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Deepika Padukone

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Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress and model.

1. She has established a successful career in Bollywood films, and is cited in the media as one of the most popular and attractive Indian celebrities.
3. Born: January 5, 1986 (age 28), Copenhagen, Denmark
4.                                                   Height: 1.74 m
5.                                                   Siblings: Anisha Padukone
6.                                                   Upcoming movies: Shuddhi, Happy New Year, Finding Fanny, Imtiaz  
                                                     Ali's Next
7.                                                   Parents: Ujjala Padukone, Prakash Padukone

Deepika Padukone (pronounced [d̪iːpɪkaː pəɖʊkoːɳ]; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian film actress and model. She has established a successful career in Bollywood films, and is cited in the media as one of the most popular and attractive Indian celebrities.

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 sport to become a fashion model. She soon received offers for film roles, and made her acting debut in 2006 as the titular character of the Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone then played dual roles in her first Bollywood release—the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om—and won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

Padukone received praise for portraying the lead female roles in the 2009 romance Love Aaj Kal and the 2010 dramaLafangey Parindey, but her performances in the 2008 romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno and the 2010 comedyHousefull met with negative reviews. She followed it with roles in a series of commercially unsuccessful films that failed to propel her career forward. The 2012 box office hit Cocktail marked a significant turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies. In 2013, Padukone established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema by playing primary roles in the comedies Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express(both of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time), and won the Filmfare Award for Best Actressfor her performance in the tragic romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.

Alongside her acting career, Padukone participates in stage shows, has written columns for an Indian newspaper, and is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. Her off-screen life is the subject of fervent tabloid reporting in India.

Early life and modelling 

Deepika Padukone was born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Konkani-speaking parents. Her father, Prakash, is a former badminton player of international repute, and her mother, Ujjala, is a travel agent.  Her younger sister, Anisha, is a golfer. Her paternal grandfather, Ramesh, was secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association for many years. The family relocated to Bangalore, India, when Padukone was a year old. She was educated at Bangalore'sSophia High School, and completed her pre-university education at Mount Carmel College. She subsequently enrolled at the Indira Gandhi National Open University for a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology, but later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with her modelling career.

Padukone along with her parents and sister at the 59th Filmfare Awards in 2014

Padukone has admitted to being socially awkward as a child, and did not have many friends. The focus of her life was badminton, which she played competitively from a young age. Describing her daily routine in a 2012 interview, Padukone said, "I would wake up at five in the morning, go for physical training, go to school, again go for playing badminton, finish my homework and go to sleep." Padukone continued to pursue a career in badminton throughout her school years, and played the sport in national level championships. She also played baseball in a few state level tournaments. While concentrating on her education and sporting career, Padukone also worked as a child model, first appearing in a couple of advertising campaigns at the age of eight. In thetenth grade, she changed focus and decided to become a fashion model. She later explained, "I realised that I was playing the game only because it ran in the family. So, I asked my father if I could give up the game and he wasn't upset at all." In 2004, she began a full-time career as a model under the tutelage of Prasad Bidapa.

Early in her career, Padukone gained recognition with a television commercial for the soap Liril, and modelled for various other brands and products. In 2005, she made her runway debut at the Lakme Fashion Week for designer Suneet Varma, and won the "Model of the Year" award at the Kingfisher Fashion Awards. Padukone's fame increased when she appeared in a highly popular print campaign for the 2006 Kingfisher Calendar; the designer Wendell Rodricks commented, "Since Aishwarya Rai, we haven't had a girl as beautiful and fresh." Rodricks had spotted her at a Ganjam jewellery class he was teaching and signed her up with the Matrix agency. At the age of 21, Padukone relocated to Mumbai and stayed at her aunt's home. That year, she gained wider recognition by featuring in the music video for Himesh Reshammiya's song "Naam Hai Tera."

Padukone soon began to receive offers for film roles. Believing herself to be too inexperienced as an actor, she instead enrolled for a course at Anupam Kher's film academy. Following much media speculation, the director Farah Khan, who had noticed her in Reshammiya's music video, made the decision to cast her for a role in Happy New Year.

Deepika Padukone School Life

Deepika Padukone According to Deepika Padukone there are three D’s which  

are needed for someone to grow in any field of life  and they are dedication, discipline and determination. 

Within this small span of 21 years she has acclaimed fame 
and has a huge fan following. She is the heartthrob of today’s 
youth and the most promising newcomer

Deepika Padukone  (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian model turned actress. Deepika Padukone is daughter of  former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone, Deepika grew up into a sultry model with dreams in her eyes to make it big in showbiz industry. Though she played badminton during her school days and reached to the level of a State player, she did not take her game to the national level as she had set her sights on the glamorous world of showbiz. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, at eleven months old she moved to Mangalore, Karnataka when her family returned to India

She attended high school in Dehli. She was a proud member of the dance club run by her father. She has been modeling for advertising Liril soap, Dabur Lal powder Part plus shampoo and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery festival. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international covergirl face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006. She also won two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year. She recently did a commercial for Moods condoms. She is a brand ambassador for Kingfisher Airlines 

Deepika Padukone looks a natural athlete with a height of 5 ft 9 inches. She was born on January 5th 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark and spent her childhood in Bangalore. She did her schooling from Sophia’s High School, Bangalore and completed her undergraduate program from Mount Carmel College. Deepika Padukone entered the international Scenario with her first campaign with Maybelline, one of the most renowned cosmetic brands. Deepika Padukone was associated with the glamour world from the very childhood and has appeared in various advertisement campaigns including that of Close-up, Liril and so on. Deepika Padukone has received formal training in Bharatnatyam dancing and has also played badminton at the state level like her father. But unlike her father she could not continue the game because of her board exams and to add to this was acting which was her passion as she could associate herself with it but she was not very comfortable with playing badminton. Deepika’s mother, Ujjala Padukone is a travel agent. This beautiful actress has a younger sister named Anisha. Her graceful appearance and dimpled smile made her feature in Kingfisher’s Swimsuit calendar 2006. The title for the female model of the year for commercial assignments and Fresh Face of the year at Idea Zee F Awards has also been awarded to her. This actress has maintained her stardom with grace as she is very calm and composed. Aishwariya Rai is her idol and to be like her she has a long way to go in her acting career.

Deepika's schooling was done in Sophia's High School, Bangalore and she did her undergraduate studies from Mount Carmel College. Her father is the legendary Badminton player Prakash Padukone who was one of India's greatest sportsmen. Her mother is a travel agent.

Padukone has branched out from modeling into acting. She started by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by Himesh Reshammiya.

More recently Padukone made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone made her Bollywood debut in the Farah Khan- directed film Om Shanti Om, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. In the movie, she has been depicted as a 1970s superstar Shantipriya and later as Sandhya aka Sandy. Padukone has already signed Priyadarshan's next film Pirate, and Made In China opposite Akshay Kumar.

Deepika got her formal training from the maestro himself who is none other than Mr. Anupam Kher. His training institution was the place where she got her formal acting training from. She was a quick learner as well as a very dedicated student.

Like the usual trend in Bollywood, Deepika Padukone has already been linked with various men and the recent gossip is her relationship with the famous cricketer Mahindra Singh Dhoni.

Now leaving apart the reel life and coming to her real life, Deepika Padukone is a very timid person with lots of values which she has inherited from her parents. She is not at all an extrovert. During her spare time, she is either spending time with her friends and if not that she prefers to fly home and spend time with her family. Her favourite films are Matrix and Charlie’s Angels. She has always admired three women in the industry whom she saw acting when she was growing up and they are none other than Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit and of course Aishwariya Rai.

