Deepika Padukone
- Acting
- January 5, 1986 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Biography
Deepika 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
Filmography
- King
- Singham Again · Shakti Shetty
- Kalki 2898-AD · SUM-80 "Sumathi"
- Fighter · Minal Rathore (Minni)
- Jawan · Aishwarya Rathore
- Pathaan · Rubina Mohsin
- Cirkus · Vrindamma
- Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva · Amrita
- Gehraiyaan · Alisha Khanna
- 83 · Romi Dev, Producer
- Chhapaak · Malti, Producer
- Zero · Self
- Mega Icons · Self
- Padmaavat · Queen Padmavati
- Raabta · Special Appearance in "Raabta Title Track" Song
- xXx: Return of Xander Cage · Serena Unger
- BFFs with Vogue · Self
- The Kapil Sharma Show · Self
- Bajirao Mastani · Mastani
- Tamasha · Tara Maheshwari
- Comedy Nights Bachao · Self
- Piku · Piku Banerjee
- Happy New Year · Mohini
- Finding Fanny · Angelina ’Angie’ Eucharistica / Da Gama
- Kochadaiiyaan · Princess Vadhana Devi
- Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela · Leela Sanera
- Chennai Express · Meenamma Lochini Azhagusundaram
- Comedy Nights with Kapil · Self
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani · Naina Talwar
- Bombay Talkies · Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
- Race 2 · Alina
- Cocktail · Veronica Malaney
- Satyamev Jayate · Self
- Desi Boyz · Radhika Awasthi
- Aarakshan · Poorvi Anand
- India's Most Desirable · Self
- Dum Maaro Dum · Special Appearance in "Dum Maro Dum" Song
- Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey · Kalpana Dutta
- Break Ke Baad · Aaliya Khan
- Lafangey Parindey · Pinky Palkar
- Housefull · Sandy Rao
- Karthik Calling Karthik · Shonali Mukherjee
- Main Aurr Mrs Khanna · Raina Khan
- Tere Mere Beach Mein · Self
- Love Aaj Kal · Meera Pandit
- Billu · Sahir Khan's Heroine
- Chandni Chowk to China · Sakhi / Suzy
- Oye! It's Friday! · Self
- Bachna Ae Haseeno · Gayatri Jakhar
- Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah · Self
- 10 Ka Dum · Self
- Om Shanti Om · Shantipriya / Sandy
- Bigg Boss · Self
- Aishwarya · Aishwarya
- Koffee with Karan · Self
- Kaun Banega Crorepati · Self
- MTV Europe Music Awards · Self
- The Oscars · Self
- Raaka