The gorgeous Deepika Padukone turns 28 today. Little did we know that the same girl who made played Shanti in Om Shanti Om will today be touted as one of Bollywood's top heroines!
Deepika was born to Prakash & Ujjala Padukone in Denmark. Her father was an international badminton player which explains her keen interest in sports. She began studying Sociology but left it midway thanks to her modelling assignments. In 2004, the legged beauty was introduced to the world of modelling. It was during this time when she appeared in numerous advertisements and also won the 'Model of the Year' award.
She started her acting career with a Kannada film and was soon approached by Farah Khan in 2006 to feature in Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Deepika could not have asked for a better start! She did a string of films after that and showed marked improvements in her performances. She has always made it a point to do different roles. 2013 was a fantastic year for Deepika! She was seen in four blockbuster films which did exceedingly well and got her a lot of appreciation from the audience and critics.
Deepika's love life has always been the talk of the town! From Ranbir Kapoor to Ranveer Singh - in such a sport span of time, she was linked to a host of people. Her relationship with Ranbir was a much talked about affair. Right from their link-up to break up, Deepika is till today hounded by questions related to her past. However, the actress knows how to deal with such situations and by the looks of it, she seems to be an expert at it. She is rumored to be dating Ranveer Singh at the moment and while she's got the whole nation guessing, we secretly hope it's true because theirs was a chemistry you can't miss!
Deepika will soon be seen in Kochadaiiyaan, Finding Fanny Fernandes and Happy New Year.
Once again, we wish Deepika a very happy birthday! May this year be better than the previous year and now that's saying something!