Deepika Padukone, the tallest Bollywood heroine at 5’9″ and always neatly adorned in a saree, is not only gifted with incredibly good looks but also a fun-loving disposition. She has developed into a very strong-willed and determined person, a fairly good actress in her own right, and commercially achieving tremendous success by becoming one of the three highest ever female gross earners at the box office, despite having faced many obstacles and major setbacks in her early life.
After being nurtured for the film from an early age, it was pure dedication and discipline on her part that propelled the former National level badminton player and model to the position she now holds.
Being a model provides her with a unique perspective and the opportunity to work with a wide range of designs, which she has put to good use. All you have to do is look at her in a saree to see what we’re talking about.
Though she began her acting career in a Kannada film alongside Upendra in ‘Aishwarya,’ she was recruited by Farah Khan for her 2007 film Om Shanti Om. Deepika initially required dubbing and acting training, but she was tough as nails and began her self-grooming by observing other high-profile performers from the past.
She began to be cast with popular main actors of the day, and with each subsequent picture, she continued to grow and develop into her own persona. She had a willingness to learn and a want to succeed, and it paid her in the form of a successful film here and a commercial hit there.
It was a roller coaster journey with many ups and downs, but Lady Luck was on her side, and she quickly found herself in blockbusters with her as the primary female protagonist, and the films were a success. She deserved to be called a bankable celebrity.
In 2013, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. Padukone established herself as a leading actress in Hindi cinema in 2013 by starring in four of the year’s highest-grossing films. Cocktail, Race-2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express, Happy New Year, Goliyon Ki Raas Leela Ram Leela, and Piku all catapulted her career to new heights. Then came the smash Bajirao Mastani, in which she starred with her real-life spouse Ranveer Singh and became one of Bollywood’s highest-paid female commercial actors.