DeepikaPadukone

Deepika Padukone -born 5 January 1986- is an Indian actress and model. She appears mostly in Bollywood films. Born to badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress. Padukone made her acting debut with the 2006 Kannada film Aishwarya. The following year, she played the lead female role in the reincarnation melodrama Om Shanti Om; the film proved a major commercial success and earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Deepika Padukone was later noted for portraying modern, independent women in several commercially successful films, including the 2009 romantic comedy Love Aaj Kal, the 2010 comedy Housefull, and the 2012 romance Cocktail; her performance in the latter earned her unanimous critical appreciation and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies.