Deepika Padukone (pronounced [d i:ptka: pequko:q]; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian film actress

and model. She has established a successful career in Bollywood films, and is cited in the media
as one of the most popular and attractive Indian celebrities.
Padukone, the daughter of the badminton player Prakash Padukone, was born
in Copenhagen and raised in Bangalore. As a teenager she played badminton in national level
championships, but left her career in sport to become a fashion model. She soon received offers
for film roles, and made her acting debut in 2006 as the titular character of the Kannada
film Aishwarya. Padukone then played dual roles in her first Bollywood releasethe
2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Omand won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Padukone received praise for portraying the lead female roles in the 2009 romance Love Aaj
Kal and the 2010 drama Lafangey Parindey, but her performances in the 2008 romantic
comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno and the 2010 comedy Housefull met with negative reviews. She
followed it with roles in a series of commercially unsuccessful films that failed to propel her
career forward. The 2012 box office hitCocktail marked a significant turning point in her career,
earning her critical acclaim and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies. In 2013,
Padukone established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema by playing primary roles in
the comedies Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express (both of which rank among
the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time), and won theFilmfare Award for Best Actress for
her performance in the tragic romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.
Alongside her acting career, Padukone participates in stage shows, has written columns for an
Indian newspaper, and is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. Her off-screen
life is the subject of fervent tabloid reporting in India