Wallpaper Bollywood Actrests 2011: Deepika Padukone indian actress and former model

Deepika Padukone Hindi: दीपिका पडुकोण diːpɪkaː ˈpəɖʊkoːɳborn 5 January 1986 is an Indian actress and a former model. Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya. The following year, she made her Hindi film debut in the blockbuster Om Shanti Om which earned her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.
Contents
* 1 Early life and background
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Modeling
o 2.2 Acting
* 3 Other work
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Awards and nominations
* 6 Filmography
* 7 See also
* 8 Notes
* 9 External links
Early life and background
Deepika was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family moved to Bangalore, Karnataka, India, when she was eleven months old Deepika is of Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin origin, and her mother tongue is Konkani. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is a retired badminton player of international repute, and her mother is a travel agent. Padukone also has a younger sister, Anisha, born on February 2, 1991
Padukone attended Sophia High School in Bangalore, and completed her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. While in high school she played badminton at the state level However, she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player
Career
Modeling
While in college, Padukone pursued a career in modelingShe was spotted in a ramp competition in NLS, Bangalore.citation needed Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brand names as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, and has been "brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail jewelry show cosmetics company Maybelline made her its international spokesperson
At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards she was awarded the title "Model of the Year".Shortly afterward, she was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006 and won two trophies at the Idea Zee Fashion Awards: "Female Model of the YearCommercial Assignment and "Fresh Face of the YeaPadukone was also chosen as the brand ambassador of Kingfisher Airlines and later Levi Strauss and Tissot SA. In addition, she appeared in the music video for Himesh Reshammiya's song Naam Hai Tera.
Acting

Deepika Padukone

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Deepika Padukone indian actress and former model