Deepika padukone- Bollywood actress Biography

Early life            

              Deepika Padukone born on January 5,1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, who is Indian model and turned into actress which appear in bollywood movies.

             Deepika joined Sophia High School in Bangalore. She completed her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College in Bangalore, India. While in high school she played badminton at the state level. However, she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player and abandoned it to concentrate on her ICSE exams.

Career 

Modeling
While in college, Deepika choose a career in modeling. She was spotted in a ramp competition in NLS, Bangalore. Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brand names as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, and has been "Brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail jewelery show. The cosmetics company Maybelline made her its international spokesperson.

In the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards she was awarded the title "Model of the Year". Shortly afterward, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006 and won two trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: "Female Model of the Year - (Commercial Assignments)" and "Fresh Face of the Year". Deepika was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and later Levi Strauss and Tissot SA.

Acting 

After pursuing a successful career in modeling, Deepika branched out into acting. She 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, Deepika made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Aishwarya starring opposite actor Upendra. She later made a successful Bollywood debut in 2007 with Farah Khan's international hit Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film featured her portraying 1970s star Shantipriya and later as Sandhya aka Sandy, a young woman who looks exactly like Shantipriya. 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 personality, the looks and yes, she's supremely talented too. Standing in the same frame as SRK and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a whiff of fresh air!"

Personal life 

Padukone is dating fellow actor Ranbir Kapoor, son of actors Rissi Kapoor and Neetu Singh

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards 

Winner

     2008: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Om Shanti Om
     2008: Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year Award; Om Shanti Om

Nominated

     2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Om Shanti Om

IIFA Awards

Winner

     2008: IIFA Awards' Best Debutant (Female); Om Shanti Om

Nominated

     2008: IIFA Best Actress Award; Om Shanti Om

Star Screen Awards

Winner

     2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Om Shanti Om
     2008: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Shahrukh Khan; Om Shanti Om

 Zee Cine Awards

Winner

     2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut; Om Shanti Om

Nominated

     2008: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female; Om Shanti Om

Stardust Awards

Nominated

     2008: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; Om Shanti Om

Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards

Winner

     2008: Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards' Best Female Debut; Om Shanti Om

Asian Film Awards

Nominated

     2008: Asian Film Awards' Best Actress; Om Shanti Om
     2009: Asian Film Awards' Best Actress; Chandni Chowk to China

 Other Awards

     2007: Star's Sabsey Favourite, Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine; Om Shanti Om
     2007: HT Café Film Awards, Best Newcomer Award (Female); Om Shanti Om
     2008: Reebok Zoom Glam Awards, Glam Debutant (Female); Om Shanti Om
     2008: Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, Breakthrough Role (Female); Om Shanti Om good for them

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
2006	Aishwarya	Aishwarya
2007	Om Shanti OmOm	Shantipriya, Sandhya (Sandy)
2008	Bachna Ae Haseeno	Gayatri
2009	Chandni Chowk To China	Sakhi (Ms. TSM), Meow Meow (Suzy)
	Billu	Herself
	Love Aaj Kal	Meera Pandit
	Main Aur Mrs. Khanna	Raina Khan
	Love 4 Ever	Herself
2010	Karthik calling Karthik	Shonali Mukherjee
	Housefull	Sajid Khan

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