20 Interesting Facts About Deepika Padukone

She is at the prime of her career and taking it all with pride. She is not afraid of fighting battles and is proud to show the scars of her previous battles, which have been a part of her and have contributed to her development. Today we know her as a fearless, young, talented and bold actress who is not afraid to voice her opinions and put people in their place if they cross their line. Today we will be talking about the beautiful Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and model. S >> Read More... and discussing a few facts about her and her life.

1. The Denmark Connection

The actress hails from Bangalore, but she was not actually born there or anywhere in India. On 5th of January, 1986, the actress was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family shifted to Bangalore, India, much later, when the actress was 11 months old.

2. The Liril Ad

Deepika left her Badminton and her studies at the age of 17 to kick start her modeling career. She did many ads, modeling assignments and commercials before the Liril ad, but it was this ad that truly became her ticket to Bollywood. Then she became a part of Kingfisher as their Cover Girl. She was also the 2005 Model of the Year and a personal favourite of international fashion designer Wendell Rodricks Wendell Rodricks is an Indian fashion designer bor >> Read More... , who compared her to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress >> Read More... .

3. A Thorough Sports Person

The actress is known to be an ace badminton player, since her father too is an international badminton player. She had reached up to the national level of the competition before she decided to move towards acting. However, what is not common knowledge is that Deepika is also a wonderful Baseball player and had reached up to the state level of the sports.

4. She Has Also Been A Part Of Regional Films

Although a lot of the general public saw her for the first time in her film Om Shanti Om Click to look into! >> Read More... where she was paired opposite Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... , the actress had actually been a part of a film before that too. It was a Kannada film called ‘Aishwarya’, where Deepika played the lead role of Aishwarya, for which she had been signed in 2006.

5. Naam Hai Tera Tera Became Her Ticket To Bollywood

Back when listening to Himesh Reshammiya Intro: Himesh Reshammiya got his stardom after win >> Read More... and watching his music videos was still acceptable since he had not started to go overboard in them, Deepika appeared in his music video for the song ‘Naam Hai Tera Tera’. Here Farah Khan, who was looking for a heroine for her movie Om Shanti Om, spotted her and decided to cast her.

6. Her Debut Could Have Been Much Less Spectacular

With Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan, the actress made quite an impression with her very first film, especially since she also played a double role in the film. However, she had earlier been shortlisted for the film ‘ Saawariya Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, opposite Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... . However, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Born on 24th February 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali >> Read More... decided to go with Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor was born on 24th December 1956 in Mumb >> Read More... ’s daughter and Rishi Kapoor Rishi Kapoor is an actor born in the prominent Kap >> Read More... ’s son, believing it to be a sure shot route to success. Both films, Saawariya and Om Shanti Om were released on the same day, and the film Om Shanti Om was a much bigger hit than Saawariya.

7. Chennai Express Click to look into! >> Read More...

It is hard to imagine the film without Deepika Padukone and her cute accent. However, the film that starred Shah Rukh Khan and had Rohit Shetty Rohit Shetty is a famous Director in Bollywood who >> Read More... as its director was originally meant to have Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor is a super hit actress working in I >> Read More... as its lead. Thankfully, things did not work out with her, and Deepika did a wonderful job as Meenamma.

8. Her Connection With Model Nihar Pandya

The first actor who Deepika was linked to when she entered Bollywood was Ranbir Kapoor. However, before Ranbir, Deepika had already been in a relationship with a model and aspiring actor called Nihar Pandya. They were in a serious relationship, but when she entered the film industry and was linked to Ranbir Kapoor, things soured between the former couple and they parted ways.

9. She Has Taken Training For Both Acting And Dancing

These days it is hard to survive in Bollywood without talent. All those who become a part of the industry need to know how to act and dance. The actress fulfilled these conditions before she entered the industry by taking lessons for acting from Anupam Kher Anupam Kher is a very popular actor, director, and >> Read More... ’s acting school and for dancing from Shiamak Davar Shiamak Davar, the well-known Choreographer of Ind >> Read More... ’s dance school.

10. Charity Work

Although she is constantly involved in some sort of charity or foundation, the most significant charity by the actress is that of adopting an entire village. She takes care of Ambegaon Village in Maharashtra, making sure they have enough water, electricity and other basic amenities. Her father has an initiative called Olympic Gold Quest, where she works along with her father for the sake of Indian athletes and their betterment.

11. She Does Her Own Stunts

Actors need to make sure that the work they do looks real and convincing. Because of this, a lot of actors are now adopting to do their own stunts and barely use doubles. Deepika too did the same when she had to shoot for ‘ Chandni Chowk To China Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. Although the movie did not do well on the box office, Deepika had learnt Jujutsu, a Japanese martial arts form for the film.

12. Her First Dialogue

Everyone always remembers the first job they ever did, or the first assignment that they were given, since it was the beginning of their journey as a professional and as a developing individual. Deepika’s first dialogue in Bollywood was for her debut film Om Shanti Om. It was, ‘Kutte, Kameene, Bhgawaan ke liye mujhe chhor de.’

13. Happy New Year Click to look into! >> Read More... Was Always Hers

The film, Happy New Year, which released last Diwali had a big star cast, a bigger budget and a grand location. Deepika was also a part of the film, and it could have been her debut film. Farah had actually approached Deepika for Happy New Year, but when the film did not go on the floors then, they started to work on Om Shanti Om, which worked out just as well for them.

14. The Titles She Received

Many magazines keep doing surveys and releasing lists of the hottest, most searched or sexiest actors or actresses in the film industry. Deepika too has been mentioned several times in these lists, and has received the title of India’s Most Beautiful Woman in the year 2012 by India’s edition of People’s magazine and in 2008 she was the first name on the list of Maxim’s Hot 100.

15. The Movies She Did Not Do

A lot of roles are written with particular actors in mind, or a lot of the times when a director chooses a script, he/she has a particular actor in mind. But things eventually do not work out due to some issue or another and other actresses are chosen for the role. Something similar happened with ‘ Dhoom 3 Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘ Jab Tak Hai Jaan Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. Deepika was the first choice for these movies, but the roles somehow went to Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More... .

16. Her Love For Zara

All actresses have a particular favourite when it comes to brands from which they buy their clothing. Deepika has now launched her own clothing brand, All About You, and a lot of the times she is seen wearing the clothes from her own clothing line. However, the actress also has a special love for Zara and until sometime back, she could frequently be seen wearing clothes of the brand.

17. Deepika Is Very Disciplined

The actress stated in an interview that she has an old habit of making a list for everything and then following the list. She has been doing it since her childhood, since her parents gave her a very disciplined South Indian upbringing, so the habit has stuck to her. So much so that once when she was going to be staying at a hotel in the near future, the hotel sent her their menu beforehand.

18. Her Love For Food

The actress has admitted that after having to leave her family and move to Mumbai the biggest sacrifice she had to make in order to become an actress is to watch her food habits. The actress is a big foodie and loves chocolate so much that she still treats herself to one on the days when she has worked too hard.

19. Her Achievements

The actress has achieved a lot in her career. She has received many awards and a lot of recognition for her work. For ‘Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Leela’, she won many best actress awards, but what she believes to be the best recognition of her hard work is a bouquet that Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... sent her after he saw the film.

20. She Has Been Termed As The Hit Maker

The film industry playfully jokes that if you need a hit, get Deepika on board the project. And rightly so, since the actress has set some really high standards. In 2013, she delivered four back to back hits, all of which entered the 100 crore club, making her the only actress to do so.