Deepika Padukone Biography

Name : Deepika padukone
Birthday : 5 Jan 1986
Place of Birth : Copenhagen, Denmark
Age : 29 years
Height : 5'7"
Zodiac Sign : Capricorn
Debut Film : Om Shanti Om
Awards : Best Female Debut for movie Om Shanti Om

Deepika Padukone, a stunning Indian actress and a model who is well known for her presence in Bollywood. Her talent made her to rope into the industry, even without any godfather. She has established herself as one of the top actress of B-town. She made her acting debut in 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya and later played the lead role in the movie "Om Shanti Om" opposite Shahrukh Khan, which proved a major commercial success and earned her the Filmfare Award for the "Best Female Debut". Deepika will now be seen in upcoming movies like Bajirao Mastani and Tamasha.

The diva of the Bollywood Deepika, was born on 5 January, 1986 to Prakash Padukone and Ujjala Padukone in Copenhagen, Denmark. When she was eleven months old they moved to Bangalore, India. While in high school, she played badminton at the state level. However, she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player. At the age of 17, Deepika made her first ramp show. Currently, she is dazzling the industry with her charm and acting skills.

Aditya Chopra recently approached Deepika Padukone with a plum offer. Sources said, "Deepika has been waiting for a good opportunity to work with YRF and vice-versa. Recently, she was offered a film, but couldn't take it up due to date issues. Before leaving for her London vacation, she met Aditya and following a discussion, he has got his team to work on the script. In a close door meeting, Aditya has asked them to pen a script just for Deepika."

Deepika is the elder daughter of Prakash Padukone, who was a former top world level badminton player and Ujjala Padukone, who is a travel agent. She has a younger sister Anisha, who is a golfer and ranks ninth in the country in the sport. Deepika is the grand-daughter of Ramesh Padukone, who was the Secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association for many years. She played her first official tournaments in the year 1962 and has won the Karnataka state junior championship title.


Bollywood latest buzz is revolving around the lovely couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. According to the sources the duo are very much in love. The onscreen couple obviously felt the sparks off-screen as well. They were spotted together on various occasions and dining. About the marriage she said, "I don't think I am ready for that phase of my life yet. Marriage is a very beautiful thing. It's not something I want to rush into or something that I ever want to regret. I feel more marriages are crumbling today. They are breaking at the drop of the hat. I am nobody to comment on what other people are going through, but it's sad to see this."

Deekika Padukone did her schooling in Sophia High School at Bangalore and completed her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. After completing her graduation she joined Indira Gandhi National Open University in Bachelors of Arts (Sociology) but never completed it.
Deepika gave up studies for modelling and acting. She was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Levi Strauss.

Tamasha is an upcoming Indian romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Ali and Sajid Nadiadwala. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. Tamasha will see Ranbir playing an easy-going guy, Ved Sahni, while Deepika will portray the role of a book fanatic, Tara Maheshwari. The film is scheduled to release on 25 December 2015.


Deepika Padukone will be playing the other titular role of Mastani in upcoming movie Bajirao Mastani. Mastani was the daughter of a Hindu Maharaja Chhatrasal of Bundelkhand province and his Persian-Muslim wife Ruhaani Bai who was a court dancer of the Nizam of Hyderabad. For the sword wielding sequence, the dimpled actress is, reportedly, expected to wear a 20 kg armour. The actress is also said to have been taking lessons in sword fighting and martial arts.


Deepika Padukone was recently seen in the film "Piku" alongwith megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan. About her character's style in the film, Deepika said, "I think Piku tries to keep her look stylish and functional at the same time. She believes in looking presentable, stylish and at the same time be comfortable at work. The style in the film is also like that, Piku works during the day, runs the house and also takes care of her father. " The film released on May 8, 2015.


Deepika Padukone pursued a career in modeling. She started modelling assignment with Lakme fashion week in 2005. Later, she signed many modelling assignments and was awarded as Model of the year in Kingfisher fashion awards. She was a Brand ambassador of Levi Strauss and Tissot SA. She made her cinematic debut in the Kannada Film Aishwarya in 2006 starring opposite actor Upendra.
She made her bollywood entry with Shahrukh Khan's Om shanti Om which was a blockbuster hit and made her to won FilmFare Best Female Debut Award. Her latest blockbuster hit was "Chennai Express" opposite King Khan and romantic flick "Ramleela" opposite Ranveer singh. She has received many prestigious modelling offers including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India and an annual jewellery exhibition. Then she was appeared in movies like Finding Fanny, Happy New Year and Piku.

Director Homi Adajania, producer Dinesh Vijan and Fox Star Studios are all set for the Hindi adaptation of the Hollywood film The Fault In Our Stars. The film might star Deepika Padukone and Varun Dhawan in the lead roles. This will be the third film that will bring Homi and Deepika together after the successful Cocktail and Finding Fanny. A hat-trick in the offing for the maker and his favourite heroine. The film will also bring Varun and Deepika together for the first time.

Deepika Padukone played state level badminton till the 10th standard.

Deepika was openly dating Ranbir Kapoor, and had his initials tattooed at back of her neck. The couple later broke off.

One look at this dimpled beauty and you know she was marked for fame and the world of glamour. And she hasn’t disappointed. From the daughter of a famous sportsperson to a supermodel, to an actress, she has done it all with panache.

Deepika was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family moved to Bangalore, India, when she was eleven months old. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is a retired badminton player of international repute, and her mother is a travel agent. Padukone also has a younger sister, Anisha. Deepika attended Sophia High School in Bangalore, and completed her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. While in high school she played badminton at the state level.However, she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player.

Deepika Padukone has appeared in several print and television commercials like Liril, Limca and Close-up. She was the brand ambassador for Jewels of India, a jewellery exhibition and the also face of Maybelline, an international brand. She also appeared in the 2006 Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar.

In 2006 itself, Deepika made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Aishwarya opposite actor Upendra. The very next year, Deepika made a successful Bollywood debut with Farah Khan’s blockbuster Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

Deepika was then seen romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor and alongside Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba. The film performed reasonably well at the box office.

In 2009, she was once again seen in a double-role along with Akshay Kumar in Chandni Chowk To China. Next she was paired with Saif Ali Khan in Love Aaj Kal. The movie was well received at the box office.

