Deepika Padukone
Biography of Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone was born on January 5, 1986 in Copenhagen. She is an Indian Bollywood actress and model.
Deepika Padukone was born in Copenhagen to Ujjala Padukone and former badminton player Prakash Padukone. When Padukone was eleven months old, the family moved to Bangalore.
Deepika Padukone began modeling and landed her first major international commission doing adverts for cosmetics brand Maybelline. Her first leading role was in the 2006 film Aishwarya. In 2007 she played the female lead in her first Hindi film Om Shanti Om. She received several awards for her role as Shanti-Priya in this film.
In 2017 she was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars annually.
She has been married to Indian actor and film partner (Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat) Ranveer Singh since November 14, 2018.
In 2022, Padukone was appointed to the Competition Jury at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
In order to do something about the high rate of depression in India, Padukone founded the Live Love Laugh Foundation.
Filmography
2006 Aishwarya
2007 Om Shanti Om
2008 Bachna Ae Haseeno
2009 Chandni Chowk to China
2009 Billu
2009 Love Aaj Kal
2009 Main Aurr Mrs Khanna
2010 Karthik Calling Karthik
2010 Housefull
2010 Lafangey Parindey
2010 Break Ke Baad
2010 Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
2011 Dum Maaro Dum
2011 Aarakshan
2011 Desi Boyz
2012 Cocktail
2013 Race 2
2013 Bombay Talkies
2013 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
2013 Chennai Express
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
2014 Kochadaiiyaan
2014 Finding Fanny
2014 Happy New Year
2015 Piku
2015 Tamasha
2015 Bajirao Mastani
2017 XXX: Return of Xander Cage
2018 Padmaavat
2018 Zero
2020 Chhapaak
2021 83
2022 Gehraiyaan