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Deepika Padukone

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Deepika Padukone

Born January 5, 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark41 films

Deepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian actress and producer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. After working as a fashion model, she made her acting debut in the Kannada film *Aishwarya* (2006) and entered Hindi cinema the following year with *Om Shanti Om* (2007), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

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Following releases including *Bachna Ae Haseeno* (2008) and *Love Aaj Kal* (2009), her performance in the romantic comedy-drama *Cocktail* (2012) earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In 2013, she starred in *Race 2*, *Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani*, *Chennai Express*, and the tragic romance *Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela*, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the latter. She earned a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the comedy-drama *Piku* (2015), and appeared that same year in *Tamasha* and the historical drama *Bajirao Mastani*.

Padukone made her Hollywood debut in the action film *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017) and later starred in the period drama *Padmaavat* (2018). She transitioned into film production with the biographical drama *Chhapaak* (2020) and the sports drama *83* (2021), starring in both features. Her subsequent credits included *Gehraiyaan* (2022), *Pathaan* (2023), *Jawan* (2023), the action film *Fighter* (2024), the science fiction film *Kalki 2898 AD* (2024), and *Singham Again* (2024).

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Om Shanti Om posterFirst watchOm Shanti Om20077.1as Shantipriya / SandyIn the early 70s, aspiring actor Om Prakash Makhija, and a famous starlet Shantipriya, are murdered. Thirty years later, his reincarnation Om Kapoor sets out to discover the mystery of…View film

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Filmography

41 films as actor
  1. TBARaaka
  2. 2026King
  3. 2024Singham AgainShakti Shetty
  4. 2024Kalki 2898-ADSUM-80 "Sumathi"
  5. 2024FighterMinal Rathore (Minni)
  6. 2023JawanAishwarya Rathore
  7. 2023PathaanRubina Mohsin
  8. 2022CirkusVrindamma
  9. 2022Brahmāstra Part One: ShivaAmrita
  10. 2022GehraiyaanAlisha Khanna
  11. 202183Romi Dev
  12. 2020ChhapaakMalti
  13. 2018PadmaavatQueen Padmavati
  14. 2017RaabtaSpecial Appearance in "Raabta Title Track" Song
  15. 2017xXx: Return of Xander CageSerena Unger
  16. 2015Bajirao MastaniMastani
  17. 2015TamashaTara Maheshwari
  18. 2015PikuPiku Banerjee
  19. 2014Happy New YearMohini
  20. 2014Finding FannyAngelina ’Angie’ Eucharistica / Da Gama
  21. 2014KochadaiiyaanPrincess Vadhana Devi
  22. 2013Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-LeelaLeela Sanera
  23. 2013Chennai ExpressMeenamma Lochini Azhagusundaram
  24. 2013Yeh Jawaani Hai DeewaniNaina Talwar
  25. 2013Race 2Alina
  26. 2012CocktailVeronica Malaney
  27. 2011Desi BoyzRadhika Awasthi
  28. 2011AarakshanPoorvi Anand
  29. 2011Dum Maaro DumSpecial Appearance in "Dum Maro Dum" Song
  30. 2010Khelein Hum Jee Jaan SeyKalpana Dutta
  31. 2010Break Ke BaadAaliya Khan
  32. 2010Lafangey ParindeyPinky Palkar
  33. 2010HousefullSandy Rao
  34. 2010Karthik Calling KarthikShonali Mukherjee
  35. 2009Main Aurr Mrs KhannaRaina Khan
  36. 2009Love Aaj KalMeera Pandit
  37. 2009BilluSahir Khan's Heroine
  38. 2009Chandni Chowk to ChinaSakhi / Suzy
  39. 2008Bachna Ae HaseenoGayatri Jakhar
  40. 2007Om Shanti OmShantipriya / Sandy
  41. 2006AishwaryaAishwarya