Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone (; born 5 January 1986) is a Indian movie actress and model. She is one of the highest-paid Indian celebrities; she has established a career in Bollywood movies, and is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards. Times named her 100 most influential people in the world in the year 2018.

Early life
Deepika Padukone was born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Konkani-speaking parents. 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. Her paternal grandfather, Ramesh, was a secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association. The family relocated to Bangalore, India, when Padukone was a year old. She was educated at Bangalore's Sophia High School, and completed her pre-university education at Mount Carmel College. She subsequently enrolled at the Indira Gandhi National Open University for a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology, but later quit it due to scheduling conflicts with her modelling career.

Career
Padukone's first screen appearance was in Himesh Reshammiya's music video "Naam Hai Tera" in 2005. Padukone made her film debut by playing the titular protagonist in the Kannada film  Aishwarya (2006). Her first Hindi film release came the following year with Farah Khan's melodrama Om Shanti Om, in which she played dual roles opposite Shah Rukh Khan. For her performance, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and also received a Best Actress nomination at the same ceremony. Her sole film role in 2008 was as one of Ranbir Kapoor's love interests in Bachna Ae Haseeno.

Padukone's first film release of 2009, the kung fu comedy  Chandni Chowk to China opposite Akshay Kumar, proved to be a box office flop. However, her next release, Imtiaz Ali's romance Love Aaj Kal grossed  worldwide, and garnered her a second Best Actress nomination at Filmfare. Padukone had five film releases in 2010. Her second comedy film in that year, Housefull was a commercial success, though her other four releases (Karthik Calling Karthik, Lafangey Parindey, Break Ke Baad, and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey)  that year failed at the box office. The series of poorly received films continued with both her 2011 releases, the drama Aarakshan and the comedy Desi Boyz.

The role of an impulsive party-girl in Homi Adajania's Cocktail (2012) proved to be a breakthrough for Padukone. Critics praised her performance and she received several acting nominations for it. The year 2013 was key for Padukone; three of her four releases that year earned over  in India. Among these were two of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all timethe romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and the action-comedy Chennai Express. She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for portraying Leela, a character based on Juliet, in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013). In 2014, Padukone appeared in Kochadaiiyaan, an animation film in Tamil, which was shot using motion capture technology. Also that year, she played a young widow in Adajania's Finding Fanny and a bar dancer in the ensemble heist film Happy New Year. The following year, Padukone starred alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan in Shoojit Sircar's critically acclaimed comedy-drama Piku (2015).

Films
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 Title Year Role Director(s) Notes  Aishwarya 2006 Aishwarya  Kannada film  Om Shanti Om2007 Shantipriya / Sandy  Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress  Bachna Ae Haseeno2008 Gayatri  Chandni Chowk to China2009 Sakhi /Meow Meow  Billu2009 Herself Priyadarshan Special appearance in song "Love Mera Hit Hit" Love Aaj Kal2009   Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress  Main Aurr Mrs Khanna2009 Raina  Special appearance  Karthik Calling Karthik2010   Housefull2010 Sandy  Lafangey Parindey2010   Break Ke Baad2010   Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey2010   Dum Maaro Dum2011 Unnamed  Special appearance in song "Dum Maaro Dum Mit Jaaye Gham" Aarakshan2011   Desi Boyz2011   Cocktail2012   Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress Race 22013 Elena Abbas–Mustan Bombay Talkies2013 Herself Multiple Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies" Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani2013   Chennai Express2013 Azhagusundaram  Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela2013 Leela  Filmfare Award for Best Actress Kochadaiiyaan2014 Princess Vadhana  Tamil filmAnimation film Finding Fanny2014 Angie  English language film Happy New Year2014   My Choice2015 Herself  Short film Piku2015 Piku Banerjee  Tamasha2015   Post-production Bajirao Mastani2015 Mastani  Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress xXx:Return of Xander Cage2017 Serena Unger  American film Raabta 2017   Special appearance in song "Raabta" Padmaavat 2018 Rani Padmavati  Zero  2018 Herself  Special appearancechhapaak 2020MaltiMeghna Gulzar

Music video appearances

 Title Year Role Performer(s) Album  "Naam Hai Tera" 2005 Unnamed Himesh Reshammiya Aap Kaa Surroor  "Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" 2010 Herself Various   

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Category:1986 births
Category:Indian Hindus
Category:Indian models
Category:Indian movie actors
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Category:Actors from Bangalore
Category:Filmfare Awards winners