Acting career

Film debut and breakthrough (2006–09)

Padukone announced in 2006 that she would make her film debut with Aishwarya, a Kannada film directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The romantic comedy was a remake of the Telugu film Manmadhudu, and she was cast in the titular role opposite the actor Upendra. The film proved a major commercial success. RG Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com was appreciative of Padukone's screen presence but added that "she needs to work on her emotional scenes.

By the end of 2006, Farah Khan's Happy New Year was shelved, and Khan had instead cast Padukone for the reincarnation melodrama Om Shanti Om (2007).Set against the backdrop of the Hindi film industry, the film tells the story of a struggling actor in the 1970s who dies soon after witnessing the murder of the woman he loved, and is reincarnated to avenge her death. Shahrukh Khan starred as the protagonist, and Padukone featured in dual roles—Shantipriya, a leading actress of the 1970s, and later as Sandy, an aspiring actress. She said, "I've grown up watching [Shahrukh] and always admired him so much. To get to work with him ... is quite wonderful. It was also fantastic that Farah showed faith in my talent and cast me opposite him. In preparation for her role, Padukone watched several films of actresses Helen and Hema Malini to study their body language, which she felt "were more graceful" and "completely different from today's actors. However, her voice was dubbed by the voice artist Mona Ghosh Shetty. For one of the songs in the film, "Dhoom Taana,” Padukone drew upon Indian classical dance, and according to Dorling Kindersley, "mesmeriz[ed] audiences" by using hasta mudras (hand gestures). Om Shanti Om was a commercial success, and emerged as the highest grossing film of the year, with a global revenue of 1.49 billion (US$25 million). Taran Adarsh of the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungamareviewed, "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 [Shahrukh] and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a whiff of fresh air! At the annual Filmfare Awards ceremony, Padukone was awarded the Best Female Debut Award and received her first nomination in the Best Actress category.

Padukone at the first look launch of Love Aaj Kal, 2009

Bollywood Hungama reported that the success of Om Shanti Om proved a breakthrough for Padukone. She followed this success with the role of Gayatri (one of star Ranbir Kapoor's love interests), a feisty student in Australia who moonlights as a cab driver in Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008). The film was a financial success, but Namrata Joshi of Outlook wrote that Padukone's performance was disappointing: "She is mannequin-like and utterly lacks fire and zing.

 the hype, Chandni Chowk To China proved a major financial failure with worldwide earnings of 554.7 million (US$9.3 million) on a budget of 800 million(US$13 million). Film critics were generally disappointed with the picture and Padukone's performance; Justin Trout ofOrlando Weekly noted that she "is so wasted in Chandni Chowk, my mind often wandered back to Om Shanti Om during her scenes, possibly as a defense mechanism.

Padukone's first release of 2009 came alongside Akshay Kumar in the Nikhil Advani-directed kung fu comedy Chandni Chowk To China, in which she portrayed the dual roles of Indian-Chinese twin sisters Sakhi and Suzy. Produced by Warner Bros., it had one of the widest international releases ever given to an Indian film. Padukone learned the Japanese martial art form ofjujutsu, and performed her stunts without the use of a body double. Despite

That same year, Padukone featured in an item number (for a song called "Love Mera Hit Hit") in the drama Billu, following which she appeared alongside Saif Ali Khan in the romantic drama Love Aaj Kal from the writer-director Imtiaz Ali. The film documented the changing value of relationships among the youth, and had Padukone play the part of Meera Pandit, a head-strong career woman. With a worldwide gross of 1.2 billion (US$20 million), Love Aaj Kal proved to be the third highest-grossing film of 2009. Aniruddha Guha of Daily News and Analysis said that Padukone "delivers the best of her four performances so far" and Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India mentioned her as "definitive and strong. At the 55th Filmfare Awards Padukone received a nomination for Best Actress.

Career struggles (2010–11)

Padukone had five film releases in 2010. Her first role was in Vijay Lalwani's psychological thriller Karthik Calling Karthik, where Padukone was cast as the supportive girlfriend of a depressed man (played by Farhan Akhtar) who goes through a series of changes after receiving mysterious phone calls every morning. Derek Elley ofVariety found the film to be "thinly plotted" but added that "the uncomplicated ingenuousness of Padukone ... helps make the tall tale convincing. Commercially, the film performed poorly. Her most economically profitable film that year was Sajid Khan's 1.15 billion (US$19 million)-grossing comedy film Housefull in which she featured alongside an ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal, Jiah Khan and Boman Irani. Raja Sen described the film as a "festival of bad acting" and attributed Padukone's poor performance to her "plasticky expressions.

Padukone at a promotional event for Lafangey Parindey, 2010

Pradeep Sarkar's drama Lafangey Parindey (2010) saw Padukone star opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh in the role of Pinky Palkar, a blind girl determined to win a skating competition. In preparation for her role, she observed the interactions of blind people and rehearsed scenes while blindfolded. Writing for The Hindu, Sudhish Kamath was particularly impressed by Padukone and wrote that she "exercises considerable restraint" in playing her part. Later that year, Hindustan Times published that the film helped change people's perception of Padukone, with focus directed on her acting prowess rather than her appearance. Her next role was opposite Imran Khan in the Danish Aslam-directed romantic comedy Break Ke Baad. CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand found the film to be "reasonably engaging" and noted that it was "watchable largely for the performance of its leading lady. Both Lafangey Parindeyand Break Ke Baad underperformed at the box office.

Padukone's final release of 2010 was Ashutosh Gowarikar's period film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Based on the book Do and Die by Manini Chatterjee, the film is a retelling of the 1930 Chittagong armoury raid. Bachchan featured as the revolutionary leader Surya Sen and Padukone played Kalpana Dutta, his confidante. Padukone said that she did not research for the role as there were "hardly ... any reference points as to what Kalpana looked like other than a few photos," and relied completely on Gowarikar's direction. A review published in The Telegraph was appreciative of Padukone's portrayal, and the film received a generally positive critical reception. Despite this, it proved a major commercial disappointment.

Padukone began 2011 with an item number in Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum. The song was a remixed version of the iconic song "Dum Maro Dum," from the 1971 film Hare Rama Hare Krishna, which featured Zeenat Aman. Padukone referred to it as "the wildest song any actress has done;" the song's "suggestive lyrics" and "raunchy moves" attracted controversy including a court case for indecency. Her next film was Prakash Jha's socio-political drama Aarakshan, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee and Prateik Babbar, which dealt with the political issue of caste-based reservations in India. Trade journalists had high expectations for the film which ultimately flopped at the box office. Critical reaction was largely negative, though Pratim D. Gupta mentioned Padukone as the most "refreshing thing about [the] movie. Her final appearance that year was in Rohit Dhawan's comedy-drama Desi Boyzalongside Akshay Kumar, John Abraham and Chitrangada Singh, a role that failed to propel her career forward. The series of poorly received films led critics to perceive that Padukone had "[lost] her sparkle.

