Happy birthday Deepika Padukone: Deepika Padukone, one of the the biggest stars in the industry right now has never failed while impressing everyone with her performances in several movies. Deepika has got some pretty interesting films lined up.
As per some announcements, she will next be seen in Shakun Batra’s next along with Ananya Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi. The actress was supposed to kickstart shooting for the film in Sri Lanka, however it was called off due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Well, not just that Deepika has been impressing her fans with her amazing acting skills and stunning looks but she also is everyone’s go-to guide when it comes to styling for a party, casual lunch or even airport. She literally is believed to be one such celebrities who tend to pull off any sort of style, now be it a chic bold look or the desi femme fatale one.
Deepika has never backed off at adding her own punch to give a bold and glamourous look.
Here are some lesser known facts about Deepika Padukone
- While many of us think Om Shanti Om (2007) to be her debut but actually it was music director and song writer- Himesh Reshammiya’s hit song Naam Hai Tera(2006) that gave the actress her major break.
- Before her Bollywood debut, Padukone was a model and featured in the Kingfisher Calendar.
- Mary Poppins(1964) and The Sound of Music (1965) are her favorite classics.
- Return of Xander Cage in 2017 marked Padukone’s high-octane Hollywood debut.
- Deepika Padukone also has a soft spot for humble Indian meals.
As Deepika Padukone turns a year older today, let us catch a glimpse at the best movies she’s known for.
Om Shanti Om
The movie depicts all about the film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Om, a junior artist in 1977 who has a crush on a secretly-married superstar, played by Deepika in her Hindi film debut. Her lover, a producer played by Arjun Rampal, kills her in a fire; Om witnesses this and dies from the injuries sustained from trying to rescue her. Reincarnated as a superstar in 2007, he seeks to avenge his love.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
The film is about two youngsters, named Kabir and Naina who meet during a trekking trip where, Naina falls in love with him but refrains from expressing it. They soon drift apart but end up meeting at a friend’s wedding. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika and is very popular among the youth.
Piku
The story is of a road trip to Kolkata that brings Piku (Deepika), an architect, closer to her aging but nagging father Bhaskor Banerjee played by megastar Amitabh Bachchan despite their disparate ideologies and fights over trivial issues. Deepika also won her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress for this movie.
Padmaavat
Based upon the epic poem of the same name by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, it stars Deepika as Rani Padmavati, a Rajput queen known for her beauty, wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh, played by Shahid Kapoor. Sultan Alauddin Khilji, played by Ranveer Singh, hears of her beauty and attacks her kingdom to enslave her.
Chennai Express
The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mithaiwala, a man who accidentally boards the eponymous train and journeys from Mumbai to Rameswaram with the daughter of a local don, played by Deepika.
Bajirao Mastani
Based on the Marathi fictional novel ‘Rau’ by Nagnath S. Inamdar, Bajirao Mastani narrates the story of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I (1700–1740 AD) and his second wife, Mastani. The movie stars Deepika, Ranveer and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles.
Her fans every now and then wish for her single glimpse and we expect her to continue such great movies and win million hearts.
We wish her luck, prosperity and a very happy birthday!