In 2010, she had a total of five releases; Karthik Calling Karthik, Housefull, Lafangey Parindey, Break Ke Baad and period film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se. Deepika was seen in Desi Boyz and Aarakshan in 2011; while Desi Boyz did well at the box-office the latter failed to do so.

Her upcoming films are Race 2, Cocktail and Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani.

Deepika Padukone a beautiful Bollywood actress and model came to this industry with her own talent and without any god father. Unlike most of the Bollywood actress who enter in Bollywood just because of their family background – Deepika came in Bollywood with her own self and established herself as a strong competitor. Deepika Padukone was born on 5th of January in 1986 in Denmark (outside India).


Deepika established herself as one of the successful actress in Bollywood industry. Check out Deepika Padukone wiki to her personal life story details like current height and weight, hobbies, zodiac sign etc

Deepika born in a good family as her father was a famous Badminton player and her mother was a travel agent
She also love playing Badminton and in the free time she play this game with full enjoyment and also played state level Badminton
She also worked with various brands like Limca, Liril, Dabur, jewels of India and many more
She started writing some articles in the Hindustan times since 2009
Deepika also won the Model of the year title in 5th Kingfisher award ceremony
From the college days, she was active  in the Modeling and also walk on the ramp for her college and in other competitions
She debut herself in the industry with a Kannada film in 2006 and in 2007 got an opportunity to prove herself and debut in Bollywood in the film “Om Shanti Om”
For her debut in Bollywood, she got  the Film Fare best debut female award

Deepika Padukone (Konkani:ದೀಪಿಕಾ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ)) is an Indian actress and a former model. Padukone made her acting debut with the 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya. The following year, she made her Hindi film debut with the blockbuster Om Shanti Om which earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.


Padukone was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family moved to Bangalore, India, when she was eleven months old. Padukone is of Mangalorean origin, and her mother tongue is Konkani. Her lineage hails from Padukone village in Kundapura Taluk in the Udupi District of the state of Karnataka, India. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is a retired badminton player of international repute, and her mother is a travel agent. Padukone also has a younger sister, Anisha, born on February 2, 1991.

Padukone attended Sophia High School in Bangalore, and completed her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore. While in high school she played badminton at the state level. However, she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player.

Modeling
While in college, Padukone pursued a career in modeling. She was spotted in a ramp competition in NLS, Bangalore. Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brand names as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, and has been "brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail jewelery show. The cosmetics company Maybelline made her its international spokesperson.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards she was awarded the title "Model of the Year". Shortly afterward, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006 and won two trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: "Female Model of the Year - (Commercial Assignments)" and "Fresh Face of the Year". Padukone was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and later Levi Strauss and Tissot SA.

Acting
Deepika got her formal acting training from the Anupam Kher School of Acting where she was one of the most dedicated students. After pursuing a successful career in modeling, Padukone branched out into acting. She started by starring in the music video for the song Naam Hai Tera from the independent pop album Aap Kaa Surroor by Himesh Reshammiya.

In 2006, Padukone made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Aishwarya starring opposite actor Upendra. She later made a successful Bollywood debut in 2007 with Farah Khan's international hit Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan. Her performance was well received, earning the actress a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award as well as her first Filmfare Best Actress nomination.

 Taran Adarsh from indiaFM noted, "Deepika has all it takes to be a top star — the personality, the looks and yes, she's supremely talented too. Standing in the same frame as SRK and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a whiff of fresh air!" Padukone was then seen in Siddharth Anand's romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor and alongside Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba.

The film, which released on 15 August 2008, performed reasonably well at the box office. Her next film Chandni Chowk To China, released on 16 January 2009, and was a critical and commercial disaster. Padukone's fourth release Love Aaj Kal, released on 31 July 2009 and proved to be one of the biggest hits of 2009.

Padukone will be next seen in Excel Entertainment’s Karthik Calling Karthik opposite Farhan Akhtar, which is slated to release on 26 February 2009. Her future projects include Sajid Khan’s Housefull alongside Akshay Kumar, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar, and Kunal Kohli’s Break Ke Baad co-starring Imran Khan.

In 2009, Deepika started writing weekly columns for HT City, the lifestyle supplement of Hindustan Times. These columns appear online on social network, Desimartini.

Personal life
In March 2008, Padukone began dating Ranbir Kapoor, her co-star from the film Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008). The couple broke up in November 2009.

Deepika Padukone  (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian model turned actress. Deepika Padukone is daughter of  former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone, Deepika grew up into a sultry model with dreams in her eyes to make it big in showbiz industry. Though she played badminton during her school days and reached to the level of a State player, she did not take her game to the national level as she had set her sights on the glamorous world of showbiz. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, at eleven months old she moved to Mangalore, Karnataka when her family returned to India
She attended high school in Dehli. She was a proud member of the dance club run by her father. She has been modeling for advertising Liril soap, Dabur Lal powder Part plus shampoo and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery festival. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international covergirl face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006. She also won two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year. She recently did a commercial for Moods condoms. She is a brand ambassador for Kingfisher Airlines

Deepika Padukone looks a natural athlete with a height of 5 ft 9 inches. She was born on January 5th 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark and spent her childhood in Bangalore. She did her schooling from Sophia’s High School, Bangalore and completed her undergraduate program from Mount Carmel College. Deepika Padukone entered the international Scenario with her first campaign with Maybelline, one of the most renowned cosmetic brands. Deepika Padukone was associated with the glamour world from the very childhood and has appeared in various advertisement campaigns including that of Close-up, Liril and so on. Deepika Padukone has received formal training in Bharatnatyam dancing and has also played badminton at the state level like her father. But unlike her father she could not continue the game because of her board exams and to add to this was acting which was her passion as she could associate herself with it but she was not very comfortable with playing badminton. Deepika’s mother, Ujjala Padukone is a travel agent. This beautiful actress has a younger sister named Anisha. Her graceful appearance and dimpled smile made her feature in Kingfisher’s Swimsuit calendar 2006. The title for the female model of the year for commercial assignments and Fresh Face of the year at Idea Zee F Awards has also been awarded to her. This actress has maintained her stardom with grace as she is very calm and composed. Aishwariya Rai is her idol and to be like her she has a long way to go in her acting career.