Cocktail and beyond (2012–present)

In an interview for The Indian Express, Padukone said that her starring role in the 2012 Homi Adajania-directed romantic comedy Cocktail marked a significant turning point in her career. Raja Sen of Rediff.com opined that she had successfully proved to be a "stunning girl who can also act. Set in London, Cocktailtells the story of a software engineer (played by Saif Ali Khan) and his relationship with two temperamentally different women—an impulsive party girl (Veronica, played by Padukone) and a submissive girl next door (Meera, played by Diana Penty). During the script narration, the producer Dinesh Vijan offered Padukone the choice of which woman to play; she decided on Veronica to expand her horizons as an actress. Portraying the role was a creative and physical challenge for her, and to achieve the physical requirements of her character she exercised extensively and followed a rigorous diet. Critics were divided in their opinion of the film, but particularly praised Padukone's performance; Devesh Sharma of Filmfare credited her as the "soul of the film" and wrote that she "excels in every scene, whether as a material girl who enjoys sex, drugs and rock and roll or as the jealousy ridden girl out to destroy herself. Cocktail earned Padukone Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies, including Filmfare, Screen, and IIFA. The film proved a box office hit as well.

In 2013, Padukone established herself as a leading actress of contemporary Hindi cinema by featuring in four of the top-grossing productions of the year. She collaborated with Saif Ali Khan for the fourth time (alongside John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Ameesha Patel, and Anil Kapoor) in Abbas-Mustan's Race 2, an ensemble action thriller that served as a sequel to the 2008 film Race. The film received predominantly negative reviews from critics, but with a total collection of 1.62 billion (US$27 million), it proved to be a commercial success. In a particularly scathing review, Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote that both Padukone and Fernandez "strut around like wound-up automatons that are all decked-up but have nowhere to go.

Ayan Mukerji's romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was Padukone's next film release. Co-starring alongside Ranbir Kapoor,Kalki Koechlin, and Aditya Roy Kapoor, she was cast as Naina Talwar, a "shy wallflower," which marked a departure from the glamorous characters that she had a reputation for portraying. Film critics praised Padukone's performance, though their response to the film was mixed. Raja Sen thought that the film "lacked a good story" but added, "Deepika ... plays it beautifully. She acts within herself and eschews exaggeration, and the results are impressive ... This may be her most self-aware performance so far, and here’s to more of the same. The pairing of Padukone with Kapoor (her ex-boyfriend) resulted in hype over the film's release, and it proved a major commercial success with a worldwide revenue of 3.02 billion (US$51 million). Her next appearance was opposite Shahrukh Khan in Rohit Shetty's action-comedy film Chennai Express. She played Meenalochini Azhagusundaram, a Tamil girl on the run from her father (a local don), which required that she adopt a Tamil accent. Critical opinion on her accent was mixed, but her performance received praise; film critic Aseem Chhabra concluded, "Padukone is delightful in the film—beautiful, smiling, and often a lot more playful and funny than Khan. Chennai Express was Padukone's second consecutive release to earn over 3 billion (US$50 million) in worldwide ticket sales; both Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time.

Padukone next played opposite Ranveer Singh in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, an adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy ofRomeo and Juliet from director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her role was Leela, a Gujarati girl based on the character of Juliet. Initially titled Ram-Leela, the film's title was changed after a court case was registered against Bhansali, Padukone, and Singh for "offending the religious sentiments" of the Hindu community by showcasing sex and violence under a title that refers to the life of Lord Rama. Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela released among protests across several states in India, but was generally well received by critics.  Meena Iyer of The Times of India mentioned Padukone as "breathtaking", and writing for Deccan Chronicle, Khalid Mohamed concluded that "it’s Deepika Padukone whom the film belongs to. Looking drop dead gorgeous and going at her part with a wallop, she’s the prime asset of Ram-Leela. The film earned 2.02 billion (US$34 million) worldwide, making it Padukone's fourth consecutive box office hit of the year. Her performances in Chennai Express andGoliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela won her several awards,  including the Screen Award for Best Actress for both films and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the latter. Padukone's first release of 2014 was opposite Rajinikanth in the Tamil film Kochadaiiyaan, a period drama that was shot using motion capturetechnology.

Deepika Padukone Workout Routine and Diet Plan

Deepika Padukone is state level badminton player and Indian supermodel. This 27 year old actress must be having a strict workout routine as any dress fits her – whether Indian or Western. This 5 ft 9 in supermodel says that

“I do regular exercise, yoga, eat healthy and positive thinking is what makes me look good.”

Deepika doesn’t have a personal fitness trainer. But, she takes help from Yasmin. So, let’s check out her proper workout routine from the fitness trainer Yasmin Karachiwala.

Deepika Padukone Workout Routine

Deepika wakes up early as 6 am in the morning and heads towards her garden and does yoga and free-hand exercises.

Celebrity trainer Yasmin introduced Deepika with the following workout routine:-

• Gym - Deepika goes to gym, whenever she likes. She is not in a habit of going to gym daily and do working out there. Instead, she likes to spend time on pilates and free-hand exercises. But, when on tour, if she can’t do any exercise, she does go to the hotel gym. It happen sometimes, that she is not be able to do workout for 2 weeks, due to her busy schedule. Deepika , just do light weights, depending upon which body part is being worked upon.
• Yoga – Deepika likes yoga very much and does it daily in the morning. She does different Asans, which help her to look young, fresh and healthy.
• Walks – Deepika doesn’t like running. So, she does daily walks for about half an hour in the morning, after her yoga session.
• Dance – Dance is another activity, which she likes, if she is not in a mood of doing otherexercises. Dance is a great exercise, which helps her to maintain her lean figure.
• Pilates and Stretching – Yasmin introduced Deepika to pilates and stretching exercises, which Deepika also likes and that is why, she implemented these exercises in her dailyworkout routine. Pilates is a great way to maintain flexibility and that too without any equipment. What you need is some space and a mat. In Deepika’s own words

“I do a lot of free-hand weights and 4 to 5 sets of stretching exercises with 20 reps, in between Pilates or stretching routines.”

During her olden days, i.e., when she was in school, she used to play badminton in the morningand in afternoon, when school was over, which has helped her a great way to maintain the body’s flexibility. What Yasmin says about this. Listen to her

“Pilates has done wonders on her body and uses a combination of yoga and strength to tighten the core muscles of the body and relaxes the mind. “

This is the workout routine, when Deepika is in town. But, she is most of the times out for her shooting and remains busy in that. So, she just does a mix of yoga, swimming and if she finds a local trainer, then also does some pilates.

So, this is the workout routine of this leggy actress. Deepika’s diet is more important than her workout in maintaining that killer figure.

Deepika Padukone Diet Plan

Deepika Padukone doesn’t starve herself and is a big foodie. Yasmin Karachiwala suggests her to eat small meals at a regular interval of 2 hours. Yasmin says

“We recently discovered Quinoa, a carbohydrate substitute high in fiber which has worked wonders for Deepika”

Breakfast

• 2 egg whites
• Low fat milk

Lunch

• In non-veg, she likes  fishes, generally grilled to avoid extra fat
• In veg, she eats vegetables.

Evening Snacks

•  Almonds
• Filter Coffee (She likes South Indian food too much)

Dinner

•  She avoids non-veg and other heavy food at night.
• Just eats salads, roti (chapati), veggies. i.e. a complete balanced diet, which provides her almost every nutrient. She avoids rice at night.

After every 2 hours

• After every 2 hours, as suggested by Yasmin, Deepika eats fresh fruits or sometimes drinks fresh fruit juices; whatever she likes.

Deepika, being a South Indian, likes South Indian food a lot like rice, dosa, upma, etc. So, she prefers them. For instance, she eats dosa without potato filling. Also, while having idli, she replaces coconut chutney with green chutney, and like wise

Deepika's Personal Life

Deepika Padukone was born on January 05, 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the age of 11 months she moved to Mangalore, Karnataka. Deepika Padukone is the eldest daughter of legendary Badminton player Prakash Padukone. During the early '80s Prakash was the World No.1 in Badminton. Deepika’s mother is a travel agent and Deepika has a younger sister, Anisha.

