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Deepika Padukone Biography

Birth Name:

Deepika Padukone

Birth Place:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Profession

actor/producer

Fast Facts

While in school, played state-level baseball and basketball, and national-level badminton
Made her acting debut with the Kannada movie Aishwarya (2006)
Performed as a dancer in Himesh Reshammiya's music video "Naam Hai Tera
" Entered Bollywood with Om Shanti Om (2007), the highest grossing movie of that year
Collaborated with Van Heusen to launch her own limited edition clothing collection in 2011
The anxiety and depression she faced in 2014 motivated her to set up Live Love Laugh Foundation in 2015, an initiative to help people with mental health issues
In 2015, launched her own fashion brand All About You on the online shopping website Myntra in 2015
Made a grand debut on Forbes's 2016 list of the World's Highest-Paid Actresses; she was ranked tenth in the list
On Oct 3, 2016, emerged as Asia's most followed woman on Twitter with a whopping 16 million followers
About a fortnight after the release of the first trailer of her Hollywood debut movie xXx: Return Of Xander Cage, she made it to the magazine Vanity Fair's list of Hollywood's next-generation stars
She grabbed the second spot on the list
Is one of the brand ambassadors for the Swiss watch making company Tissot

Awards

2016Screen Awards-Best Actress: winner
2016Stardust Awards-Star of the Year - Female: winner
2016Stardust Awards-Star of the Year - Female: winner
2016Filmfare Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2015Stardust Awards-Star of the Year - Female: winner
2015Screen Awards-Best Actress (Critics): nominated
2015International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): nominated
2015Stardust Awards-Star of the Year - Female: winner
2015Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Thriller/Action: nominated
2014Zee Cine Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2014Filmfare Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2014International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): winner
2013Screen Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2013Times Of India Film Awards-Best Actress Critics: winner
2013Times Of India Film Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2013Zee Cine Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2013International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): nominated
2013Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Drama: nominated
2013Filmfare Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2012Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Comedy/Romance: nominated
2012Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Drama: nominated
2011Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Comedy/Romance: nominated
2011Stardust Awards-Best Actress - Thriller/Action: nominated
2010International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): nominated
2010Screen Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2010Filmfare Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2008International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): nominated
2008International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Debutant (Female): winner
2008Zee Cine Awards-Best Actress: nominated
2008Zee Cine Awards-Best Female Debut: winner
2008Filmfare Awards-Best Female Debut: winner
2008Filmfare Awards-Best Actress: nominated