Deepika Padukone, born 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen,
Denmark, is an Indian model & Actress. She is the
daughter of former badminton Champion Prakash Padukone.
Her mother tongue is Konkani. She has been modeling
appearances in print and television advertising
campaigns for Liril, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca,
receiving many prestigious modeling offers, including
brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual
jewelery exhibition. She hit the international scene
when Maybelline made her their new international
cover-girl face. At the fifth annual Kingfisher
Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she
was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly
after wards, she was chosen as one of the models for
the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006, thus
cementing her reputation as a supermodel. She also
bagged two trophies at the Idea Zee F Awards in 2006 -
female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and
Fresh Face of the year. Deepika has a younger sister
named Anisha.

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I think my glasses are quite sexy: Deepika Padukone

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I wish I was in Mohali to catch the India-Pakistan clash live: Deepika Padukone

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