Deepika's schooling was done in Sophia's High School, Bangalore and she did her undergraduate studies from Mount Carmel College. Her father is the legendary Badminton player Prakash Padukone who was one of India's greatest sportsmen. Her mother is a travel agent.

Padukone has branched out from modeling into acting. She started by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by Himesh Reshammiya.

More recently Padukone made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone made her Bollywood debut in the Farah Khan- directed film Om Shanti Om, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. In the movie, she has been depicted as a 1970s superstar Shantipriya and later as Sandhya aka Sandy. Padukone has already signed Priyadarshan's next film Pirate, and Made In China opposite Akshay Kumar.
Deepika got her formal training from the maestro himself who is none other than Mr. Anupam Kher. His training institution was the place where she got her formal acting training from. She was a quick learner as well as a very dedicated student.

Like the usual trend in Bollywood, Deepika Padukone has already been linked with various men and the recent gossip is her relationship with the famous cricketer Mahindra Singh Dhoni.

Now leaving apart the reel life and coming to her real life, Deepika Padukone is a very timid person with lots of values which she has inherited from her parents. She is not at all an extrovert. During her spare time, she is either spending time with her friends and if not that she prefers to fly home and spend time with her family. Her favourite films are Matrix and Charlie’s Angels. She has always admired three women in the industry whom she saw acting when she was growing up and they are none other than Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit and of course Aishwariya Rai.

Deepika made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film, Aishwarya in 2006. The actress literally exploded into Bollywood with Om Shanti Om (2007) opposite King Khan. For the same film, Deepika Padukone was honoured with the Filmfare award for Sony Fresh Face of the year.

She also won the Filmfare award for the best female debutante for the year 2007.Her 2008 release was Yash Raj's Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor, which had a fairly decent run at the box office.

It also remains her biggest commercial success so far. She subsequently appeared in films such as Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Housefull (2010). While the former earned her a Filmfare nomination in the Best Actress category, the latter emerged as a commercial success.

In addition to acting, Padukone is also the ambassador of prominent brands such as Tissot, Sony Cybershot, Nescafe and Kingfisher Airlines.

Deepika Padukone is the daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukone. The model-turned-actress did her schooling from Sophia High School, Bangalore and completed her graduation at Mount Carmel College.

Deepika started her career by modelling in television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Close-Up and Limca.Deepika hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover face.At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, she was awarded the title 'Model of the Year'.

Shortly Deepika was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2006, thus cementing her reputation as a supermodel.Deepika gave her debut performance by starring in the music video Naam Hai Tera from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor by Himesh Reshammiya.

She began the year 2011 with an item number in Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum starring Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu in the lead. Her song was a remixed version of Zeenat Aman's iconic song from Hare Rama Hare Krishna.

The raunchy lyrics and suggestive dancing received mixed reviews. The Deccan Chronicle mentioned her moves as "mechanised gyrations", while Adarsh wrote, "Deepika scorches the screen in the title track. "

She will next be featured in Homi Adajania's Cocktail opposite Saif Ali Khan, Soundarya Rajnikanth's Tamil film Kochadaiyaan opposite Rajnikanth and Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani opposite Ranbir Kapoor.
Deepika Padukone was born in year 1986 in Mangalore. Deepika Padukone is a light brown eyed Indian Super Model. Deepika Padukone is a renowned Indian Model and has been featured in several commercials, Her levis ad is on the hot favriotes for her fans. She has also been featured in the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar – 2006.

Deepika Padukone is a popular personality and has won Female Model of the year 2006 award to authenticate her talent as a Model. Deepika Padukone as a Bollywood Actress & Indian model has showcased her work in the movies – Pirat, Aishwarya, Delhi 6, Om Shanti Om. She also did a song in Himesha’s Aap Ka Suroor – ‘Naam Hai Tera Tera’

At SouthDreamz.com Deepika Padukone has been chosen as a grand performer and rated as a Struggling Indian Personality.

SouthDreamz.com rates Deepika Padukone a 9/10 for her Beauty & Looks, 8/10 for her Figure & Stats and a 8.5/10 for her talent as a Bollywood Actress & Indian model.

Deepika Padukone is also spelled as Dipeeka, Deepika Padukone, Deepkha.

Deepika Padukone Biography
Deepika Padukone was born in Mangalore, Karnataka in the year 1986. She is the most celebrated Indian model and an upcoming actress.

Daughter of a former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone, Deepika grew up into a sultry model with dreams in her eyes to make it big in showbiz industry. Though she played badminton during her school days and reached to the level of a State player, she did not take her game to the national level as she had set her sights on the glamorous world of showbiz.

Pursuing her dreams, Deepika Padukone quickly became a model endorsing leading brands like Liril soap, Limca, Close-Up toothpaste, Kingfisher and several other products, which include international cosmetics giant Maybelline. The pretty svelte model won numerous awards for her modeling style. Her sensuous photographs appearing on the 2006 Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar has virtually proved that she is indeed a supermodel in her own right.
She was chosen as the ‘Model of the Year’ by Kingfisher at its Fashion Awards; and further was awarded the ‘Female Model of the Year’ award in commercial assignments category and ‘Fresh Face of the Year’ at Idea Zee Fashion F Awards.

Deepika Padukone entered film industry with a Kannada film, “Aishwarya” in 2006 starring opposite Kannada hero, Upendra. The following year she bagged three Bollywood films, “Om Shanti Om”, “Pirate” and “Delhi 6″. She has also appeared in a musical video, “Aap Ka Suroor” by Himesh Reshammiya.

This pretty girl has a long way to go in Bollywood and many predict that she will be the next big thing in Bollywood.

While in college, Padukone pursued a career in modeling. She was spotted in a ramp competition in NLS, Bangalore. Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brand names as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, and has been “brand ambassador” for the Jewels of India retail jewelery show. The cosmetics company Maybelline made her its international spokesperson.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards she was awarded the title “Model of the Year”. Shortly afterward, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006 and won two trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: “Female Model of the Year – (Commercial Assignments)” and “Fresh Face of the Year”. Padukone was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and later Levi Strauss and Tissot SA.
Bollywood’s top diva, Deepika Padukone, is the daughter of India’s former badminton champion, Mr. Prakash Padukone. He got initiated into Badminton by his father Mr. Ramesh Padukone, Secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association (for quite a while).


He was born on 10th June in the year 1955. Mr. Padukone stands tall at 6 feet 1 inch. He is known as the Gentle Tiger in the world of Badminton.