Deepika has a height of 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), color of Deepika’s hair and color of her eyes is Brown. Deepika is a Libra zodiac sign. This can lead her towards ease of working and good fortune coming through successful and hugely profitable business ventures. 
This increases the chances for personal success, fortune and general prosperity. Deepika will have better chances of learning skills in her profession.

While Deepika was in her school, she went for training in classical dance form Bharat Natyam. Her hobbies include Music, eating, sleeping and watching movies. 
Her favorite actors are Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan and her favorite actresses include Rani Mukherji, Preity Zinta and Sushmita Sen.
 At the age of just 17 years she appeared on the ramp for the first time. In the year 2005 Kingfisher Fashion Awards named Deepika Padukone Model of the Year. In the year 2006 Idea Zee F Award ceremonies, 

Deepika Padukone won accolades in the categories of Female Model of the Year and Fresh Face of the Year.  In the same year she made her debut in the films with a Kannada film named Aishwarya.
It is claimed that Deepika is romantically linked to Indian model and socialite, Nihar Pandya.

Upcoming projects

As of May 2014, Padukone has several upcoming projects. She will feature in Homi Adajania's English and Konkani language satire Finding Fanny, alongside Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapur, and Farah Khan's renewal of Happy New Year with Shahrukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan. Padukone has been cast as the eponymous protagonist of Shoojit Sircar's Piku, a drama co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan and Jisshu Sengupta, and has committed to star opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Imtiaz Ali's next directorial. She will also portray Mastani opposite Ranveer Singh's Baji Rao Iand Priyanka Chopra's Kashibai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani.

Personal life and off-screen work

Padukone shares a close bond with her family, and visits them regularly in her hometown of Bangalore. She lives by herself in Prabhadevi, a neighbourhood in Mumbai, and admits to missing the presence of her family there. She says, "I miss them, but luckily I have a life of my own, which keeps me from getting homesick. I wouldn’t want them to uproot their lives from Bengaluru just to be with me." A practicing Hindu, Padukone considers religion to be an important aspect of her life and makes frequent visits to temples and other religious shrines. She has also been outspoken on issues such as feminism and has said, "New feminism isn't about being aggressive; it's about reaching the top yet being soft. It's about being you — feminine, strong and full of will power.”

While filming Bachna Ae Haseeno in 2008, Padukone began a romantic relationship with co-star Ranbir Kapoor. She spoke openly about the relationship and sported a tattoo of his initials on the nape of her neck. She has said that the relationship had a profound effect on her, transforming her into a more confident and social person. The Indian media speculated on an engagement, and reported that this had occurred in November 2008, although Padukone had stated that she had no plans to marry within the next five years. The couple broke up a year later; she professed in an interview to feeling "angry" and "betrayed" for a long time, but insisted that they remained on good terms. In a 2010 interview, Padukone made a comment that the media speculated was a reference to her break-up with Kapoor:

The first time he cheated on me, I thought there was something wrong with me or the relationship, but when someone makes a habit of it, you know the problem lies with him. Yet I was foolish enough to give him a second chance because he begged and pleaded, despite the fact that everyone around me said he was still straying. I guess I really wanted to believe in him. Then I actually caught him red-handed. It took me a while to get out. But having done that, nothing can make me go back. That ship has sailed.

Kapoor initially denied the allegations, but according to The Times of India, he later admitted to the infidelity. In 2013, following the production of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Padukone told Filmfare that she now "shares a great comfort level" with him.

In 2011, a set of pictures showing Padukone kissing the cricket manager Siddharth Mallya at an Indian Premier League match were made available on the web. This led to wide speculation in the media about the nature of their relationship, which Padukone declined to talk about publicly. The following year there were reports about a break-up, to which she said: "Just because we are not seen together, it doesn't mean that we are not friends anymore." She has since denied reports of other link-ups, stating that she is "not in a frame of mind to be in a relationship."

In addition to acting, Padukone has written opinion columns and has been involved with women's health and fitness magazines. She has also supported charitable organisations, and has performed for stage shows. In 2009, she was hired byHindustan Times to write weekly columns for their lifestyle section; through these columns she interacted with her fans and passed details of her personal and professional life. That year, she participated in the World 10K Bangaloremarathon, which raised 13.1 million (US$220,000) in support of 81 NGOs. In 2010, Padukone adopted theMaharashtrian village of Ambegaon as part of NDTV's Greenathon Campaign, to provide the village with a regular supply of electricity. She visited Indian jawans (troops) in Jammu, for an Independence Day special episode of NDTV's reality show Jai Jawaan. Padukone also took part in the opening ceremony of the third season of the Indian Premier League at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Three years later, she performed alongside Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Pitbull for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League. In early 2013, Padukone performed at the Zee Cine Awards and later that year danced to a couple of her songs in Macau for the 14th IIFA Awards. Padukone has also been involved with the Olympic Gold Quest team, established by her father and Geet Sethi to support Indian athletes at the Olympic Games, along with sports personalities such as Leander Paes andViswanathan Anand and several other actors. In 2013, she launched her own line of clothing for women, in association with the retail chain Van Heusen.

In the media

The journalist Vir Sanghvi, in 2013, described Padukone as "strong, someone who makes up her own mind, [and] has motivation within herself." She is particularly known in the media as a professional, disciplined performer, whose "work takes precedence over everything else." A reviewer for Rediff.com described her personality as "simple," "grounded," and "accessible," and wrote, "She takes criticism in her stride, acknowledges her limitations and strives to work hard at getting better. She handles praise with equal composure." Ayan Mukerji (the director of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani) considers her to be "a woman who will flirt with you but you will love to take her home to meet your mom as well." Padukone has maintained a Twitter account since 2009, and launched an official Facebook page in 2013 where she has the most number oflikes of any Bollywood celebrity.

One of the highest-paid actresses in Bollywood, Padukone is considered among the most popular and high-profile celebrities in India. Analysing her career, Reuters published that after making a successful debut with Om Shanti Om, she featured in a series of films for which critics labelled her as "wooden" and "mocked her accent." The Indian Expressadded, "Not too long ago after a few unwise script calls and the public blow up of her high profile relationship with Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika was written off. Credit to her much touted professionalism, dedication, discipline and perseverance that she bounced back." Following the major success of Cocktail, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, and Chennai Express, several media publications began crediting her as the most successful contemporary actress in India.^[30][145] In 2013, she ranked eleventh on the Indian edition of the Forbes' "Celebrity 100," a list based on the income and popularity of India's celebrities, with an estimated annual earning of 395 million (US$6.7 million).

Padukone is considered a sex symbol and style icon in India – the media cites her figure, height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in), smile, and eyes as her distinctive physical features. The actress ranks high on various listings of the most attractive Indian celebrities. In 2008, she topped Indian Maxim's "Hot 100" list, and in 2010, she was named the "World's Sexiest Woman" by the Indian edition of FHM. Padukone was ranked first on The Times of India's listing of the "Most Desirable Woman" in 2012 and 2013, after being ranked third and fourth, respectively, for the preceding two years. Also in 2012, Padukone was named "India's Most Beautiful Woman" by the Indian edition of People magazine. She has additionally featured in the UK magazine Eastern Eye's "World's Sexiest Asian Women" list from 2009 to 2013, ranking among the top ten each year. In 2013, Filmfare declared her as the winner of the "Most Fashionable Star" poll, and credited her as one of the "few actresses who experiments with colours, cuts and silhouettes." In the fitness book The Four-Week Countdown Diet, the actress was cited by Namita Jain as "the ultimate role model for a healthy, fit and active lifestyle."

