A few weeks ago, veteran actress Hema Malini launched her biography titled 'Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl'. Deepika Padukone , who was present at the launch of the book, was also the first recipient of the same. At the event, Hema not only talked about her biography but also said some wonderful words about Deepika. As a token of appreciation, Hema presented the very first copy of her biography to Deepika with a beautifully handwritten message which reads, "The content of the book that you graciously launched take on an added meaning as I hand over the baton to you for the glorious contribution of artistic excellence". Deepika took to Instagram to show her gratitude towards the beautiful gesture of Hema Malini , where she posted the pic of the handwritten note.

Talking about Hema Malini ’s biography, writer Ram Kamal Mukherjee has penned Hema's journey till now in this book. From her love affair with Jeetendra to falling for Dharmendra , the biography has some never revealed facts in it. Her biography is divided into 23 chapters revolving around her life and journey of which two chapters are dedicated to her daughters, Esha and Ahana.

Interestingly the evergreen Dream Girl touted Deepika as the new age dream girl.