Naomi Scott is best known for essaying the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney’s musical live-action fantasy film Aladdin in 2019. The film also starred Mena Massoud as Aladdin and Will Smith as Genie. Naomi rose to prominence for her performances in the science fiction drama series Terra Nova in 2011 and the Disney Channel teen film Lemonade Mouth also in 2011. She has also starred in the superhero film Power Rangers in 2017 and the action comedy film Charlie’s Angels in 2019. Charlie’s Angels also stars Kristen Stewart and Ella Ballinska in the lead roles.
Naomi, received appreciation from the audience and critics alike for playing Princess Jasmine in the live-action film. But, did you know that once Naomi was mistaken by one of her foreign crew members for Deepika Padukone? In an interview, Naomi reminisced about the time when she was shooting for the film and played Deepika’s song, ‘Nagada Dhol’ from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram Leela’ on the set. She played the song because she used to love the song and one of her foreign crew members saw it and was quite impressed with it. They were so impressed, that they mistook Naomi for Deepika.