Padukone is an active celebrity endorser for several brands and products, including Tissot, Sony Cyber-shot, Nescafe, Vogue eyewear, Maybelline and Pepsi, among others. In 2012, it was reported that Padukone had signed on for an endorsement deal with Garnier worth 60 million (US$1.0 million), a record breaking remuneration for an Indian actress.
Movies List

 List of awards and nominations received by Deepika Padukone

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Kochadaiiyaan	Princess Vadhana	Tamil film
2014	Finding Fanny	TBA	English and Konkani language film Post-production
2014	Happy New Year	TBA	Post-production
2013	Race 2	Elena
2013	Bombay Talkies	Herself	Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies"
2013	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Naina Talwar
2013	Chennai Express	Meenalochini Azhagusundaram	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2013	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Leela Sanera	Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2012	Cocktail	Veronica Malaney	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2011	Dum Maaro Dum	Unnamed	Special appearance in song "Mit Jaaye Gum (Dum Maaro Dum)"
2011	Aarakshan	Poorbi Anand
2011	Desi Boyz	Radhika Awasthi
2010	Karthik Calling Karthik	Shonali Mukherjee
2010	Housefull	Saundarya Rao (Sandy)
2010	Lafangey Parindey	Pinky Palkar
2010	Break Ke Baad	Aaliya Khan
2010	Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey	Kalpana Datta
2009	Chandni Chowk to China	Sakhi (Ms. TSM) / Suzy (Meow Meow)
2009	Billu	Herself	Special appearance in song "Love Mera Hit Hit"
2009	Love Aaj Kal	Meera Pandit	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2009	Main Aurr Mrs Khanna	Raina Khan	Special appearance
2008	Bachna Ae Haseeno	Gayatri
2007	Om Shanti Om	Shantipriya / Sandhya (Sandy)	Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2006	Aishwarya	Aishwarya	Kannada film

Deepika Padukone brand ambassador of Axis Bank

Mumbai:Bollywood`s blockbuster actress Deepika Padukone was Wednesday signed on to endorse Axis Bank. She will front the private sector bank`s new campaign ‘Badhne ke kai naam hai…’, and says she`s happy to be associated with a service so important to an individual`s progress.

"A bank plays a very important role in the progress of so many individuals and I`m proud to be a part of the Axis Bank team," Deepika said in a statement.

She is happy that being a woman, she has been chosen to represent the brand as she sees "no reason why any industry should be dominated by either gender in today`s day and age".

"Like I mentioned earlier, a bank plays such an important role in the progress of so many individuals, and that`s what has excited me the most about this association," she added.

Deepika, who grew from being a badminton player to a model and then actress, says she believes in the brand`s philosophy - `Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi`.

"I`ve always believed that if you stop growing, you stop being. Moreover, progress is a very individual thing. What it means to you might be very different from what it means to me. But yet for both of us, it`s the most vital part of our lives. In a way it`s a common thread that binds us," she said.

This is the first association of the bank with a celebrity, and the idea behind zeroing in on Deepika is because "her journey of progress represents the new India which is young, hardworking, in-tune and aware of the world around them", said Rajiv Anand, president - Retail Banking, Axis Bank.

"She is contemporary yet there is an innate Indian-ness about her. We believe these qualities will fit the brand perfectly," Anand added.

The campaign, designed by Lowe Lintas lies in the space that progress has many dimensions and talks about the holistic nature of progress and highlights Axis Bank`s journey as a customer-centric bank.

The new campaign featuring Deepika is directed by `English Vinglish` director Gauri Shinde

Bollywood film industry is one of the versatile film industries in the world. Every year we see different types of Hindi movies. There are a number of Bollywood actresses who have given block-busters due to their phenomenal performances. These actresses rose to greater levels of fame and popularity by their movies like Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif. These actresses have increased their fee after their hit movies. Here I would like to discuss top ten Bollywood actresses 2014 and their salaries.

Top 10 Bollywood Actresses 2014 by Salaries and Payments

1)   Deepika Padukone :

Deepika is known as flavor of the season for the year 2014. She is the richest actress of Bollywood. She gave hit movies like Race 2 and cocktail. Her career started with her movie Om Shanti Om with her co-star Shahrukh Khan. Cheenai Express was the block-buster of the year which grossed a great business leading movies of Bollywood.

Earnings: 25.65 +Endorsement Earnings (Crore Indian Rupees)
Movies: Cocktail, Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express, Ram Leela (Highest Grossing Movie of 2013)
Per Movie Salary: 8-9 Crore (2014)
2)   Katrina Kaif :

Katrina is the 2^nd richest Bollywood actress. She has earned a lot of money from the brand endorsements like Slice and Lux. She has given a block-buster Dhoom 3 which shows that her acting career is at the peak. Now wait for her magic in the year 2014.

Earnings: 65.25 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Top Movies: Ek Tha Tiger, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Dhoom 3

Per Film Salary:  6 – 5.5 Crore (2014)

3) Priyanka Chopra :

The exotic girl is the 3^rd richest actress of Bollywood. Now she is improving with her acting skills a great deal. She has also launched her songs as well which were appreciated worldwide. Her performance in Krrish 3 is totally remarkable. She beats many other Bollywood actresses in the earning list in 2011-2013.

Earnings: 39.67 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Famous Movies: Don 2, Andaaz, Fashion, Krrish 3, Gunday

Per Movie Fee in 2014:  (7-8 Crore)

4) Kareena Kapoor Khan:

Kareena Kapoor Khan gave a super-hit movie “heroine”. She is an actress who started her acting career from a very young age. For the year 2014 she has signed some of very big budget movies. She will definitely be a challenge for many Bollywood actresses.

Earnings: 73.47 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Upcoming Movies: Happy Ending – 2014, Badtameez Dil – 2014

Per Film Earning: 8-9 Crore (2014)

5) Bipasha Basu :

Bipasha is a hot actress of Bollywood. She has earned a lot of fame from the movies like Jism and Raaz. Her upcoming movies are Creature 3D and Bang Bang. She also has signed many endorsement projects for many popular brands.

Earnings: 26.83 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Top Movies: Race, Singularity, Most Welcome, No Entry, RAAZ 3, Lamhaa

Per Movie Fee: (4-5 Crore)

6) Vidya Balan:

Vidya became one of the hottest personalities of Bollywood after her movie “dirty picture”. It was a hit movie on the Bollywood screen. She is very particular about her movies and her refined acting skills are the sole reason for her success.

Earnings:  12.32 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Upcoming Movies: Hamari Adhuri Kahaani , Shaadi Ke Side Effects,

Per Movie Fee: (3-3.5 Crore)

7) Anushka Sharma :

Anushka appeared on the screen of Bollywood in her movie of Yash Raj films “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” opposite Shahrukh Khan. She is a very talented actress and now many endorsement companies have signed her for their products.

Earnings: 20 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Famous Movies:  Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Band Baajaa Baaraat

Per Movie Fee: (5-6 Crore)

8) Sonakshi Sinha :

Sonakshi played the role of Rajo girl opposite the Dabung actor Salman Khan in her debit movie Dabbang. She became popular after this block-buster. Recently she has given a super-hit movie Rowdy Rathore. She is also the brand ambassador of Rajhans Group.