Mr. Padukone is the first Indian to win a Gold medal at the All England Championship (Men’s singles) at London in the year 1980. He has established Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation for the promotion of Sports in India along with co – founder Geet Sethi. His biography has been chronicled in Touch Play, second biography of any badminton player. It has been recorded by Dev S. Sukumar.

After his retirement in 1991, he had been the chairman of the Badminton Association of India for a short time span. He was also the coach of the Indian National Badminton Team from 1993 – 96.

Mr. Padukone runs the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bengaluru. Currently he resides in Bangalore with his wife Ujjala and two daughters, Deepika and Anisha.

A World Champion, Prakash Padukone won the Padmashree in the year 1982. He has bagged quite a number of Awards including the Arjuna Award in the year 1972, Bronze medal in the Men’s singles World Championships held atCopenhagen in the year 1983, Gold medal in the 1981 World Cup (Men’s singles) in Kuala Lumpur and a Gold medal at the Men’s singles Commonwealth Games at Edmenton in the year 1978.

Actress Deepika Padukone wants her dad to be honoured with the title of Bharat Ratna, considering his contribution to Badminton throughout his career. Mr. Padukone is proud to see his daughter doing so well in her chosen field.

Ujjala Padukone, mother of Deepika is a travel agent. She has been instrumental in bringing up her kids. She is extremely glad to have two lovely daughters in spite of initially wanting to have a son. She wanted to give birth to a son as she does not have any brother and therefore wanted to fill the void. But now she admits to be having the world’s best daughters!
Mrs. Padukone has not only taught her daughters to live, speak and conduct themselves but also how to multitask and yet be good at whatever they do!

Bangalore based Ujjala Ji is perennially worried about Deepika’s safety, who currently stays in Mumbai. Since she (Deepika) is grown up now, her mom has got the courage to let her stay away from her. If she would have been young, Ujjala would have thought twice before sending her off.

he gets worried when Deepika has to travel alone late at night!  It’s her faith in God that has made her strong in such circumstances. She does not have faith in the system whether it will change or not but it’s her belief in God and her children that takes care of things and make them better!

Deepika’s mom is more concerned about the safety of her younger daughter Anisha as she needs to travel to Delhi regularly due to her Golf tournaments. She is paranoid about Delhi and Anisha keeps going there!

Mrs. Padukone is extremely stylish and has been a fashion icon in the actress’s life! Her dressing sense influenced leggy lass Deepika which can be seen in her as she too loves dressing up in whites, beiges, creams and pastels. She has picked up her mom’s style statement – keeping one’s look simple is a fashion nuance! Therefore she does not go for accessorizing herself much.

The 27 year old actress’s paternal grandma, Ahilya Padukone, passed away on 28th August, 2012, days after the sad news of actor A.K. Hungal’s demise.  The 89 year old lady was apparently suffering from some cardiac problem. She got admitted to a private hospital in Bangalore just the day before (August 27th). She stopped responding to the treatments and left the world within few hours.

All the family members of the Padukone family were present in the hospital at the time of her death. A large number of sportspersons and well wishers have condoled death of Ahilya Padukone.

Anisha, younger sister of Deepika is a golf player. The professional golfer is currently ranked 9th in India! The 22 year old Bangalorean is five years younger to sis Deepika. The siblings share a simple sisterly bond like any other siblings. Deepika is more of a motherly figure for her and is extremely caring and protective towards her. The sisters don’t get to spend time but when they do, they do have a good time together!

Anisha has watched all of her sis’s films. She liked her most in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Love Aaj Kal, Cocktail and Karthik Calling Karthik. In terms of Dip’s performance, she loved her in Lafangey Parindey (though it flopped). Anisha also liked her di’s performance in her debut film, Om Shanti Om!

Deepika always calls up her family after each of her movie release to know what they think. Anisha, is a harsh critic and tells it right away if she does not like her performance in any movie. She did not enjoy Chennai Express and she told her (Deepika) that it’s not her kind of movie! She watched Deepika’s latest movie – Goliyon Ki Raasleela – Ramleela with her mom and dad and absolutely loved it!

She doesn’t get frazzled, but prefers staying away from all the attention. It’s always a proud moment to be known for one of your family’s achievements, according to the golfer. When the two sisters were growing up, it was because of their father. But it was not that intense. Ever since Deepika got into movies, the attention has intensified! Initially, Anisha didn’t know how to react to it, but after a point, she got used to it. She still likes her space though!

Deepika is an Indian Film actor and a former model. She was born on 5th January, 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark.  She made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya and in the following year, she made her Hindi Film debut in the bollywood blockbuster hit Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan, which earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. It also remains her biggest commercial success so far. Subsequently she appeared in films such as Love Aaj Kal and Housefull. While the former earned her a Filmfare nomination in Best Actress category, the latter was a commercial success.

Deepika is of Mangalorean origin and her mother tongue is Konkani. She hails from the Padukone village in the Kundapura Tulak in Udupi district of southern part of Karnataka. Prakash Padukone, her father was a badminton player of  international repute. Deepika’s  mother Ujjala is a travel agent. Deepika also has a younger sister Anisha Padukone.

Deepika did her schooling in Sophia high school, Bangalore and completed her  pre-university education at the Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. When She was completing her high school education she played Badminton at the state level.However, she was not interested in pursuing Badminton as a career.

When Padukone was a year old her family shifted to Banglore. She went to a Sophia High School at Banglore. She completed her pre-university education at Mount Carmel College. After the completion of pre-university education she entered to the Indira Gandhi National Open University to complete her bachelor degree of arts in sociology. But later she dropped out because of her modelling career. Her focus of life was badminton also at her young age.

eepika Padukone is a daughter of Parkash Padukone. He is a famous badminton legend. He played at International level for India and won the All England Championship in 1980. Her mother named Ujjala is a travel agent. Their mother tongue is konkani.

Deepika Padukone started her career as a model. At the age of eight she appeared in a couple of advertising campaigns. Padukone gained recognition with a television commercial for the soap Liril, and modelled for various other brands and products. In 2005, she made her runway debut at the Lakme Fashion Week for designer Suneet Varma, and won the “Model of the Year” award at the Kingfisher Fashion Awards. She also appeared in music video of Himesh Reshammiya’s song “Naam Hai Tera” and then she offer roles for films.

