No leggy beauty has debuted on the Bollywood ramp as confidently as Deepika Padukone had in 'OSO'. A noted critic says "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!" In 'Bachna Ae Haseeno', the Padukone girl won the point with a smash hit. Her upcoming film, 'Chandni Chowk To China', opposite Akshay Kumar, features her in double role. By the looks of it, 'CC2C' is sure to set the B.O on fire. Here is a pictorial tribute to the Bangalore beauty, who turns 23 on January 5.
Deepika Padukone was born on January 5, 1986 in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Her parents, Ujjala and Prakash Padukone, moved to Bangalore when she was 11-months old.
Deepika attended Sophia High School and Mount Carmel College in Bangalore.
Deepika has received formal training in Bharatanatyam.
She played badminton at the state-level while in school and was a member of her father's badminton academy. She abandoned badminton to concentrate on her ICSE exams.
Enthused by the success of 'Chak de India', Deepika says she would like to do a film on badminton. She has made it clear that she would like to support Indian sports in every way possible.
While at college, she turned to modelling and in a short span of time, she became very successful. She has modelled for several top brands and was flooded with prestigious offers.
Deepika Padukone hit the international modelling scene when Maybelline made her their international spokesperson.
She prefers western-formal-dress and Indian sari to formal wear.
She was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006. Padukone was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and most recently Levi Strauss and Tissot SA.
She started out in acting by starring in the music video for the song "Naam Hai Tera" (from the independent pop album 'Aap Kaa Surroor' by Himesh Reshammiya). She debuted in films with the Kannada flick 'Aishwarya', opposite Upendra. Her performance in 'OSO' earned her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award as well as her first Filmfare Best Actress nomination.
She was voted the world's sexiest woman by ‘Maxim HOT 100'. Deepika graced the covers of lifestyle magazine 'The Man' and the fashion magazine 'Elle' this December.
She learnt martial arts for her role of a Chinese girl in 'Chandni Chowk To China'.
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