Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone has come a long way in the glitzy world of Bollywood. She started her acting debut in 2006 and now she is one of the most respected and talented actresses in the town. Today, she is celebrating her 30th birthday and we wish her a best of luck in her Bollywood career. Here we have ensembles a list of 15 Unknown facts that you must know.
15 Unknown Facts about Deepika Padukone:
1. Do you know that she was born in Copenhagen (Denmark) and raised in Bangalore.
2. She is a true feminist and always opens up about women related problems in front of people. Apart from modeling and acting, she also wrote columns for a newspaper.
3. We all know that she was also a good badminton player. Well, very few know that she has played Badminton up to the National level. She then left badminton and pursued her career in Modelling.
4. She made her Bollywood debut with SRK starrer film Om Shanti Om. Before that, she made her acting debut with Kannada film Aishwarya in 2006.
5. In her first Bollywood flick only, she essayed dual roles opposite Shah Rukh Khan. For this particular film, she went on to grab an award for a Best female debut from Filmfare.
6. Deepika’s first success before even entering into film Industry was her commercial ad with Liril Soap.
7. Deepika Padukone loves to play outdoor sports. Interestingly, her sister Anisha is a gold champion.
8. Do you know that in 2006 Himesh Reshammiya gave her break to start in his music video Naam Hai Tera Tera.
9. Well, she is also a good dancer and she learned it from Shaimak Davar. She learned her acting from Anupam Kher.
10. The best thing in Deepika’s life was, she got an appreciation bouquet from Amitabh Bachchan for her strong acting in Ramleela.
11. She has a social side too, which hardly people are aware of. Deepika adopted Ambegaon village in Maharashtra, where she helps them with electricity and water.
12. A record that is very unique and unbreakable, she has four back to back movies in 100 crores club. Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express, and Ram Leela are the films.
13. In 2015, Deepika Padukone is ranked 9 in Forbes Celebrity list, with an earning of 59 crores. She was the only actress to be in this list of top 10.
14. Apart from that, she also won several accolades and recognition. Most Beautiful Indian – People India Magazine, Most Desirable India – Times of India, World’s Sexiest Woman – FHM India, and Hot 100 – Maxim India and many more.
15. Deepika Padukone won three Filmfare awards, which is a big thing for an actress who just turned 30.
