockbuster, we all wish you all the best. May you conquer this new frontier and make us proud as you always had," said Ranveer in reference to her upcoming foreign project.

According to a source, the actress has left for Canada to shoot for the movie, and will begin working in a day or two. However, the exact location of the shoot is not known. 

Deepika is all geared up for the project and has worked on her fitness level as she often shares photographs and videos of herself training in the gym for her character in the movie. 

Meanwhile, "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" is not the first Hollywood project that has been offered to Deepika. It had been reported that she had turned down Diesel's offer to work in "Fast and Furious 7" in the past due to date issues.

In other news, after delivering back-to-back Bollywood films, including "Piku", "Tamasha" and "Bajirao Mastani", Deepika might not appear in any Hindi film this year.