Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone (born January 5, 1986) is an Indian supermodel turned actress who appears in Bollywood movies. After pursuing a successful career in modeling, Padukone branched out into acting. She started by starring in the music video for the song Naam Hai Tera from the independent pop album Aap Kaa Surroor by Himesh Reshammiya.In 2006, Padukone made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Aishwarya starring opposite actor Upendra. She later made a successful Bollywood debut in 2007 with Farah Khan's international hit Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan.The film featured her portraying 1970s star Shantipriya and later as Sandhya, a young woman who looks exactly like Shantipriya. Her performance was well received, earning the actress a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award as well as her first Filmfare Best Actress nomination. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM noted, "Deepika has all it takes to be a top star — the personality, the looks and yes, she's supremely talented too. Standing in the same frame as SRK and getting it right is no small achievement. She comes as a hiff of fresh air!"Padukone next appeared in Siddharth Anand's Bachna Ae Haseeno, which released on August 15, 2008. As of January 2009, Padukone is currently working on Imtiaz Ali's Production No.1 opposite Saif Ali Khan. She will also be seen in the Warner Bros.-Bollywood collaboration Chandni Chowk To China, scheduled for release on January 16, 2009.
