Deepika Padukone Biography:

Deepika Padukone was born on 5th January 1986 in Mangalore, Karnataka. She is daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Deepika is known as an Indian supermodel and a bollywood actress.

Modelling, early days:

She has been modelling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery exhibition. She hit the international scene when Maybelline made her their new international cover face.

At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, she was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly afterwards, 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 into Acting:

Like many successful models before her Deepika is turning to acting in movies. She started by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by popular singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya.

Deepika recently made her film debut in a Kannada film(sandlewood), Aishwarya, directed by Indrajit Lankesh co-starring Upendra. The film is successful at the box-office, and Deepika has received rave reviews for her screen presence. Reportedly, she has also signed on two Hindi movies - Priyadarshan's forthcoming film, Pirate and Farah Khan's second directorial venture, Om Shanti Om

Deepika Padukone - Wardrobe Malfunction(Quotes from Deepika Interview):

Wardrobe Malfunction is as much an occupational hazard for Deepika Padukone as for any other model, as she recalls the close call once, during one of her college fashion shows.

Had she not stopped on the ramp and pulled up her top, she would have had the worst wardrobe malfunction ever in her life.

Says the glam doll: "In one of my college fashion shows, I had to sashay down the ramp with a tight fitting tube top. I wore it for the first time in my life and didn’t realize that my body was too slippery to hold the top, as I had applied lots of body oil."

"When I started to walk on the ramp, I felt my top slipping down slowly. I kept walking and it continued coming down. There was no way out with spectators all around. So, by the time I reached at the front, I felt the need to adjust it, otherwise it would have embarrassed me. So, I stopped for a while and adjusted it in front of hundreds of people."

She never forgets this experience and has become quite conscious of taking care of even minor details before walking on the ramp to avoid repetition of such episode. "One doesn’t have time to look down or up. One has to concentrate on oneself rather than anything else. I feel, such incidents can cause disaster for one’s career."

• Aap Ka Suroor:

Starred in the music video for "Naam Hai Tera," a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, by popular Bollywood singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya.

Deepika Padukone Modelling Assignments:

• Liril soap
• Close-Up toothpaste
• Limca
• Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006
• Maybelline
  
• Jewels of India(an annual jewellery exhibition)