One ofthe most popular Bollywood actresses, Deepika Padukone turned 36 today. Before becomingan actress, Deepika was a Badminton player. In an Interview, Deepika opens upabout her dedication to sports. She spends her whole day in training andeducation. Deepika was once a National level Badminton Player, but in the tenthstandard, she changed her focus from Badminton and decided to become a fashionmodel.
Deepikabegan her career as a full-time model in 2004. Deepika once revealed that dueto a lack of confidence, she didn't have many friends. On the occasion of theactress birthday, let's take a look at the life journey of one of the highest-paidactress of Bollywood:
Early life:
Deepikawas born on 5 January 1986 in Denmark and shifted to Bangalore when she was oneyear old. Her father, Prakash Padukone, was a former professional Badminton player,and her mother, Ujjala, was a travel agent. Deepika was born into a Brahminfamily and has a younger sister, Anisha, who is a golfer.
Modelingcareer:
Deepika enrolled at Indira Gandhi National Open University for her bachelor's butin a midway, she drop out to pursue her modeling career. She gained recognitionfrom a TV commercial for a soap Liril. She made her runway debut in 2005 atLakme Fashion Week and won the 'Model of the Year award.
Fameand support:
Her careergained an up when she was featured in a music video of Himesh Reshammiya's song'Naam Hai Tera'. After this Deepika got multiple offers for films. Director Farah Khannoticed her in Himesh's video and cast her in Om Shanti Om.
Deepika'sfirst appearance on TV was in an advertisement when she was just 8 years old. AfterOm Shanti Om Deepika had a slow fall down in her career. But in 2021 her careercame back on track with Cocktail. She was seen in a very bold avatar in themovie.
Personalrelationships:
On one side she was establishing her career,whereas on other hand, dealing with her personal affairs. Deepika had many upsand downs in her relationships. She first dated Nihar Pandya in her struggling modelingdays. Deepika was also in the spotlight for her relationship with SidharthMallya son of Businessman Vijay Mallya. The actress was also in a seriousrelationship with Ranbir Kapoor. She also had a tattoo of his initials on herneck. The duo broke up in 2009. After all these things, Deepika began datingRanveer Singh in 2012; they were spotted together in many places. Later the duogot married in 2018 with traditional Konkani and Sindhi ceremonies in Italy inthe presence of family and close friends.
Controversies:
Deepikawas also in controversy for her statements in JNU. Deepika also received life threatsfor playing the character of Rajput Queen Padmavati in the movie 'Padmaavat'. Shewas also dragged in Drugs case for a chat against her.
Deepikais one of the highest-paid actresses of Bollywood. She charges almost 10 croresfor her each movie. Deepika charged Rs. 13 crores for her project 83' and Rs 15crore for her movie with Shah Rukh Khan 'Pathan'. She also does brand endorsements.