Deepika Padukone

Name : Deepika Padukone
Birth name : Deepika Padukone
Birthdate : 1986
Birth location : Mangalore, India
Height : 5’ 6 "
Sex : Female
Profession : Actress, Model
Debut Film : Aishwarya (Kannada)
Father : Prakash Padukone (Famous Badminton player)
Mother : Ujjala Padukone
Relationship : Nihar Pandya (Indian model and socialite)
Claim To Fame : Female Model of the Year and Fresh Face of the Year 2006, Appearance in ’Naam Hai Tera’ music

Deepika Padukone,is an Indian supermodel. She is also the daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone.Deepika has had modelling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery exhibition. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover face.eepika previously dated model Upen Patel and is now dating Ranbir Kapoor. In the beginning of the relationship, the couple were talking about their closeness, but Ranbir’s parents were upset as they don’t want any verbal announcements of their son’s relationships at this stage of his career. They are now keeping their relationship private.Deepika Padukone was born on 5 January 1986 in Mangalore, Karnataka. She has done her schooling inDeepika Padukone,is an Indian supermodel. She is also the daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone.Deepika has had modelling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery exhibition. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover face.eepika previously dated model Upen Patel and is now dating Ranbir Kapoor. In the beginning of the relationship, the couple were talking about their closeness, but Ranbir’s parents were upset as they don’t want any verbal announcements of their son’s relationships at this Bangalore. She has been modelling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery exhibition. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international covergirl face.Pursuing her dreams, Deepika Padukone quickly became a model endorsing leading brands like Liril soap, Limca, Close-Up toothpaste, Kingfisher and several other products, which include internationaDeepika Padukone, born 1986, is an Indian supermodel. She is also the daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone.Deepika has had modelling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery exhibition. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover face.eepika previously dated model Upen Patel and is now dating Ranbirl cosmetics giant Maybelline. The pretty svelte model won numerous awards for her modeling style. Her sensuous photographs appearing on the 2006 Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar has virtually proved that she is indeed a supermodel in her own right.She was chosen as the ’Model of the Year’ by Kingfisher at its Fashion Awards; and further was awarded the ’Female Model of the Year’ award in commercial assignments category and ’Fresh Face of the Year’ at Idea Zee Fashion F Awards.It was expected that Deepika, like many successful models before her, would turn to acting in Bollywood. She seemed to be taking steps in that direction when she appeared in the music video for "Naam Hai Tera," a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by popular Bollywood singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya. However, Deepika recently announced that she would make her cinematic debut in a Kannada film, Aishwarya, directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The movie co-stars Upendra. Reportedly, she has also signed on two Hindi movies - Priyadarshan’s
forthcoming film, Pirate and Farah Khan’s second directorial venture, Om Shanti Om, which is slated for a 2007 release. However, Deepika has categorically denied ever having met Priyadarshan, and claims she is not doing his film. Khan’s film, however, seem very much on the anvil, though she seems reluctant to talk about it with the press and won’t confirm or deny developments. Deepika has also signed a Tamil film opposite Surya entitled Naan Thaan to be directed by Gautham Menon and produced by Ram Gopal Varma and Jyothika.

Fact:
* She made her first runway appearance in 2003, at just seventeen.
* Amongst the most notable of her career endeavours have been her partnership with Jewel of India, a yearly exhibition for jewelry lovers.
* Deepika’s face has now gone international, thanks to her cover girl work with make-up giant Maybelline.
* The 2005 Kingfisher Fashion Awards named Deepika Model of the Year. The Kingfisher is a coveted accolade for models and designers in the Indian world.
* At the 2006 Idea Zee F Award ceremonies, Deepika won trophies in the catergories of Female Model of the Year and Fresh Face of the Year.
* She has been romantically linked to Indian model and socialite, Nihar Pandya.

Filmography:
Om Shanti Om
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