Earnings: 10 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Famous Movies: Dabangg , Rowdy Rathore , Once Upon a time in Mumbai Again, Joker , Action Jackson , Bullet Raja

Per Film Fee: (3-5 Crore)

9) Sonam Kapoor :

This young and bubbly actress is a new competition for the Bollywood film industry. Sonam is the daughter of the top leading actor of Bollywood Anil Kapoor. In the year 2013 she gave a big hit like “Raanjhanaa”. Unfortunately “Bewakoofian” could not make it to the Indian box office. She is also endorsing many brands and other projects.

Earnings: 4.5 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Famous Movies: Raanjhanaa , Bhag Milkha Bhag , Bewakoofian , Players , Khoobsurat.

Per Movie Fee: (2.5 Crore)

10) Kangana Ranaut:

The “Queen” of Bollywood is the highest paid actress due to her passion for acting and skills. Her role in “Fashion” was greatly praised by the audience after which she has been signed for a number of Bollywood movies. She is an award winning actress who has also endorsed a number of brands. In movie Queen Kangana proved that she can make the movie super hit by herself without any big super hero.

Earnings: 8.2 (Crore Indian Rupee)

Famous Movies: Raaz – The Mystery Continues, Fashion, Gangster, Krrish 3, Tanu Weds Manu and Queen.

Per Movie Fee: (3-4.5 Crore)
kochadaiiyaan - the legend

In her directorial debut, Soundarya Ashwin Rajnikanth has plenty of gravity-defying, awe-(and-joke)-inspiring stunts which one expects to see in a movie featuring the superstar. In one scene, Rajini emerges from the water balanced on the beak of what looks like a dolphin and lands straight on to the ship. This is a period epic so instead of bullets, Rajni dodges arrows with that trademark smile on his face. But somewhere on the back of your mind it's always the motion capture, photorealistic version of Rajni.      

The paper-thin story is as old as the film's setting. It centres on Rana (Rajinikanth), the valiant warrior chief who early on shifts loyalties from Kalingapuri to his ancestral home Kottaipattinam, which are two warring kingdoms.Here too he leads his soldiers with aplomb - walking stylishly in the classic Rajni way, with a devil-may-care attitude. But Kottaipattinam's King Rishikodgan (Nasser) is not too thrilled with Rana's return, especially since Rana's charismatic personality reminds him of his father, Kochadaiiyaan (also Rajinikanth), the empire's popular former army chief.

  But Rana is unfazed as he has other matters to tend to: get his commoner sister married to the king's son and romance his childhood sweetheart, the king's daughter Vadhana (Deepika Padukone). There is a lot of opulence in Kochadaiiyaan but little of it is appeasing to the eye. The scale, most of it presented in the form of thousands of soldiers marching on for battle and massive castles, never astounds you.

AR Rahman's listless soundtrack slackens the pace of the action-packed film and to worsen matters the classical moves don't look as graceful and fluid captured in the motion capture technology.

  

The visuals are a hit-and-miss affair. On one hand, Jackie Shroff has never looked better in a while; and Deepika Padukone's photorealistic self makes for the most unattractive Padukone on screen ever. 

Soundarya has stated in interviews that Kochadaiiyaan is her way to immortalize her father. Despite having two Rajinis in the film, she doesn't succeed as the revenge action drama the film never quite engrosses you.
 
More than the visuals, it is one line which conveys the legend of Rajinikanth: "Jab tak mein zinda hoon, tab tak khatam nahi hogi ye kala." (Until I am alive, this art will live.) Kochadaiiyaan is not that art you will remember Rajini for. 

Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone Starrer 'Happy New Year' Already a Blockbuster? 

Looks like the year 2014 will also be lucky for Shah Rukh Khan as his much awaited film "Happy New Year" (HNY) will release in October.

Last year, Shah Rukh created history by crossing the 200 crore mark with his film "Chennai Express." The film which also featured Deepika Padukone shattered records at the box office.

The "Chennai Express" jodi is coming back to silver screen with "HNY" and hence no films, be it big-budget or small-budget is releasing in theaters two weeks before or after "HNY."

SRK's last release was in August 2013 and hence the upcoming film is the most awaited one. Also, Farah Khan's directorial film is releasing during Diwali (the makers are yet to announce the exact release date). Diwali is said to be SRK's lucky period as several of his previous films were released during that time which became a hit.

"Diwali is on Thursday, 23 October. But it's yet to be seen whether 'Happy New Year' releases on the day of Diwali itself or the next day, which is a Friday," a trade source told Deccan Chronicle.

"Happy New Year" will be a solo release and no other films will release for two weeks after that. Even before its release period there are no big films.

Hrithik Roshan's "Bang Bang," Priyanka Chopra's "Mary Kom" and Shahid Kapoor's "Haider" will release on 2 October. These films will have three weeks for a good box office run before the release of "HNY."

Ajay Devgn's "Action Jackson" and Anurag Kashyap's "Ungli" is set to release on 7 November, which is two weeks after "HNY."

"For Shah Rukh, it is going to be an uninterrupted run since the only three big movies of October, Hrithik Roshan's 'Bang Bang,' Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' and Priyanka Chopra's 'Mary Kom' are all arriving 2 October," the source added.

"SRK and Deepika Padukone will be seen together again after their mega blockbuster 'Chennai Express.' This film is being designed as an event release and with a setting as huge as this, it is only beneficial for other films to stay away," another insider told DC.

The film has already created quite a buzz on social networking sites with the poster and first look. Also, the buzz is that "HNY" will have the highest print count ever for an Indian film, which would definitely boost the collection at the box office.

Monetary Gain

The shooting of "HNY" hasn't finished yet, but the makers have already earned around ₹202 crore. Yash Raj Films acquired the worldwide distribution rights of "HNY" and it earned ₹125 crore as Minimum Guarantee from the production house.The satellite rights of the film were purchased by Zee Television for whopping ₹65 crore, while the music rights were sold to T-Series for ₹12 crore, according to Bollywood Hungama.

The combined total of satellite rights, musical rights and other deals is ₹202 crore.

The film directed by Farah also features Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah in important roles.

Deepika Padukone childhood

Bollywood actress Padukone says that Holi is one of her favourite festivals and she remembers the time when she was a kid and played colours with friends.

"Holi has been one of my favorite festivals since childhood. Playing Holi with my friends from my building after coming back from school is one of my favorite childhood Holi memories. Preparations for the festival would start at least a week before," Deepika told IANS.

The actress, who delivered four back-to-back hits "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", "Chennai Express", "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela" and "Race 2" in 2013, is currently shooting for "Happy New Year".

She is looking forward to celebrate the festival with the cast of the film this year.

"This year I will be shooting for my film 'Happy New Year'. It's a fun bunch and I'm sure celebrating Holi on the set will be a lot of fun," she said.

Deepika, who is known for her beautiful skin, also keeps a check on her beauty regime around Holi.

"During Holi, I am concerned about my hair the most. Applying a coconut based hair oil acts as a protective layer for my hair against the colours and the summer heat. I tie my hair in a side braid or a messy pony tail. Also I make sure to keep myself hydrated," said the actress.

"Playing Holi can be exhausting. When I return home, I like to pamper myself with a coconut based hair oil massage and a cup of hot coffee," she added.

Finding Fanny

Finding Fanny
Directed by	Homi Adajania
Produced by	Dinesh Vijan Saif Ali Khan
Written by	Homi Adajania
Starring	Deepika Padukone Arjun Kapoor Naseeruddin Shah Dimple Kapadia Pankaj Kapur
Cinematography	Anil Mehta
Studio	Illuminati Films Fox Star Studios
Release dates	September 12, 2014 (India)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	India
Language	English / Konkani
Budget	150 million(US$2.5 million)

Finding Fanny is an English / Konkani satirical film, directed and written by Homi Adajania and produced by Saif Ali Khan's Illuminati Films. Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapur will feature in prominent roles. The film is based on a road trip set in Goa and follows the journey of five characters.

