Indian actress
Deepika Padukone primarily appears in
Hindi films. Her first screen appearance was in
Himesh Reshammiya's music video "Naam Hai Tera" in 2005. Padukone made her film debut by playing the title role in the
Kannada-language film
Aishwarya (2006). Her first Hindi film release came the following year with
Farah Khan's melodrama
Om Shanti Om, in which she played dual roles opposite
Shah Rukh Khan. She won the
Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for it. Her sole film role in 2008 was as one of
Ranbir Kapoor's love interests in
Bachna Ae Haseeno. Padukone's first film release of 2009, the
kung fu comedy
Chandni Chowk to China, proved to be a box office flop, but her next release,
Imtiaz Ali's romance
Love Aaj Kal, opposite
Saif Ali Khan, was a success. Of Padukone's five film releases in 2010, only the comedy
Housefull was financially profitable. The series of poorly received films continued with both her 2011 releases,
Aarakshan and
Desi Boyz.
The acclaimed role of an impulsive party-girl in Homi Adajania's Cocktail (2012) proved to be a breakthrough for Padukone. The year 2013 was key for Padukone when all four of her films were box office hits. Among these were two of the highest-grossing Indian films—the romantic comedies Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express. She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for playing a character based on Juliet in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's tragic romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013). In 2014, Padukone appeared in the Tamil animation film Kochadaiiyaan and played a bar dancer in the top-grossing heist film Happy New Year. The following year, she played a headstrong daughter in Shoojit Sircar's comedy-drama Piku, which earned Padukone her second Best Actress award at Filmfare, and portrayed the warrior Mastani in Bhansali's top-grossing historical romance Bajirao Mastani.
Padukone's first project in Hollywood—the action film XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017)—earned over US$345 million worldwide. In 2018, she reunited with Bhansali in another top-grossing period film, Padmaavat, in which she portrayed the title role of Rani Padmavati. After a small break from acting, she starred in Chhapaak (2020) and 83 (2021), both produced under her own company Ka Productions, but they were not financially profitable. In 2023, Padukone reunited with Shah Rukh Khan in the action films Pathaan and Jawan. Both earned over ₹10 billion (US$120 million) to emerge as her highest-grossing Indian releases. The following year, she starred in the action film Fighter and the science fiction film Kalki 2898 AD, both of which were among the year's top-grossing Indian films.
Films
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- All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Music videos
See also
- ^ Padukone played dual roles in the film.