India, June 6 -- Deepika Padukone's legacy is big and shiny enough for one to nearly forget what the superstar was like, back in the day as a newcomer, with no real ties to the world of cinema. In a recent chat with Siddharth Kannan, model Muzammil Ibrahim, opened up about his alleged 2-year relationship with Deepika.

Recalling the Deepika he says he knew, before she became a natural in front of the camera, Muzammil shared, "We were in a relationship for two years...She was very confident because she is Prakash Padukone's daughter, so everyone knew about her".

Sharing how he was a bigger thing back in the day than she was, he said, "I was a star at that time, she was not. She is a superstar now. Everyone knows her, nobody knows me. I am...