Deepika Padukone: Know all about the actress, from age to achievements to number of films

Here's everything you need to know to about Deepika Padukone. Read on.

Updated on Nov 16, 2018  |  09:26 AM IST |  5.4M

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh's wedding is the talk of the town right now as DeepVeer are now man and wife and the first pics of their Konkani wedding ceremony that took place at Lake Como, Italy broke the internet last night. The wedding was attended by a few family members and close friends. Talking about Deepika's family, her father Prakash Padukone was a famous Badminton player and Deepika too would have been a badminton player, but instead, she decided to join the glam world of Bollywood.

DeepVeer took to their respective social media accounts to announce that they are tying the knot on 14-15 November. The stars are hosting two receptions in India- one is in Bengaluru, i.e. on 21st November and the second one is in Mumbai, i.e. on 28th November. The Mumbai reception will be held in Grand Hyatt hotel and the Bengaluru one will be held at The Leela. Read on to know everything about Deepika Padukone:

Nickname: Her nickname is DP and Dips. At home also she is called Dips.

Profession: Deepika started her career as a model and later she ventured into Bollywood. She was a top model of her times. She has done modeling for many famous national and international brands.

Height, weight and other details: Her height is 173 cm or 1.73 meter or 5 feet 8 inches. Her weight is around 55 kgs. Her eyes are brown in color and hair is black in color.

Birthday, birthplace and other details: She was born on January 5 in 1986. Her birthplace is Copenhagen, Denmark. She did her studies from Mount Carmel College. Talking about her caste, she is Konkani Brahmin.

Dating history: Before dating Ranveer Singh, she has reportedly dated Nihar Pandya, Upen Patel, Yuvraj Singh, Siddharth Mallya and Ranbir Kapoor in the past.

Her net worth: As per reports, Deepika charges 14 crore per movies. Her net worth is around more than 15 million USD.

About Deepika: Deepika, reportedly, neither drinks alcohol nor smokes cigarettes. She loves reading as well. When she was just 11 months old her family got shifted to Bengaluru. She walked the ramp for a famous brand at the age of 17. She rose to fame after she did a soap ad.

Deepika's career: Talking about her career, she started her acting career with Kannada movie called Aishwarya and the same was released in 2006. Her first Bollywood movie was Om Shanti Om which had released in 2007. In the same, she was seen opposite none other than Shah Rukh Khan, and it was directed by Farah Khan. Deepika has done one Hollywood movie as well.

Awards: Best film debut: In the year 2008, Deepika Padukone received Filmfare as well as IIFA award for Best Film Debutante for her movie Om Shanti Om. Best actress: In the year 2014, Deepika was bestowed with Best Actress by Filmfare for her role in Ram Leela. She won Best Actress Award for the movie Chennai Express as well. Again after two years, she received awards for her role in Piku. She was seen along with Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan in Piku.


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