Deepika Padukone
Birthday: 1986-01-05 | Place of Birth: Copenhagen, DenmarkDeepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian actress and producer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. After working as a fashion model, she made her acting debut in the Kannada film *Aishwarya* (2006) and entered Hindi cinema the following year with *Om Shanti Om* (2007), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Following releases including *Bachna Ae Haseeno* (2008) and *Love Aaj Kal* (2009), her performance in the romantic comedy-drama *Cocktail* (2012) earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In 2013, she starred in *Race 2*, *Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani*, *Chennai Express*, and the tragic romance *Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela*, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the latter. She earned a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the comedy-drama *Piku* (2015), and appeared that same year in *Tamasha* and the historical drama *Bajirao Mastani*. Padukone made her Hollywood debut in the action film *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017) and later starred in the period drama *Padmaavat* (2018). She transitioned into film production with the biographical drama *Chhapaak* (2020) and the sports drama *83* (2021), starring in both features. Her subsequent credits included *Gehraiyaan* (2022), *Pathaan* (2023), *Jawan* (2023), the action film *Fighter* (2024), the science fiction film *Kalki 2898 AD* (2024), and *Singham Again* (2024).
Known For
Acting
Role
as Minal Rathore (Minni)
as SUM-80 "Sumathi"
as Shakti Shetty
as Aishwarya Rathore
as Rubina Mohsin
as Alisha Khanna
as Malti
as Queen Padmavati
as Serena Unger
as Special Appearance in "Raabta Title Track" Song
as Mastani
as Piku Banerjee
as Tara Maheshwari
as Angelina ’Angie’ Eucharistica / Da Gama
as Mohini
as Princess Vadhana Devi
as Alina
as Leela Sanera
as Meenamma Lochini Azhagusundaram
as Naina Talwar
as Veronica Malaney
as Poorvi Anand
as Radhika Awasthi
as Special Appearance in "Dum Maro Dum" Song
as Pinky Palkar
as Shonali Mukherjee
