Deepika Padukone

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 Following releases including Bachna Ae Haseeno 2008 and Love Aaj Kal 2009 her performance in the romantic comedydrama 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 RamLeela winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the latter She earned a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the comedydrama 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