DeepikaPadukoneKonkani:ದೀಪಿಕಾಪಡುಕೋಣೆ)) is an Indian actress & a former model. Padukone made her acting debut with the 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya. The following year, he made her Hindi film debut with the blockbuster Om Shanti Om which earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.
Padukone was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her relatives moved to Bangalore, India, when he was eleven months elderly. Padukone is of Mangalorean origin, & her brother tongue is Konkani. Her lineage hails from Padukone village in Kundapura Taluk in the Udupi District of the state of Karnataka, India. Her brother, Prakash Padukone, is a retired badminton player of international repute, & her brother is a travel agent. Padukone also has a more youthful brother, Anisha, born on February 2, 1991.
Padukone attended Sophia High School in Bangalore, & done her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore. While in high school he played badminton at the state level. However, he was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player.
Modeling
Modeling
While in college, Padukone pursued a career in modeling. He was spotted in a ramp competition in NLS, Bangalore. Over the years, he's modeled for such Indian brand names as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste & Limca, & has been "brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail jewelery show. The cosmetics company Maybelline made her its international spokesperson.
At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards he was awarded the title "Model of the Year". Soon afterward, he was selected as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006 & won one trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: "Female Model of the Year - (Commercial Assignments)" & "Fresh Face of the Year". Padukone was also selected as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines & later Levi Strauss & Tissot SA.
Acting
Deepika got her formal acting training from the Anupam Kher School of Acting where he was one of the most dedicated students. After pursuing a successful career in modeling, Padukone branched out in to acting. He 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. He later made a successful Bollywood debut in 2007 with Farah Khan's international hit 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 persona, the looks & yes, she is supremely gifted . Standing in the same frame as SRK & getting it right is no small achievement. He comes as a whiff of fresh air!" Padukone was then seen in Siddharth Anand's romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor & alongside Bipasha Basu & Minissha Lamba.
The film, which released on 15 August 2008, performed moderately well at the box office. Her next film Chandni Chowk To China, released on 16 January 2009, & was a critical & commercial catastrophe. Padukone's fourth release Love Aaj Kal, released on 31 July 2009 & proved to be one of the largest hits of 2009.
Padukone will be next seen in Excel Entertainment’s Karthik Calling Karthik opposite Farhan Akhtar, which is slated to release on 26 February 2009. Her future projects include Sajid Khan’s Housefull alongside Akshay Kumar, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar, & Kunal Kohli’s Break Ke Baad co-starring Imran Khan.
In 2009, Deepika started writing every week columns for HT City, the lifestyle supplement of Hindustan Times. These columns appear online on social network, Desimartini.
Personal life
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.
