While Deepika Padukone has been receiving accolades from across quarters, her Piku co-star Amitabh Bachchan has gone a step ahead and written a handwritten note to appreciate her performance in Padmaavat.

Terming the gesture as a 'reward' Deepika shared the token of appreciation on social media.

Amitabh Bachchan who recently watched Deepika's magnum opus Padmaavat is in all praises for her. Amitabh Bachchan wrote a handwritten letter to Deepika expressing how much he loved her performance in the movie.

Deepika Padukone took to her social media thanking him and wrote, "there are awards...there are rewards...& then there is THIS!Thank You Baba...🙏🏽 @amitabhbachchan"

there are awards...there are rewards...& then there is THIS!Thank You Baba...🙏 @amitabhbachchan

A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on Feb 2, 2018 at 2:25am PST

Deepika shares a special bond with Amitabh Bachchan who played her father onscreen in their 2015 release Piku.

The Padmaavat actress has been riding high on success with the critic and box office acclaim that has been coming her way ever since the release of the film.

'Padmaavat' marks to be Deepika's 7th movie to clock the 100 crore figure on the box office, making her the only actress in Bollywood with such huge Box office collection.