India, June 20 -- Bollywood actor Diana Penty began her career as a model before making her Bollywood debut alongside Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in Cocktail. In a recent interview with Hauterrfly, Diana recalled how filmmaker Imtiaz Ali had initially approached her for Rockstar opposite Ranbir Kapoor, but eventually dropped her after 2-3 weeks of workshops. (Also Read: Diana Penty opens up about 12-year live-in relationship with boyfriend Harsh Sagar: 'In my head I'm married')

Recalling how she landed her first film, Cocktail, Diana reminisced about being approached for the lead role in Rockstar while she was still working as a model. She said, "I was in New York, modelling, and I got a call from my agency. They told me Imtiaz Al...