Deepika Padukone (Hindi: दीपिका पडुकोण), born on January 5, 1986, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is an Indian actress, also a model. Deepika Padukone made her feature film debut in the 2006 film Aishwarya, her acting career really kicked off the following year with the melodrama Om Shanti Om which brought her the Filmfare Award for Most Promising Actress.
Turning as well in very mainstream films (Chandni Chowk To China, Housefull, Race 2 …) as more demanding works (Karthik Calling Karthik, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, Aarakshan…).
She gradually established herself as a leading actress in Bollywood. She concretized this preeminence in 2013 by being with the poster of four of the biggest commercial successes of the year: Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express, and Ram-Leela, these last two films allowing her to receive respectively the IIFA Best Actress Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
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Birthdate |
5 January 1986 |
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Birthplace |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Age |
35 Years |
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Occupation |
Actress, Film producer |
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Years active |
2005 – present |
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Spouse(s) |
Ranveer Singh |
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Marriage date |
November 14, 2018 |
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Net Worth |
$ 40 million |
Biography
She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 5, 19861. Her family moved to Bangalore (Karnataka) when she was only six months old. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is an internationally renowned badminton champion, while her mother is a travel agent. Deepika Padukone also has a younger sister, Anisha, a young golf player, born on February 02, 1991, who is a confirmed Bharatanatyam dancer.
Education:
Deepika Padukone studied at Sophia High School in Bangalore and then at Mount Carmel College.
In her youth, she follows in her father’s footsteps and learns badminton, she travels across India to participate in national level tournaments but realizes that the world of modeling interests her more.
It is with the support of her parents that she climbs on the catwalks and appears in the commercials of several big Indian brands, Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-up toothpaste, and Limca, her notoriety as a model increases, she Then became the face of the Maybelline brand and appeared in the Kingfisher Calendar of the year 2006. Her success as a model allowed her to debut in Bollywood.
Deepika Padukone Husband
The Indian people press lends him a romantic relationship with actor Ranbir Kapoor, the latter confirms the news by March 2008 but they separated in 2009. In 2017, Vin Diesel, her co-star, confirmed in an interview Deepika Padukone’s relationship with Ranveer Singh.
It was in 2012 on the set of Ram-Leela that Deepika began this romantic relationship with her co-star. Since then, they have not left each other and it is November 14, 2018, in Italy at Lake Como that they get married. Deepika does a lot of bodybuilding and fitness.
Film Career
Film Debut/First Movie
Deepika Padukone made her debut in the Indian film industry in 2006 with the Kannada film Aishwarya, with Upendra as a partner, but this film did not earn her any notoriety.
She sees her career switch in 2007 when she starred with Indian star Shah Rukh Khan in the blockbuster film director Farah Khan, Om Shanti Om. In this melodramatic film, she plays a double role following a renewal. The interpretation of Deepika Padukone was well received by critics and earned her the Filmfare Award for Most Promising Actress as well as a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress.
Taran Adarsh, journalist and film critic affirm: “Deepika has everything it takes to be among the top stars: her personality, her appearance and of course her talent. Having Shahrukh Khan as a partner and playing her role with ease is no easy task, it brings a breath of fresh air to Indian cinema”.
Regarding the preparation of Om Shanti Om, she said, “Farah Khan took care of me from our first meeting, she introduced me to Shahrukh Khan and made sure that I felt comfortable with him. Six months before the shooting, in order to get to know each other better, we met regularly for lunches and dinners”.
Deepika Padukone then played the role of Gayatri, in the romantic film Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, and Minissha Lamba. Gayatri is a young Indian student, a taxi driver to finance her studies. The film, released in August 2008, reached a fairly good level at the box office but Deepika Padukone did not manage to mark the spirits as much as with her role of Shantipriya in Om Shanti Om. However, Khalid Mohamed remarks: “Deepika Padukone is a real pleasure for the eyes. She tames the camera perfectly”.
She once again plays a dual role in Chandni Chowk To China, released in January 2009. The film is directed by Nikhil Advani and Deepika Padukone stars alongside Akshay Kumar. The film is a commercial disaster, Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India says: “Deepika looks lost, sad and desperate for most of the film”. Similarly, Taran Adarsh notes: “The role of Deepika is just passable”.
Her fourth film, Love Aaj Kal (translation: “Love today, yesterday and tomorrow”), released in July 2009, turns out to be one of the biggest hits of the year. Directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan, the screenplay attempts to demonstrate that love is universal and timeless, that everyone creates their own rules of the game, and that the new generation has changed the values of love.
Thanks to her performance Deepika Padukone is nominated again for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Taran Adarsh says, “Deepika played her role really, really well. Working with Saif Ali Khan is not easy, but she did. This film will certainly be a turning point in his career”.
The same year, she cooperated for the second time with Farah Khan and Shahrukh Khan and appeared in an item number in Billu. Then she made a musical appearance in the Telugu film Love 4 Ever as well as in Main Aur Mrs. Khanna by Sohail Khan.
Hollywood debut:
In 2017, Deepika made her Hollywood debut in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage alongside Vin Diesel.
Advertising
- In 2007, Deepika was chosen as the face of the Maybelline cosmetics brand (L’Oréal) but was replaced by Diana Penty in December 2008.
- Deepika Padukone’s partnership with Tissot begins in December 2007, shortly after the release of Om Shanti Om. This collaboration allows it to reap significant dividends, the diversity of the watches in the collection, inherited from its history, being perfectly suited to its multifaceted lifestyle.
- It becomes, in March 2008, the new image of the Fiama Di Wills brand, specialized in beauty products.
- In March 2009, it’s the turn of the world’s largest chewing gum brand Wrigley to announce its partnership with Deepika Padukone. For the first time in India, Wrigley is partnering with a film actress to promote the benefits of chewing gum on oral health.
- In December 2009, Neutrogena chooses Deepika Padukone to embody the brand in India and represent one of its product lines until April 2012.
- In April 2010, Sony appoints Deepika Padukone as a brand ambassador and announces the launch of a new ‘Super wide shot Supermodel Campaign’ advertising campaign for the Cyber-Shot device.