Breakthrough: In 2006 she made her debut film “Aishwarya” directed by Indrajit Lankesh. It was a Kannada film. In year 2007  “Om Shanti Om” was released with a lead male character Sharukh khan. She got popular from this film.


2008: Best Female debut by Apsara Film and Television  Producers Guild Awards for “Om Shanti Om”.
2008: Best Female debut by Filmfare Awards for “Om Shanti Om”.
2010: Chevrolet Heartbeat of the Nation  by Apsara Film and Television  Producers Guild Awards.
2011: International Female Icon by Zee Cine Awards.
2012: Critics Award For Best Actress by Big Star Entertainment Awards for “Cocktail”.

She is a big fan of Hema Malini, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen, and Juhi Chawla.
Her favorite actors are Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Johnny Depp, Richard Gere, Brad Pitt, and Amitabh Bachchan.
Her hobbies includes eating, sleeping, watching movies and listening music.
She likes to play basketball, tennis, throw ball and baseball.
She was a National player of badminton at her young age.
Her favorite Indian designers are Tarun Tahiliani, Manish Malhotra and Rohit Bal.
Her five favorite songs are Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein from Kabhi Kabhie – Love Is Life (1976), Pehla Nasha from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Angel by Lionel Richie, Ankhon Mein Teri Ajab Si from Om Shanti Om (2007), and We Are The World by Michael Jackson.
She is a spokesmodel of Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste, Limca, Jewels of India, Parachute’s Advanced Massager, Levi Strauss (India) Pvt. Ltd., and Maybelline.
Her favorite food is Dosa, Upma.
Her favorite holiday destination is France.
Her favorite perfume is Hugo Boss.
She  has admitted to being socially awkward as a child, and did not have many friends.



Deepika Padukone is the daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukone and Ujjala, a travel agent.
She also has a younger sister, Anisha.
She was born in Denmark and her family moved to Bangalore when she was only eleven months old.
The model-turned-actress did her schooling from Sophia High School, Bangalore and completed her graduation at Mount Carmel College. While in high school, she played badminton at the state level like her father and was a member of her father`s badminton club. However, she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player as she found her true calling in a career in modelling world.
She started by starring in the music video for the song `Naam Hai Tera` from the independent pop album ‘Aap Kaa Surroor’ by Himesh Reshammiya.
Deepika made her debut in the South Indian film industry in 2006 with the Kannada film ‘Aishwarya’ directed by Indrajit Lankesh, which was declared a hit at the box-office.
She made a successful entry in Bollywood with ‘Om Shanti Om’ (OSO), as the film went on to become the biggest hit of the year, both in India and abroad.
Deepika made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film, Aishwarya in 2006. The actress literally exploded into Bollywood with Om Shanti Om (2007) opposite King Khan. For the same film, Deepika Padukone was honoured with the Filmfare award for Sony Fresh Face of the year.

She also won the Filmfare award for the best female debutante for the year 2007.Her 2008 release was Yash Raj's Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor, which had a fairly decent run at the box office.

It also remains her biggest commercial success so far. She subsequently appeared in films such as Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Housefull (2010). While the former earned her a Filmfare nomination in the Best Actress category, the latter emerged as a commercial success.

In addition to acting, Padukone is also the ambassador of prominent brands such as Tissot, Sony Cybershot, Nescafe and Kingfisher Airlines.

Deepika Padukone is the daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukone. The model-turned-actress did her schooling from Sophia High School, Bangalore and completed her graduation at Mount Carmel College.

Deepika started her career by modelling in television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Close-Up and Limca.Deepika hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover face.At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, she was awarded the title 'Model of the Year'.

Shortly Deepika was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar 2006, thus cementing her reputation as a supermodel.Deepika gave her debut performance by starring in the music video Naam Hai Tera from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor by Himesh Reshammiya.

She began the year 2011 with an item number in Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum starring Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu in the lead. Her song was a remixed version of Zeenat Aman's iconic song from Hare Rama Hare Krishna.

The raunchy lyrics and suggestive dancing received mixed reviews. The Deccan Chronicle mentioned her moves as "mechanised gyrations", while Adarsh wrote, "Deepika scorches the screen in the title track. "

She will next be featured in Homi Adajania's Cocktail opposite Saif Ali Khan, Soundarya Rajnikanth's Tamil film Kochadaiyaan opposite Rajnikanth and Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani opposite Ranbir Kapoor.

Does Deepika Padukone drink: No
Does Deepika Padukone smoke: No
She learned acting none other than the veteran actor Anupam Kher and dance under Shiamak Davar.
She is active in working for social causes and a part of Greenathon Campaign and even adopted a village Ambegaon in Maharashtra.
She worked as a freelance writer for the print media, Hindustan Times in the year 2009. She used to write about Lifestyle.
Deepika’s most popular dialogue in “ Om Shanti Om “ movie was ‘ Kutte, Kameene! Bhagwan Ke liye mujhe chhod De!’ and other was “Ek chutki sindoor ki kimat tum kya jano ramesh babu… Eshwar ka aashirwaad hota hai ek chutki sindoor!
She also worked with various popular brands like Limca, Liril, Dabur, Jewels of India and many more.
For her debut in Bollywood, She got the Filmfare Best Debut Female Award.
She has admitted to being socially awkward as a child, and did not have many friend

She loves to do cardio exercises.
Warm up on treadmill 20-30 minutes.
She play basketball, baseball and badminton.
She likes to do exercises with dumbbells.
She do Yoga in Evenings.
The best feeling is when you are remembered for the character you play on the screen and people associate you with that character. There is no better feeling than that feeling.
I have always been focused on my job. No profession allows you the luxury of being half-focused. If you’re not into it, you’re not there. And the film industry is all the more harsh in these cases, perhaps because it’s a business of the limelight.
Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don’t give up easily. I am a fighter.
I don’t think I am a star; I consider myself like any other girl who is of my age. Others may be working in office and doing different jobs. Similarly I don’t think I am doing something different… I am also working.
For me, competition is good; that is what keeps me on my toes and keeps me going. I am always trying to better my own work, do better than my earlier films… do films that are challenging and exciting for me.

