Claim: Saif Ali Khan was employed in a drama with many characters.

Cocktail is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Homi Adajania under the banner of Illuminati Films .  The film stars Saif Ali Khan , Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty in lead roles , with Dimple Kapadia and Boman Irani appearing in supporting roles . Randeep Hooda has a special appearance .   Adajania has previously worked with Khan , Kapadia , and Irani in his directorial debut Being Cyrus . Cocktail released worldwide on 13 July 2012 and received a positive to mixed reception from critics , with high praise to Deepika Padukone 's performance and was declared as the best performance of her career , earning her Best Actress nominations at various award ceremonies . Padukone was honoured with a Smita Patil memorial award for her breakthrough performance . The film also emerged as a major commercial success in both India and abroad . After its three-week run , Box Office India declared the movie a hit in India and abroad .