Deepika Padukone is an Indian model turned actress. She is the daughter of forme (More)
Deepika Padukone is an Indian model turned actress. She is the daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukone. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, at eleven months old she moved to Mangalore, Karnataka when her family returned to India. Deepika's schooling was done in Sophia's High School, Bangalore and she did her undergraduate studies from Mount Carmel College.Her father is the legendary Badminton player Prakash Padukone who was one of India's greatest sportsmen. During the late 1970's and early 1980's Prakash was the World No.1 in Badminton, winning the All-England Open in 1980, and the World Cup in 1981. Her mother is a travel agent and she has a younger sister named Anisha. Recently, she has been reported to date Indian cricket team captain, M.S. Dhoni. Padukone has branched out from modeling into acting. She started by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by Himesh Reshammiya.
More recently Padukone made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film, Aishwarya, directed by Indrajit Lankesh co-starring Upendra. The film has already been successful at the box-office, and Padukone has received rave reviews for her screen presence. (Less)
