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Who is Deepika Padukone?
Deepika Padukone is an Indian actor, model and entrepreneur. Here are 13 more things about her:
- She is a practicing Hindu.
- She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to badminton player Prakash Padukone and travel agent Ujjala Padukone.
- Her younger sister Anisha Padukone is a golfer.
- She grew up in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
- She attended Sophia High School and Mount Carmel College, which are both in Bangalore.
- As a teenager, she competed in state-level baseball tournaments and national-level badminton championships in India.
- After giving up her career in sports, she pursued a career in modeling.
- While working as a model, she studied sociology at the Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi, India but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
- She, her husband Ranveer Singh and their daughter Dua Padukone Singh are residents of Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- The 2017 film “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” is her first Hollywood project.
- Between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018, she earned an estimated 112.8 crore rupees ($15.37 million), which made history as the highest annual earnings for a Bollywood actress.
- From 2019 to 2021, she was the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image chairperson.
- In 2023, she was India’s highest paid actress.
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TIMELINE
2004
- She started modeling full-time under the tutelage of Prasad Bidapa.
2005
- She walked for Suneet Varma at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India, which marked her runway debut.
2006
- She was featured in the music video of the Himesh Reshammiya song “Naam Hai Tera”, which was released on January 19, 2006.
- She made her acting debut in the film “Aishwarya”, which was released in India on September 15, 2006.
2007
- On November 8, 2007, she and Shah Rukh Khan attended a photocall for their film “Om Shanti Om” at Empire Leicester Square in London, England, United Kingdom.
2008
- She and Ranbir Kapoor started dating.
2009
- She broke up with Kapoor because of his infidelity.
2010
- On May 13, 2010, she attended the “On Tour” premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
2011
- On October 10, 2011, she walked for Wendell Rodricks at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring Summer 2012 in New Delhi.
- On October 30, 2011, she and Khan attended the Formula One World Championship in New Delhi.
2012
In August 2012, she and Ranveer started dating.
2013
- She and Kapoor reconciled while working on their film “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, which was released on May 31, 2013.
- On November 14, 2023, she was named the Most Popular Actress at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards India 2013.
2014
- She starred in the film “Finding Fanny”, which was released worldwide on September 12, 2014.
2015
- In March 2015, she founded The Live Love Laugh Foundation, a nonprofit organization that deals with mental health issues.
- On July 12, 2015, she attended the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
2016
- On December 5, 2016, she won Best Actress at at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards India 2016 for her role in “Bajirao Mastani”.
2017
- She played Serena Unger in “xXx: Return of Xander Cage”, which was released in Mexico City, Mexico on January 5, 2017 and in the United States on January 20, 2017.
- On May 17, 2017, she attended the “Ismael’s Ghosts (Les Fantomes d’Ismael)” screening and opening gala during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals.
- In June 2017, she won the Gold Lion for Nike’s Da Da Ding campaign at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2017.
2018
- On January 1, 2018, she won the Power House Performer of the Year award at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards India 2018 for her role in “Padmaavat”.
- On April 24, 2018, she went to Lincoln Center in New York City, New York, USA to attend an event of TIME Magazine, which named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.
- On November 14, 2018, she and Ranveer got married at Villa del Balbianello at Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy.
2019
- On June 17, 2019, she was in SoHo in New York City.
- On September 24, 2019, she attended the Christian Dior Womenswear Spring/Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris.
2020
- On January 21, 2020, she addressed the opening ceremony at the 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where she and three others received the Crystal Award for her The Live Love Laugh Foundation.
2021
- On December 15, 2021, she graced the red carpet of “83” at The Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
2022
- On May 19, 2022, she attended the screening of “Armageddon Time” during the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes.
- On November 10, 2022, she launched her self-care brand 82°E beginning with skincare products.
2023
- On March 6, 2023, she attended the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris.
- On March 12, 2023, she attended the 95th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, United States and the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.
- On December 3, 2023, she attended the 3rd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California.
2024
- On February 18, 2024, she presented the Film Not in the English Language Award at the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024 at The Royal Festival Hall in London.
- On September 8, 2024, she gave birth to Dua.
2025
On January 5, 2025, she will turn 39.
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