Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is a role model to all those young, sexy and vibrant models out there who are thriving hard to make it big. Deepika Padukone is one among the few models who have left their mark in the Bollywood film industry.

Not only that she has left her mark but she had also succeeded to become one of the most sought out actresses in the industry.

She was born in a family which is well known for their contribution in the field of sports. She was born to a great badminton player and a former World Badminton Champion Prakash Padukone and a lovable mother Ujjala Padukone. She also has a younger sister Anisha Padukone who is going her dad's way and has taken up sports and is trying her level best to represent India at the Global Sports platform but unlike her father.

Deepika Padukone chose to become a model and she grew up into a sultry model who thrived to make it really big in the industry of showbiz. Its well seen that she did make her dreams come true and is now a well known face of India and she is one of the top actresses in the Bollywood industry.

Left Actress Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone Deepika Right Debut Film Awards Enumeration Career Personal Life She was a successful model who went on to become a supermodel before she entered in to the film industry. It was in the year 2006 she made her cinematic film debut in a Kanada film called Aishwarya. The film did well at the box office and the performance of Deepika was appreciated and it impressed the audience. She got a Bollywood debut which was a dream debut for a lot of other girls. Her Bollywood debut was made in the year 2007 in the film Om Shanti Om in which she was cast opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The film turned out to be a blockbuster of the year and she did get a dream start and went on to becoming the finest actresses of the Bollywood Industry. Filmfare Award function: She was the winner of the year: 2008 for Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Om Shanti Om 2008 for Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award for Om Shanti Om Star Screen Award function: She was the winner of the year: 2008 for Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer � Female for Om Shanti Om 2008 for Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan for Om Shanti Om Zee Cine Award function: She was the winner of the year: 2008 for Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut for Om Shanti Om IIFA Award function: She was the winner of the year: 2008 for IIFA Awards� Best Debutant (Female) for Om Shanti Om Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Award function: She was the winner of the year: 2008 for Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards� Best Female Debut for Om Shanti Om 2010 for Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards� Chevrolet Heartbeat of the Nation (Female) Other awards functions: She was the winner of the year: 2007 for Star�s Sabsey Favourite, Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine for Om Shanti Om 2007 for HT Caf� Film Awards, Best Newcomer Award (Female) for Om Shanti Om 2008 for Reebok Zoom Glam Awards, Glam Debutant (Female) for Om Shanti Om 2008 for Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, Breakthrough Role (Female) for Om Shanti Om She is one of the top actresses of Bollywood. So she is obviously one of the highest paid actresses too. She is being paid a sum of rupees 2-4 crores for a film and rupees 0.75-1.0 crore for endorsements. She is one of the most paid item song dancer. She was reportedly been paid a sum of rupees 1.5 crore to perform for a item song in a film. Unlike her father Deepika did not become a sports person. She dreamed of becoming a supermodel and wanted to be the queen of the showbiz industry. Her parents were very understanding and they let her go on her own way. She grew up into a sultry famous model. She then appeared in a lot of advertisements including Liril, Limca and Close-up. She also became the face of Maybelline, an international cosmetic giant. She was also a brand ambassador of a popular Jewels Giant in India. It was in the year 2006 she did a photoshoot in bikini for Kingfisher�s swimsuit calendar. This was the point where she became a supermodel. She was selected as the Model of the Year by Kingfisher at its Fashion Award function and more over was awarded the Female Model of the Year award in commercial assignments category and she also won the Fresh Face of the Year award at Idea Zee Fashion Award function. Then she starred in a music video with Himesh Reshammiya which became viral and she became more popular. In the same year she made her film debut in a Kanada film named Aishwarya which did well at the box office and her performance was appreciated both by film critics and the audience. It was in the year 2007 she made her Bollywood debut with a dream role opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the film Om Shanti Om which became a blockbuster and was a box office hit. Then she followed it up with films like Bachna Ae Haseeno. In the year 2009 in the film Chandni Chowk To China she did a double role with Akshay Kumar and also starred in Love Aaj Kal opposite Saif Ali Khan. The year 2010 was surely a lucky year for this sexy girl who had a total of 5 films released in that year. Karthik Calling Karthik, Housefull, Lafangey Parindey, Break Ke Baad and period film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se were the films that were released in the year 2010 and all did well at the box office. Desi Boyz and Aarakshan were the films that released in the year 2011 where Desi Boyz did well at the box office but the latter one failed to do so. In 2012 her film cocktail in which she acted as a fun loving girl and the film was a super hit. In the film she starred opposite Saif Ali Khan. Mahindra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Nihir Pandya, Ranbir Kapoor, Sidartha Mallaya are a few notable faces from the list of Deepika Padukone's Boyfriend list. The pairs Ranbir-Deepika and Sidartha-Deepika were famous for their relationship which however broke after lasting for a few months.