Contents

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• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
  • 3.1 Development
  • 3.2 Filming

Plot[edit]

Five Goans set off on a road trip in search of an old postman's childhood love, Stefanie "Fanny" Fernandes (Anjali Patil), though nobody knows whether she’s alive or dead or just a figment of someone’s imagination. However, the friends get lost, and the journey—originally intended to take 20 minutes—instead takes one and a half days.

Cast[edit]

• Deepika Padukone
• Arjun Kapoor as Savio Da Gama
• Naseeruddin Shah
• Dimple Kapadia
• Pankaj Kapur
• Kevin D'Mello
• Anjali Patil as Stefanie "Fanny" Fernandes (special appearance)
• Ranveer Singh (special appearance)

 

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Homi Adajania had finished writing the script of Finding Fanny by 2009, 4 years after his first directorial venture Being Cyrus released. However, casting for the film became an issue as it was an offbeat film—Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor were initially offered roles in the films, though they turned their respective parts down. Dinesh Vijan had suggested against making the film, advising Adajania that "you are going to make a Hinglish film which only 10 people will see. Hence, Adajania postponed the film and went on to direct Cocktail instead. During the shooting of Cocktail, his narration of the story to lead actress Deepika Padukone had impressed her, and she expressed her desire to be a part of the film. In May 2013, Padukone and Arjun Kapoor were signed on for leading roles, the latter being assigned the part of "a mechanic, who’s in denial about being a loser. Reportedly, Padukone has reduced her usual fee for the film and has also signed a profit-sharing deal with the producers. By August 2013, Naseeruddin Shah and Dimple Kapadia, who earlier featured in Being Cyrus, were signed on for the film;Pankaj Kapur joined the cast the following month. Whilst the film was earlier reported to be a short film, Padukone confirmed in an interview that this was untrue. Currently the film is in editing and will be showcased in English and Hindi versions to cater for the audience in India and abroad. The director, Homi Adajania expressed interest in premiering the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, but only once the final edit is locked.

Filming[edit]

Shooting of the film began in October, 2013 and was completed in 41 days.

Deepika Padukone chooses Bajirao Mastani over Shuddhi

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's dream project 'Bajirao Mastani', a historical love story that has been close to Sanjay's heart for the past 10 years, has finally found its Bajirao and Mastani. The hit jodi and real life couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukonewill play Bajirao and Mastani, respectively. Both Karan Joharand Sanjay Leela Bhansali have announced their films 'Shuddhi' and 'Bajirao Mastani', respectively for a December 2015 release. We have heard that both are great scripts, which require a fair amount of time from its actors for shooting and marketing and thus, Deepika needed to make her choice between the two. 


 Ranveer Singh plans outfits around Deepika Padukone's giftsDeepika had earlier been confirmed for Shuddhi but we guess that her love for Sanjay Leela Bhansali as a director and the time she would get to spend with Ranveer may be amongst the reasons for making this difficult choice. While Deepika and Sanjay remained unavailable for comment, we can safely say that the cast of Bajirao Mastani is a first grand step by Sanjay towards achieving his dream.

Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone in Imtiaz Ali’s Window Seat

Although it is confirmed that both Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone will re-create the magic of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in Imtiaz Ali’s next, titled Window Seat, it will also bring back another hit combination.

After working together in Rockstar and Highway, Ali has brought back AR Rahman and Irshad Kamil as the composer and lyricist, respectively, for this project.

A source close to the project also said that although Ali is looking for better options for the film’s title, he will stick to Window Seat, which interestingly is also the name of his production house — Window Seat Films.

However, since all three, including Imtiaz Ali, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone are busy with their prior commitments, the film is only expected to kick-off by mid-2014.

Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor's Window Seat 'a journey film'
Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor have signed up for new project Window Seat.

Directed by Imtiaz Ali, the movie sees the actors reunite after last year's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
"Next film is Window Seat," said Ali. "It will feature Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. It will be a journey based film and music will be composed by AR Rahman."
The filmmaker recently worked with award-winning musician Rahman on Highway.

The actors are reported to have signed a clause not to talk about the content of the film at this stage. 

Watch the trailer for Ali's Highway:

I am still a South Indian at heart: Deepika

Glamorous and sassy, Deepika Padukone sashays down a posh golf course in Mumbai to launch Vogue Eyewear. Sporting the brand with style, the leggy lass, however, cannot hide her simplicity.

Flashing a smile, she enquires, “Do you want to eat something, before we talk?”  Settling down in her make up room, she indicates she is ready to chat about everything from her Tamizh ponnu role in the upcoming flick Chennai Express opposite Shah Rukh Khan, to making the bespectacled look a rage.

Ask her how it was to don a Southern girl, especially a Tamilian. “I am a South Indian at heart and really proud to be one. The character, therefore, never seemed alien to me,” she says.

She quickly adds that if everyone’s wondering about the film’s story, after watching the sensational trailer that was released recently, they might have to wait to know more. “Shah Rukh’s character will take the audience through the story,” she says.

Padukone’s involvement with the project has gone beyond memorising Tamil dialogues and sporting a typical Tamilian look.

“I gave a few inputs for my look in Chennai Express. Manish Malhotra knows really well how to study characters and present them perfectly. Rohit Shetty, Manish and I had a lot of discussion about the character I play. It was an exciting project,” she says.

She has been on a roll, with her last project Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani becoming a blockbuster hit. Padukone says she is only happy to have set the trend with the bespectacled look that was once considered dowdy. Acknowledging the relevance as she is the face of an international eyewear, she says, “I am glad that Naina spectacles have caught people’s fancy, after watching the film.”

Being part of the South Indian brigade that has made it big in Bollywood, Padukone, however, is a lot modest when she says she feels honoured to be listed among other big names. “I have always been a fan of Sridevi, Rekhaji and Hema Malini. Thank you for complimenting me by adding my name to the league,” she says with a grin.

List of awards and nominations received by Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress who works in the Bollywood film industry. Born to Prakash Padukone, abadminton player, she worked as a model before becoming an actress. Padukone made her cinematic debut through the 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya. The following year, she entered Bollywood through Om Shanti Om, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and gained her first Filmfare Award for Best Actressnomination. Her acting debut was received well and earned her awards in other ceremonies such as Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards, Asian Film Awards, IIFA Awards, Screen Awards, Stardust Awards and Zee Cine Awards. She appeared in commercial successful films such as – Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Housefull (2010). The former fetched her a second nomination for Best Actress, while the latter was a box-office success. She was most prolific at the Stardust Awards accruing eight nominations; including two across three categories – "Superstar of Tomorrow", "Best Comedy – Romance Actress" and "Best Drama Actress". Cocktail fetched her Best Actress nominations at the Filmfare Awards for the third time. It also won her the Smita Patil Memorial Award For Best Actress. At the 59th Filmfare Awards of 2014, she received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role in the tragic romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, and received a second nomination in the same category for the comedy film Chennai Express.

Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards[edit]

The Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards are presented by the Apsara Producers Guild to honour and recognise the professional excellence of their peers. Deepika has received two awards.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2008	Om Shanti Om	Best Female Debut	Won
2010	—	Chevrolet Heartbeat of the Nation (Female)	Won
	Love Aaj Kal	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
2013	Cocktail	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
2014	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
	Chennai Express	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Won
	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated

Asian Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2008	Om Shanti Om	Best Actress	Nominated
2009	Chandni Chowk to China	Best Actress	Nominated

Bhaskar Bollywood Awards[edit]

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2012	—	Hottie of the Year	Nominated
2013	Cocktail	Character of the Year	Nominated
	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Best Heroine	Pending]

BIG Star Entertainment Awards[edit]

The BIG Star Entertainment Awards is an awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2010	—	New Talent of the Decade - Female	Nominated
2012	Cocktail	Critics Award for Best Actress	Won
		Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film - Female	Nominated
		BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor - Female	Nominated
2013	Race 2	Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film - Female	Nominated
	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film - Female	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor (Film) - Female	Nominated
	Chennai Express	Jodi of the Year (along with Shahrukh Khan)	Won
		Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film - Female	Won
		Most Entertaining Actor (Film) - Female	Won
	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Most Entertaining Dancer	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film - Female	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor (Film) - Female	Nominated

Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Movie Awards[edit]

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2013	Cocktail	Best Actress	Nominated
2014	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Best Actress	Nominated
	Chennai Express	Best Actress	Won
	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Best Actress	Runner-up

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year[edit]

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2013	—	Indian of the Year – Entertainment Category	Nominated
	—	Special Achievement Award	Won

Filmfare Awards[edit]

The Filmfare Awards is one of the oldest and most prominent Hindi film award ceremony. They are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence. Deepika has three awards from six nominations.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2008	Om Shanti Om	Best Female Debut	Won
		Sony Head N Shoulders Fresh Face of the Year	Won
		Best Actress	Nominated
2010	Love Aaj Kal	Best Actress	Nominated
2013	Cocktail	Best Actress	Nominated
2014	Chennai Express	Best Actress	Nominated
	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Best Actress	Won

IBNLive Movie Awards[edit]

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2014	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Best Actress	Won

International Indian Film Academy Awards[edit]

The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2008	Om Shanti Om	Best Female Debut	Won
		Best Actress	Nominated
2010	Love Aaj Kal	Best Actress	Nominated
2013	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Star Plus Audience Jodi of the Year (along with Ranbir Kapoor)	Won
	Cocktail	Best Actress	Nominated
2014	—	Entertainer of the Year	Won
	Chennai Express	Best Actress	Won
	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Best Actress	Nominated
	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Best Actress	Nominated

NDTV Indian of the Year[edit]

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2014	—	Entertainer of the Year	Won

People's Choice Awards India[edit]

The People's Choice Awards India is the Indian version of the American awards show recognising Indian film, television, music and sports.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2012	—	Favorite Movie Youth Icon	Nominated

Screen Awards[edit]

The Screen Awards is India's only awards ceremony involved with the Executive Director and the Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They honour professional excellence in the Hindi language film industry.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2008	Om Shanti Om	Most Promising Newcomer – Female	Won
		Jodi No. 1 (along with Shahrukh Khan)	Won
2010	Love Aaj Kal	Best Actress	Nominated
2011	Housefull	Best Actress (Popular Choice)	Nominated
2012	Desi Boyz	Best Actress (Popular Choice)	Won
2013	Cocktail	Best Actress (Popular Choice)	Nominated
		Best Actress	Nominated
2014	Race 2 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Chennai Express Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Life Ok Screen Hero Award	Won
		Best Actress (Popular Choice)	Won
	Chennai Express Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Best Actress	Won

Stardust Awards[edit]

The Stardust Awards are presented by Stardust magazine. They honour professional excellence in the Hindi film industry.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2008	Om Shanti Om	Superstar of Tomorrow – Female	Nominated
2010	Love Aaj Kal	Superstar of Tomorrow – Female	Nominated
2011	Karthik Calling Karthik	Best Thriller/Action Actress	Nominated
	Housefull	Best Comedy/Romance Actress	Nominated
2012	Aarakshan	Best Drama Actress	Nominated
	Desi Boyz	Best Comedy – Romance Actress	Nominated
	—	Style Icon of The Year	Won
2013	Cocktail	Best Drama Actress	Nominated

Times of India Film Awards[edit]

The Times of India Film Awards are presented annually by the TOIFA Honorary Advisory Board Members to reward excellence in Hindi cinema.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2013	Cocktail	Best Actor (Critics) - Female	Won
		Best Actor – Female	Nominated

Zee Cine Awards[edit]

The Zee Cine Awards are presented by Zee Entertainment Enterprises for the Hindi film industry. The awards were inaugurated in 1998 and are a mixture of categories decided on by public votes and by an industry jury. The awards were not presented in 2009 and 2010, but were resumed from 2011.

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2008	Om Shanti Om	Best Female Debut	Won
		Best Actor – Female	Nominated
2011	Break Ke Baad	Best Actor - Female	Nominated
	—	International Female Icon	Won
2013	Cocktail	Best Actor – Female	Nominated
2014	—	Dhamakedar Performer	Won
	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Best Actor – Female	Nominated
	Chennai Express	Best Actor – Female	Won
	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Best Actor – Female	Nominated

Other awards and recognition[edit]

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2004	Deepika Padukone	Marco Ricci Society Young Achiever Awards, Glamour Award	Won
2005		Kingfisher Fashion Awards, Model of the Year (Female)	Won
2006		Zee F Awards, Female Model of the Year (Commercial Assignments)	Won
		Zee F Awards, Fresh Face of the Year (Female)	Won
		Zee Astitva Awards, Outstanding Contribution to fashion world	Won
2007	Om Shanti Om	Star's Sabsey Favourite, Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine	Won
		HT Café Film Awards, Best Newcomer Award (Female)	Won
2008		Reebok Zoom Glam Awards, Glam Debutant (Female)	Won
		Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, Breakthrough Role (Female)	Won
	Deepika Padukone	Maxim, Hottest Girl of the Year	Won
		Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Awards, Upcoming Actor	Won
2009		DNA After Hrs Food Awards, Dishiest Female Award	Won
	Bachna Ae Haseeno	Star's Sabsey Favourite, Sabsey Tez Sitara	Won
	Deepika Padukone	Indian Television Academy–GR8! Women Achiever Awards, Most Promising Newcomer	Won
		Lux Comedy Honors, Rising Actress with Comic Excellence	Won
		Videocon India Youth Icon Awards, Fashion Icon of the year	Won
2010		Marie Claire Fashion Awards, Editor’s Choice Award	Won
		Retail Jewellery Association Awards, Jewellery Style Icon	Won
2011		DY Patil Annual Achiever’s Awards, Entertainer of the Year	Won
		Times of India's Most Desirable Woman of 2010 #4	Won
		HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards, Most Glamorous Woman of the Year	Won
2012		Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Awards, Most Stylish Female	Won
		Times of India's Most Desirable Woman of 2011 #3	Won
		Vogue Beauty Of The Year	Won
		GQ Awards (India), Woman Of The Year	Won
	Cocktail	Smita Patil Memorial Award For Best Actress	Won
2013	Deepika Padukone	Grazia Cover Girl Of The Year Award	Won
		Times of India's Most Desirable Woman of 2012	Won
		Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Most Popular Actress	Won
		HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards, Entertainer of the Year (Female)	Won
		HiFlyers Awards, Favorite Actor (Female)	Won
2014		ETC Bollywood Business Awards, Highest Grossing Actor (Female)	Won
		Hindustan Times Most Stylish Awards, Most Stylish Actress	Won
		Times of India's Most Desirable Woman of 2013	Won

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