10 Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood. She has established her reign in Bollywood because to her acting skills and killer figure. She has set up the record of back to back hits and is currently the highest paid actress of Bollywood. She also has international projects in her hand and is soon going to be an international face of India. She was born on 5 January 1986 in Denmark and her father moved to Bangalore when she was 11 months old. Her father Prakash Padukone is also an internationally recognized badminton player. She is currently involved with Bollywood's heartthrob Ranveer Singh and both are doing exceptionally well in their respective careers. But wait, don’t you know all these things already? Do you want to know some inner secrets of Deepika's life that are unknown to you till now? So today we bring you 10 interesting facts about Deepika Padukone that will blow your mind. Here we go! 

1. She did not complete her graduation. 

Yes, you heard that right. However, she got enrolled in Indira Gandhi Open University for completing her Bachelor in Sociology but by then she had already started her career in modeling. She got so caught up in modeling assignments that she had to quit her studies. 

2. She has played basketball tournaments at the state level. 

Most of us already know that Deepika had played badminton at the national level and always wanted to be a badminton player but very few of us know that she has been excellent basketball player too. Her height of 5'9 has been added advantage. 

3. She has worked as a freelance writer. 

How many talents does she possess already? She is a great actor, a great player, supermodel and also has fairly good writing skills. She had written articles with TOI on lifestyle several times as a freelance writer. 

4. She first appeared on television in a commercial for Liril soap. 

Deepika has taken several modeling assignments before making debut in Bollywood. One of which was a TV commercial for Liril soap in 2004. The commercial came into headlines as it starred renowned badminton player Prakash Padukone's daughter and not because of Deepika. Who could have imagined back then that this Liril girl is going to be the queen of Bollywood a few years later? 

5. She was Kingfisher calendar girl. 

Kingfisher calendar is known for featuring bikini models in every issue. Deepika Padukone was also part of this calendar back in her modeling days. Apart from Deepika many other actresses like Lisa Hayden, Yana Gupta, and Katrina Kaif etc. have been part of Kingfisher calendars. 

6. She was in a live-in relationship with model Nihar Pandya. 

Many of us already know about her relationship with actor Ranbir Kapoor and Siddharth Mallya but before her Bollywood debut, she was in a live-in relationship with model Nihar Pandya. Both were to be cast in a movie together but that never happened and eventually, she dumped him after her gaining success in Bollywood. 

7. Her first assignment in Bollywood was a video song with Himesh Reshammiya. 

She was cast to do a video song "Naam Hai Tera" with Himesh Reshammiya. No matter how much we dread Himesh Reshammiya's video songs, Deepika's fans should personally thank him for this one. Apparently star director Farah Khan noticed Deepika in that song and decided to cast her in her next film. 

8. Her debut film was supposed to be "Saawariya" and not "Om Shanti Om". 

Now that's a real shocker, right? It would have been totally disastrous for her career seeing the huge success of "Om Shanti Om" over "Saawariya". She had given audition for Saawariya but could not make it as they had already signed Sonam Kapoor for the film. Luckily she got an offer from Farah Khan for Om Shanti Om and the two films released on the same date with Om Shanti Om crushing Saawariya badly. 

9. She is socially active and adopted a village for its betterment. 

Deepika Padukone has always been actively associated in social works and has adopted Ambegaon, a village in Maharashtra to improve electricity and water related condition of the village. 

10. She is a good friend of Priyanka Chopra. 

Where Bollywood is known to have catfights every now and then between top actresses this duo is well known for their friendship. They are often seen partying together and having good times. Their friendship and mutual understanding reflected in their latest movie together "Bajirao Mastani". 

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