When Padukone was a year old, her family relocated to Bangalore, India. She was educated at Sophia High School in Bangalore. She completed her pre-university education at Mount Carmel College. She later enrolled at the Indira Gandhi National Open University for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Socialogy, but later quit it due to arranging conflicts with her modelling profession.
Bollywood’s top diva Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress and model who was born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Konkani speaking parents. She is one of the most popular and highest paid Indian actress. She has established a career in Bollywood films and is awarded with two filmfare Awards. She is the daughter of the badminton player Prakash Padukone and her mother Ujjala is a travel agent.


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Bollywood’s top diva Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress and model who was born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Konkani speaking parents. She is one of the most popular and highest paid Indian actress. She has established a career in Bollywood films and is awarded with two filmfare Awards. She is the daughter of the badminton player Prakash Padukone and her mother Ujjala is a travel agent.

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When Padukone was a year old, her family relocated to Bangalore, India. She was educated at Sophia High School in Bangalore. She completed her pre-university education at Mount Carmel College. She later enrolled at the Indira Gandhi National Open University for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Socialogy, but later quit it due to arranging conflicts with her modelling profession.

Early Life and Modelling Career:


Padukone did not have too much friends. The focus of her life was Badminton. She played Badminton from a young age. She describe her daily routine in a interview in 2012 , Padukone said,” I would wake up at five in the morning, go for physical training, go to school, again go for playing Badminton, finish my homework and go to sleep.”She also played baseball in a few state level tournaments. She also worked as a child model. At the age of eight, she first appearing in a couple of advertising campaigns. In the tenth grade, she decided to become a fashion model. In 2004, She began a full time career as a model under the tutelage of Prasad Bidapa. (Prasad Bidapa is a designer, fashion guru, stylist, consultant, image consultant and choreographer).  Early in his career, She gained identification with a television commercial for the soap Liril and also modelled for various products and brands. Padukone get fame when she appeared in a highly popular print campaign Kingfisher Calender 2006.

She received many offer for film roles and made her acting debut as the titular character of the Kannada movie ‘Aishwarya’ in 2006. Then Padukone played dual roles in her first bollywood blockbuster movie- Om Shanti Om in 2007. For this movie, She won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Main aur Mrs Khanna (2009),  Rana (2014), Karthik Calling Karthik (2010), Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010), Chandni Chowk to China (2009), Aishwarya (2006), Dum Maaro Dum (2011), Aarakshan (2011), Break Ke Baad (2010), Race 2 (2013), Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela (2013), Housefull (2010), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013),Cocktail (2012), Om Shanti Om (2007), Piku (2015), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Chennai Express (2013), Finding Fanny (2014), Happy New Year (2014), Kochadaiiyaan: The Legend (2014), Desi Boyz (2011), Lafangey Parindey (2010).

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Deepika Padukone is a model turned actor. After ruling the fashion ramps, in Bollywood she debuted in the mega blockbuster movie Om Shanti Om, opposite Shahrukh Khan and directed by Farah Khan. She got the Filmfare award for best female debut for this movie. She started her acting career with a Kannada film, Aishwarya. Born to badminton player Prakash Padukone, Deepika is a national level badminton champion. S
An accomplished badminton player and graceful fashion model everyone knows the face of attractive rising Bollywood star for being the best-dressed celebrity in India. Trained in the Japanese martial art of jujutsu, she often performs her own stunts.

D.O.B: January 5, 1986
Nicknames: DP, Dippy
Marital Status: Unmarried
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Family: Her father, Prakash, is a former badminton player of international repute, and her mother, Ujjala, is a travel agent. Her younger sister, Anisha, is a golfer.

Top 10 Hit Songs of Deepika Padukone
1. Tum Hi Ho Bandhu- Cocktail
2. Chor Bazaari- Love Aaj Kal
3. Uff Teri Adaa- Karthik Calling Karthik
4. Khuda Jaane- Bachna Ae Haseeno
5. Subha Hone Na De – Desi Boyz
6. Balam Pichkari- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
7. Daaru Desi- Cocktail
8. Nagada Sang Dhol- Ram-Leela
9. Dilliwaali Girlfriend- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Idea Zee F Awards - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) (2006)
Idea Zee F Awards - Fresh Face of the year(2006)
Kingfisher Fashion Awards - Model of the Year (2005)
Filmfare Awards - Best Female Debut - Om Shanti Om (2008)
Filmfare Awards - Best Actress - Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela(2014)

Although born in Copenhagen, Deepika relocated to Bangalore, India with her parents when she was only one year old. In her early years, she studied at Mount Carmel College and enrolled for a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from Indira Gandhi National Open University.

Being the daughter of a former badminton player Prakash Padukone, Deepika too played badminton at the national level championships. She also played baseball in state level tournaments. Her initial years she focused on badminton and sports, which left her no time to make many friends. She also worked as a child artist for several advertisement campaigns.

However, she left her badminton career to become a fashion model, after consulting her father. In 2004, she became a full time model and appeared in newspaper and TV ads for brands like Liril, Limca and Closeup toothpaste. Soon, she became internationally famous when Maybelline made her their new international cover girl face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006, thus cementing her reputation as a supermodel. She also bagged two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year.

Deepika’s first film was the Kannada Movie Aishwarya in 2006. In 2007, she played a double role in the blockbuster Bollywood film Om Shanti Om and won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Up next, she earned accolades for playing the lead female role in the 2009 romance film Love Aaj Kal, and the 2010 drama Lafangey Parindey. After a few unsuccessful films, her claim to fame came in the 2012 hit film Cocktail, which won her several nominations and awards. This jump started her career as a leading actress in Bollywood. The following year she played the leading role in highest grossing films like Yeh Jawani hai Deewani and Chennai Express. In 2013, Deepika won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in the film Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.

In 2014, she completed filming for Finding Fanny, and still shooting for films like Happy New Year, Tamasha, Piku and Bajirao Mastani.

Deepika Padukone talks to TOI about Rahul Dravid and her father, the role of Himesh Reshammiya in her career and why Ranbir Kapoor will always hold a special place in her life.

It's the year end and a number of award functions are round the corner. And Deepika Padukone seems to be the actress in demand for the same!
Deepika Padukone is the daughter of badminton champion Prakash Padukone. Born in Denmark, Deepika was an established model before Farah Khan selected her to star opposite Shahrukh Khan in the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om.
Deepika Padukone personal live has also been in the spotlight. She once lived in with boyfriend Nihar Pandya, but since their breakup she has been rumoured to have dated Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh and was also once courted by Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. She is now dating Ranbir Kapoor, with whom she was also linked previously.


