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Bollywood focus: Deepika Padukone

She is the daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukone...

Deepika Padukone, was born on the 5th of January, 1986 in Copenhagen. She is the daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukone. Her mother is a travel agent and she has a younger sister, Anisha. She attended high school in Bangalore and has been modeling for print and television advertising campaigns since then. Deepika's schooling was done in Sophia's High School, Bangalore and she did her under-graduate studies from one of the most prestigious colleges in Bangalore, Mount Carmel College.

She has to her credit brands like for Liril soap, Dabur, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca. After receiving many prestigious modeling offers, including the brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery exhibition, she hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover girl face.

She took a break from modeling by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by Himesh Reshammiya.

More recently Padukone made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film, Aishwarya, directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The film has already been successful at the box-office, and Padukone has received rave reviews for her screen presence. Padukone will be making her Bollywood debut in Farah Khan’s second directorial venture, Om Shanti Om, opposite Shahrukh Khan . In the movie, she has been depicted as a 70s superstar Shantipriya and later as Sandy. Padukone has already signed Priyadarshan's next, Pirate and Made In China opposite Akshay Kumar. Om Shanti Om is due to be released on November 9, 2007.

Deepika plays host at Yuvraj’s b’day bash

Deepika Padukone sure knows to do a good job of whatever she takes up. She was recently seen playing host at good friend, Yuvraj Singh’s birthday bash.

Though it was the cricket star’s birthday party, Deepika went around playing the perfect host, as if it was a family affair. The bash saw the who’s who from the Bollywood fraternity making their presence felt. Even Shahrukh Khan was invited, however owing to time constraints, he couldn’t make it.

Yuvraj’s ex-love, Kim Sharma was conspicuous by her absence. Wonder, if she was missed by anyone, and least of all the birthday boy as Deepika was charming to the hilt, through the night. Yuvraj and Deepika danced together and later settled for a quite dinner.

Not long back, Yuvraj had invited Deepika for the India Pakistan cricket match held at Jaipur and apparently, she did go for the match and later on the two went on a long drive. Well, going by the looks of it, seems like cupid has his hands full.

Deepika Padukone and SRK

Here is an exclusive pic of Deepika in a very hot dress



Shah Rukh is Maha Style Icon of 2007

The star cast of Om Shanti Om has left no stone unturned in the promotion of their film. Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Arjun Rampal and the very pregnant Farah Khan were seen at the Style Awards 2007. While Shahrukh won the Maha Style Icon Award, the Most Stylist Body award went to Hrithik Roshan.

While the movie is known to have followed the seventies style, when asked about the most stylist actor of that era, the cast had many a name ready in mind. Shahrukh said, “I used to like Mumtaz a lot. I also liked Saira Bano, Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi. I’ve always loved women. Then I wanted someone who looked like all of them and I found Deepika.”

Deepika’s favourites were Madhubala, Hema Malini and Mumtaz while Arjun Rampal found Zeenat Aman ‘very sexy’.
Most of the celebs were present at the do, it was the current era that made more of a difference and all of them had one name to suggest when it came to the most stylish person. Farah said, “Shahrukh keeps reinventing himself, be it his look in Chak De or Om Shanti Om.” Close friend, Karan Johar said, “I think he’s the most stylish person in the film fraternity.” Fashion designer and style guru Manish Malhotra said, “It’s his personality that is stylish. I think style is all about persona.”

Well, with the who’s who of the glam world vouching for his style quotient, it is no wonder that he won the Maha Style Icon award. Watch this video to get the complete lowdown and watch the movers and shakers from the entertainment and glam brigade.