Deepika Padukone
(Kannada/Konkani:ದೀಪಿಕಾ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ, pronounced [diːpɪkaː
ˈpədʊkoːn]); born 5 January 1986) 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.
Early life and background
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 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.
Career
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 jewellery 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
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 blockbuster 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
was last seen in Excel Entertainment’s Karthik Calling Karthik opposite
Farhan Akhtar followed by Sajid Khan’s Housefull alongside Akshay
Kumar. Her future projects include Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey directed by
Ashutosh Gowarikar, and Kunal Kohli’s Break Ke Baad co-starring Imran
Khan.
Other work
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.
Awards and nominations
See also: List of awards and nominations received by Deepika Padukone
Filmography
Year Film Language Role Notes
2006 Aishwarya Kannada Aishwarya
2007 Om Shanti Om Hindi 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 Hindi Gayatri
2009 Chandni Chowk to China Hindi Sakhi (Ms. TSM),
Meow Meow (Suzy) Double role
Billu Hindi Herself Special appearance in the song Love Mera Hit Hit
Love Aaj Kal Hindi Meera Pandit Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna Hindi Raina Khan Special appearance
Love 4 Ever Telugu Herself Special appearance for an item number
2010 Karthik Calling Karthik Hindi Shonali Mukherjee
Housefull Hindi Sandy Released on 30 April 2010
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey Hindi Kalpana Datta Filming
Break Ke Baad Hindi Aaliya Filming.
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