Deepika is the daughter of former badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. She was born in Denmark. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is a retired badminton player of international repute, and her mother Ujjala is a travel agent. Padukone also has a younger sister, Anisha, born on February 2; 1991.She did her schooling from Bangalore. She pursued Modeling as her career and was then chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines.

She being a South Indian she debuted from a Kannada film Aishwarya (2006) opposite Upendra. She made a ravishing entry in Bollywood with Farah Khan's Om Shanti om opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

Later she has given back to back hits like Bachna Hai Haseeno (2008), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Housefull (2009).
Currently she is all set with Prakash Jha's ambitious project Aarakshan co-starring Amitabh Bachchan and Saif Ali Khan. She plays Bachchan's daughter and Khan's love-interest in the film.


Deepika was dating Ranbir Kapoor since March 2008 then they broke up in November 2009. Presently she is dating Kingfisher scion Siddhartha Mallya.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s committed project ‘Bajirao Mastani’ will see Deepika Padukone playing the nominal role of Mastani. The talented actress has been roped in to play the role of the daughter of a Hindu Maharaja Chhatrasal of Bundelkhand. Lately this versatile actress was in the headlines for the fact that she wore a 20-kg armor for a fight sequence. Deepika had to perform a sword-wielding sequence and in order to make the scene look perfect and leave no loopholes in it, she had reportedly, also taken lessons in sword fighting and martial arts.

Briefing about the skillful actress, Deepika Padukone, is well known for her acting as well as her modeling skills. She is someone who has survived this industry without having any backbone behind her. Her talent has rooted her into the industry without the support of any godfather. Deepika’s proficiency made her carve her own path and not follow anyone else’s footsteps.

Deepika Padukone was born on 5 January 1986. She is the daughter of Prakash Padukone and Ujjala Padukone and was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Circumstances made her return back to Bangalore, India when she was eleven months. Deepika, like her father Prakash Padukone, too enjoyed badminton, pursued the game, and has played state level matches. However, she realized later that badminton was not her forte. She was enrolled with the Indira Gandhi National Open University in Bachelors of Arts (Sociology), when she made her debut.

She debuted with her Kannada film ‘Aishwarya’ that released in 2006. Her maiden movie in Bollywood was ‘Om Shanti Om’ where she was casted opposite Shahrukh Khan, for which she was applauded genuinely and was awarded with Best Female Debut at the Filmfare Award. Deepika Padukone was last seen in ‘Happy New Year’, where she was casted opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Her to-be-released list of movies include ‘Piku’ where she will be seen playing daughter to Amitabh Bachchan and ‘Tamasha’ opposite Ranbir Kapoor.

The adept actress has also been attending workshops and learning Bengali for the movie ‘Piku,’ for which she was also assisted by veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee.




Began her modeling career at a young age, first appearing in advertising campaigns aged eight. Was a promising badminton player as a teenager, but decided to pursue an acting instead of a sports career. Her father Prakash Padukone is a former world number one badminton player. Made her screen debut in the romantic comedy Aishwarya in 2006. Had her breakthrough with Om Shanti Om, the highest grossing Bollywood film of  2007. Has topped the ranking of the Indian editions of People, Maxim and FHM of the most attractive women. Has received numerous awards, including three Filmfare Awards, most notably as best actress in 2014 for Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. Co-created a fashion line with Van Heusen.

Deepika Padukone is an Indian model and film actress who was born on January 5th, 1986 to a couple of Indian origin in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her father was a badminton player whose name is Prakash, and her mother was a travel agent named, Ujjala. She has a sister named Anisha who is a golfer. She received her early education from Sophia High School in Bangalore.

Then to complete her pre-university education, she was admitted to Mount Carmel College. After completing college, she got admission in Indra Gandhi University for the Bachelor of Arts but could not complete her degree in sociology because she was busy with modeling.
Deepika Padukone is not married yet, and she does not have any plans in the near future of tying knots. A scandal of Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika started during film Bachna Ae Haseeno in 2008 but after Ranbir’s infidelity reports, the couple broke up after a year. Then in 2011, the news surfaced the media about Deepika’s affair with Siddharth Mallya, a cricket manager, but the relationship was not disclosed and the following year it was supposedly ended. In 2013, Deepika started dating Ranveer Singh, and the couple is still together. Deepika thinks Ranveer is much better than her ex-boyfriend Ranbir.

Deepika got recognition in the film industry from her film Om shanty Om in which she played a dual role. The film was a hit, and she strongly impressed the industry with her talent. Then she did many films like Bachna Aye Hasino, Chandni Chowk to China, Cocktail, Ram Leela, Race 2, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express, Desi Boys, Khelain Hum Jee Jan Se, etc.

With every film, she proved herself in the industry. Padukone also worked in many commercials like Tissot, Lux, Pepsi, Fiama Di Wills, etc. She has been a brand ambassador for many products like Sony and Nescafe. Deepika has also done photo shoots and modeling on the ramp for few designers.

As Deepika’s personal life is more in the media with respect to her boyfriends so in a latest interview when a question was asked about Ranveer Singh, she says that she does not want to rush things rather she wants to take the relationship slowly. She also said that she always listens to her heart because it tells if she is on the right track.

She further says that success only comes when a person believes in herself. Instead of trying to fulfill people’s expectations, it is better to be what you are. She says that she had to sacrifice her family because they live miles away from her, and she cannot get to see them. But her activities in the industry also do not allow her to be with family.

Deepika is an active social media user. She likes to update her fans about things happening in her life whether it is personal or professional. Her official Facebook page DeepikaPadukone, and it has 21,624,450 likes. Deepika is also Tweets on her verified Twitter account on a daily basis. She has about 7.15M followers. Her official Twitter account is DeepikaPadukone.

Tall, leggy, and with dimples to die for, Deepika Padukone has become, in a short time, a much sought out actress, and has been cast opposite established heroes in big banner films. Though her acting talent is often questioned by critics, no one doubts her glamour quotient, and Deepika too, has not shied from flaunting her well toned body on screen. She is considered the face of the modern confident young Indian woman and has essayed roles which portrayed her as such.

