Deepika Padukone, born 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is an Indian model & Actress. She is the daughter of former badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Her mother tongue is Konkani. Deepika has a younger sister named Anisha. She has been modeling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modeling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewelery exhibition. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover-girl face. At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly after wards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006, thus cementing her reputation as a supermodel. She also bagged two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - female Model of the year and Fresh Face of the year.
Daughter of badminton legend Prakash Padukone.
Her favorite movies are La vita bella , Cinderella Man , Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Dil To Pagal Hai , Darr , Baazigar , Devdas (2002/I) , Dil , Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke , Kabhie Kabhie , Rang-e khoda , Mary Poppins , Breakfast at Tiffanys , Scent of a Woman , Vicky Cristina Barcelona , Hors de prix , Rockstar , Barfi! , English Vinglish , Blue Jasmine , Still Alice and Amy (2015/III) .
Her favorite actresses are Hema Malini , Juhi Chawla , Madhuri Dixit , Sridevi , Kajol , Rani Mukerji , Sushmita Sen and Preity Zinta.
Her favorite actors are Shah Rukh Khan , Amitabh Bachchan , Aamir Khan , Irrfan Khan , Ranbir Kapoor , Richard Gere , Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp.
Loves music, eating, sleeping, and watching movies.
Plays a little bit of basketball, tennis, throw ball and baseball.
She played state level badminton till the 10th standard. Then she had to study for her ICSE board exams, so she stopped playing for three months. She never considered taking it up as a career because she was never interested in a professional sport. She took up modeling as a hobby, but later realized she wanted to do it professionally.
Attended Sophia High School in Bangalore and later did her undergraduate studies from Mount Carmel College.
Has a younger sister named Anisha who plays all sports, except badminton.
Her mother is a travel agent while her father, a badminton player, played at the international level for India and won the All England Championship in 1980.
Born to Ujjala & Prakash Padukone.
Spokesmodel of Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste, Limca, Jewels of India, Parachutes Advanced Massager, Levi Strauss (India) Pvt. Ltd., and Maybelline.
Indian supermodel.
Favorite Indian designers are Tarun Tahiliani , Manish Malhotra and Rohit Bal.
Her favorite songs are Hero by Mariah Carey , Adventure of a Lifetime by Coldplay , Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein from Kabhie Kabhie , Pehla Nasha from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar , Angel by Lionel Richie , Ankhon Mein Teri Ajab Si from Om Shanti Om , and We Are The World by Michael Jackson. Her favorite musicians include A.R. Rahman , Rihanna , Jennifer Lopez , Usher Raymond and Justin Bieber.
Was offered a part in Furious 7. Declined because of scheduling conflicts with her Bollywood commitments.
She was engaged to actor Muzammil Ibrahim in 2004.
Was mistaken with singer actress Manasi Scott in the early part of her career.
Even though I played national level badminton, I told my parents when I,was in 10th that I was not interested in continuing. Being a model or,actor fascinated me from a young age, and I even did a couple of ads,when I was just eight years old.
At some level, I feel it is nice to know that a film of yours is doing,well at the box office and has also got great reviews. That feels like,success.
The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.
My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of,disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.
I have a lot of friends, but my biggest fear is loneliness. I miss my,family in Mumbai, and my biggest nightmare every day is to go back home,alone.
I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and,somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.
I am methodical to the point of being obsessive-compulsive. And I have,always been good at multi-tasking.
I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is,the secret of my glowing skin.
For me, competition is good; that is what keeps me on my toes and keeps,me going. I am always trying to better my own work, do better than my,earlier films. . . do films that are challenging and exciting for me.
Every film teaches you something; every experience on every film set,with every co-star teaches you something. You learn something new. I,think the challenge is to keep working harder and doing better.
I had not seen that kind of lifestyle before.
I was born in Copenhagen, and when I was a year old, we moved to,Bangalore. I was always a shy person and was happy with just a few,friends and that came from my own social awkwardness. I did not know,how to make conversations.
I try and work out as often as possible. Since I travel very often, it,becomes very difficult to have a daily work out routine, but I practice,yoga every day or try and play some sport. Also, I am very aware of,what suits my body in terms of food and exercise.
I still live as normal a life as anybody else. I have two homes to run.
I have my staff to take care of. I work, pay bills and attend society,meetings like everybody else.
There is a strong side to me, that is of a homemaker. I look forward to,spending time at home in the evenings, cooking a meal, chatting with my,parents and inviting friends over.
The best feeling is when you are remembered for the character you play,on the screen and people associate you with that character. There is no,better feeling than that feeling.
The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.
Of course! It takes a lot of strength to mend a broken heart. Channelising energies into your work helps, but also to be able to accept situations for what they are instead of questioning them helps immensely.
I have a lot of friends, but my biggest fear is loneliness. I miss my family in Mumbai, and my biggest nightmare every day is to go back home alone.
I try and work out as often as possible. Since I travel very often, it becomes very difficult to have a daily work out routine, but I practice yoga every day or try and play some sport. Also, I am very aware of what suits my body in terms of food and exercise.
There is a strong side to me, that is of a homemaker. I look forward to spending time at home in the evenings, cooking a meal, chatting with my parents and inviting friends over.
