Deepika Padukone Biography

 Biography

Deepika Padukone was born on 5 January 1986. However, there is a confusion regarding her birth place. According to wikipedia Deepika Padukone was born in Mangalore, Karnataka, but IMDB says that Deepika Padukone was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. However, most of the websites indicate Mangalore as her birth place. Whatever it is, Deepika Padukone was brought up in Bangalore.

Date of Birth
5 January 1986, Copenhagen, Denmark

Height
5′ 8½” (1.74 m)

Besides stunning beauty, Deepika Padukone has some additional advantages that will help her becoming successful in both modeling and acting career. Deepika Padukone learnt Bharatanatyam in her early life and it will be helpful for her in her career. Naturally, knowing dance is very helpful for an actress. Another positive side of Deepika Padukone is her athletic physical fitness. Deepika used to go to gym regularly in her childhood for the shake of keeping her body fit in order to play Badminton.



Born to a celebrity father Prakash Padukone, the legendary Badminton player from India, Deepika Padukone also started playing Badminton from her childhood. Following her father’s feat, Deepika also reached at the state level in Badminton. However, she was lured by the showbiz world and did not put her concentration in Badminton. Recently, Deepika has revealed that she has always wanted to be a model. Deepika Padukone was fortunate that father Prakash Padukone and mother Ujjala Padukone have given importance to her wishes. That is why, Deepika could reach at today’s position.

Deepika Padukone completed her high school in Sophia High School, Bangalore. With her gifted beauty, she started doing TV ads while she was in School. However, Deepika Padukone did not take it seriously right then. Deepipa Padukone took three moths off from Badminton court while studying at the 10th standard ahead of the ICSE broad exam. It was after her exam when she started thinking about modeling seriously. With her angelic appearance, she moved to the glamour world. However, Deepika’s potential in the showbiz world was first observed by a model coordinator who was her mother’s friend when Deepika was just 10. She finished her Pre University course in Mount Carmel College in Bangalore, Vasanthnaga.