Born on 5th January 1986, in Denmark, Deepika had a choice of becoming a badminton player like her father Prakash Padukone, a former Indian champion. She chose to model instead and at twenty became a model for the Kingfisher Calendar, famous for its swimsuit models. She is now the brand ambassador for the Kingfisher Airline.

She made her acting debut with a Kannada film Aishwarya in 2006. The next year she was launched by Shahrukh Khan in his home production, the Farah Khan directed Om Shanti Om. Deepika catapulted to instant stardom with the success of the film, one of the biggest grosser of that year. Cast opposite Shahrukh Khan himself, she played a double role in the film and got nominated for both the Filmfare Best Actress award and the best Female debut of the year. She bagged the latter.

In her next release, in 2008, a multi starrer, Yashraj production, Bachna Ae Haseeno , she was cast opposite Ranbir Kapoor, with Bipasha Basu and Manisha Lamba, the other leads. The film was a semi hit. Her much hyped next film Chandani Chowk to China opposite Akshay Kumar was a flop. Deepika, in a double role for the second time in her career, didn't look plausible as an Indo-Chinese girl.

However, in 2009 Deepika hit bull's eye with the romantic Love Aaj Kal opposite Saif Ali khan. Her role of a young career woman caught in the confused moral mores of the time got her a second Filmfare nomination. The same year, her oomphy dance number with Shah Rukh in Billu, ensured that she remained in the limelight.

Her first film of 2010, the thriller Karthik calling Karthik, co starring Farhan Akhtar did not do well commercially. Her next film, Sajid Khan's Housefull, was a surprise hit. Deepika, once again cast opposite Akshay Kumar, looked drop-dead gorgeous and finally her critics acknowledged her acting abilities. She was appreciated for her acting in her following films Lafangey Parinday, opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh and Break ke Baad opposite Imran Khan. Both the films were moderately successful. Her 2010 release Ashutosh Gowarikar's Khele Hum Jee Jaan Se, a period drama, was a commercial disaster though Deepika paired with Abhishek Bachchan was liked.

In 2011, her item number Dum maro Dum from the movie of the same name got her some flak for her suggestive dance moves, but her film Aarakshan costarring Amitabh Bachchan and Saif Ali khan got her praise for her restrained acting. In 2012 she costarred with Akshay Kumar and John Abraham in Desi Boyz

Deepika dated Ranbir Kapoor before dumping him in 2009 and speaking about the reasons for the breakup in Karan Johar's television chat show, Coffee with Karan. However, she has not spoken publicly about Siddharth Mallaya, Kingfisher Airlines CEO Vijay Mallaya's son, with whom she is clicked very often.


Deepika was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and the Padukone family moved to Bangalore shortly after. Her father Prakash, is a Padma Shri award winning, champion badminton player. Like her father, Deepika has played badminton at the national level and was a state level basketball player too. Her younger sister Anisha, is a professional golfer. After completing school, she enrolled in the Indira Gandhi National Open University for a degree in sociology but soon opted out of of her academic and sports career to pursue modeling (2004). Under the guidance of fashion guru and choreographer Prasad Bidapa, Deepika modeled for a number of brands and products, the most notable of them being her work in the advertisement for Liril. She then went on to win the Model Of The Year at the Kingfisher Fashion Awards (2005) and was featured in the Kingfisher calendar later that year. Deepika made her debut at the Lakme Fashion Week for designer Suneet Verma. The Indian film industry was curious about Deepika and Himesh Reshammiya's Naam Hai Tera gave her the recognition she deserved and paved the way for multiple film offers. She joined Anupam Kher's film academy to enhance her acting skills and her first film was the 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya. She exploded onto the big screen in 2007 with the high octane multi starrer Om Shanti Om, which proved to be a huge hit and emerged as the highest grosser of that year . Her performance opposite Shah Rukh Khan won her almost all the female debut awards that year.


Following Om Shanti Om, she appeared in Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) for which she received rave reviews. Deepika had a total of 9 releases in the next three years, of these only Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Break Ke Baad (2010) were successful in reaching out and impressing the audiences. Deepika then starred in the 2012 romantic drama-comedy Cocktail; this film marked a significant turning point in her career. The year 2013 saw 4 back - to - back superhit releases Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express and Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. She was now considered an A-lister at the top of her league. Deepika was the face of multiple brands and graced the covers of Vogue, GQ and several other publications. She was last seen in the films, Happy New Year (2014) and Piku (2015). She now has the films, Tamasha (2015), Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Sultan (2016) in the production pipeline.
Little Known Facts:


She had appeared in a few advertisements as a child model at the age of 8.

- In 2010, Deepika adopted the Ambegaon village of Maharashtra, to help provide them with regular water and electricity


Deepika Padukone was born at Copenhagen (Denmark) to famous Indian Badminton player Prakash Padukone and Ujjala Padukon. She did her schooling from Sophia's High School, Bangalore and completed her undergraduate program from Mount Carmel College. Dipika Padukone was a state level Badminton player but she did not take her game to the national level as she had set her sights on the glamorous world of showbiz. Deepika was a proud member of dance club run by his father. She has appeared in advertisements of Liril soap, Dabur Lal powder, plus shampoo and Limca. Deepika Padukon has received many prestigious modeling offers including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery festival. Deepika Padukone entered the international modeling arena with her first campaign with Maybelline, one of the most renowned cosmetic brands. Deepika also featured as one of the models for the Kingfisher swimsuit calendar for the year 2006. Dipika did a music video for 'Naam Hai Tera' a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by singer Himesh Reshammiya. Deepika Padukone made her film debut with the Kannad film "Aishwarya". She won appreciation for her performance in her debut movie. Deepika made her Bollywood debut with "Om Shanti Om" opposite Shah Rukh Khan. In the movie, she has been depicted as a 1970s superstar Shantipriya and later as Sandhya. Read more at


Bollywood film actress Deepika Padukone has acted in so many hits films and some famous films names are Aishwarya (2006), Om Shanti Om (2007), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Housefull (2010), Lafangey Parindey (2010), Dum Maaro Dum (2011), Aarakshan (2011), Desi Boyz (2011), Cocktail (2012), Race 2 (2013), yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), Chennai Express (2013), Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013), Kochadaiiyaan (2014), Finding Fanny (2014), Happy New Year (2014), Piku (2015), Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Tamasha (2016).