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Indian actressDeepika 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.

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.

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.

She 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.She 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".

At this dimpled beauty and you know Deepika Padukone 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 and now dating the dishy Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone has done it all with panache.


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


She received recognition on the modeling scene by winning the Model of the Year title by the fifth Kingfisher Fashion Awards. The India Zee F Awards saw her walking away with not one but two prizes – Female Model of the Year (Commercial assignments) and Fresh Face of the Year.She graced Himesh Reshamiyya’s video ‘Naam Hai Tera’ from his album Aap Ka Suroor.


Her debut Farah Khan’s Om Shanthi Om was opposite none other than Shah Rukh Khan. She played a double-role, first as Shanthipriya a movie star and later as the bubble gum chewing star-struck Sandy. She walked away with the Filmfare Best Female Debut award and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress award.She starred opposite her beau Ranbir Kapoor in Bachna Hai Haseeno, which released in 2008.