Deepika Padukone
Posted by Santosh Mishra in Deepika Padukone, tags: Bollywood, Deepika Padukone, Events, Model, Photo, Shows, WallpapersDeepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian supermodel turned actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Padukone was born to Ujjala and Prakash Padukone on January 5, 1986, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family moved to Bangalore, India, when she was only eleven months old. Her parents hail from Padukone village in Kundapura Taluk of Udupi District, Karnataka, India. Her father, Prakash Padukone, was a badminton player of international repute, and her mother is a travel agent. Deepika has a younger sister, Anisha, born in 1991.
Padukone attended Sophia High School in Bangalore. She completed her Pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore, India. 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 wasn’t keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player and abandoned it to concentrate on her ICSE exams..
Modeling
While pursuing her studies in college, she decided to pursue a career in modeling. Over the years, she has modeled for well-known Indian brand names such as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca. She received many prestigious modeling offers, which included brand ambassador for the Jewels of India retail jewellery show. Padukone hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their international spokesperson.
At the 5th 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” later that year. Padukone was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and later Levi Strauss and Tissot SA.
Acting
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. The film featured her portraying 1970s star Shantipriya and later as Sandhya, a young woman who looks exactly like Shantipriya. 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 next appeared in Siddharth Anand’s Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Padukone’s most recent release, the Warner Bros.-Bollywood collaboration, Chandni Chowk To China, released on January 16, 2009. As of January 2009, she is currently working on Imtiaz Ali’s Production No.1 opposite Saif Ali Khan.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other Notes |
| 2006 | Aishwarya | Aishwarya | Kannada film |
| 2007 | Om Shanti Om | Shantipriya/ Sandhya (Sandy) |
Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award & Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year, Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2008 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | Gayatri | - |
| 2009 | Chandni Chowk To China | Sakhi/Meow Meow | Double role, Released |
| 2009 | Billu Barber | Herself | Special appearance in song Love Mera Hit Hit |
| 2009 | Production No.1 | Meera | Filming |
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