Deepika Padukone (pronounced [d̪iË pɪkaË pəɖʊkoË É³eË ] or
[paË É–ÊŠkoË É³]; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress and
producer who works in Hindi films. One of the highest-paid actresses
in India, her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in
listings of the nation's most popular personalities, and Time named
her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in
2018.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 the sport to become a fashion model. She soon received offers for
film roles and made her acting debut in 2006 as the title character of
the Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone then played a dual role opposite
Shah Rukh Khan in her first Bollywood release, the romance Om Shanti
Om (2007), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Padukone received praise for her starring role in the romance Love Aaj
Kal (2009), but this was followed by a brief setback.The romantic
comedy Cocktail (2012) marked a turning point in her career, and she
gained further success with starring roles in the romantic comedies
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express (both 2013), the heist
comedy Happy New Year (2014), Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period dramas
Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Padmaavat (2018), and the Hollywood action
film XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017). She also received critical
acclaim for playing a character based on Juliet in Bhansali's tragic
romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) and a headstrong
architect in the comedy-drama Piku (2015), winning two Filmfare Awards
for Best Actress. She formed her own company Ka Productions in 2018,
under which she produced Chhapaak (2020), in which she also starred as
an acid attack survivor.
[paË É–ÊŠkoË É³]; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress and
producer who works in Hindi films. One of the highest-paid actresses
in India, her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in
listings of the nation's most popular personalities, and Time named
her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in
2018.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 the sport to become a fashion model. She soon received offers for
film roles and made her acting debut in 2006 as the title character of
the Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone then played a dual role opposite
Shah Rukh Khan in her first Bollywood release, the romance Om Shanti
Om (2007), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Padukone received praise for her starring role in the romance Love Aaj
Kal (2009), but this was followed by a brief setback.The romantic
comedy Cocktail (2012) marked a turning point in her career, and she
gained further success with starring roles in the romantic comedies
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express (both 2013), the heist
comedy Happy New Year (2014), Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period dramas
Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Padmaavat (2018), and the Hollywood action
film XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017). She also received critical
acclaim for playing a character based on Juliet in Bhansali's tragic
romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) and a headstrong
architect in the comedy-drama Piku (2015), winning two Filmfare Awards
for Best Actress. She formed her own company Ka Productions in 2018,
under which she produced Chhapaak (2020), in which she also starred as
an acid attack survivor.
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