Celebrity Blog

What a debut! Every budding actor dreams of a debut that would catapult them straight into stardom but it seldom happens for most. It just happened that way for Deepika Padukone the hottest star in Bollywood with only one release under her belt- the blockbuster “Om Shanti Om”.

The lissome lass with the legs that never end, has just announced her transformation is complete from the ramp to the silver screen. Of-course this is not the first ever film by Deepika as she acted on a Kannada film “Aishwarya” during her one year preparatory stage for “OSO” which did quite well. But it was “Om Shanti Om” directed by Farah Khan that has brought wide spread recognition and stardom for this “Liril” girl. The film has already become the highest grossed movie ever in the US breaking the record held by “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna”.

Not only that, she is getting rave reviews from each and every movie critic who is worth his shout for holding her own and shining despite presence of 31 top-flight stars not to mention Shah Rukh “The King” Khan in the movie. According to Shah Rukh

“Not only is Deepika an intelligent girl with a very expressive face but she is also a great dancer which made things easier for me”.

Noted film critic Taran Adarsh says

” She has shared screen space with the best in the industry and held her own in her first fil. That’s highly commendable”.

Most critics agree that the doe eyed beauty has delivered a sterling performance in her first movie. She already has amazing fan following among young women who has been inspired by her portrayal of the 70’s look so much so that, stylists and make-up specialists are making breezy business during this wedding season what with every bride wanting do a Deepika lookalike in the movie during their marriages.

Naturally, offers are pouring in with scripts and roles written for her. But her diary is already full of commitments with a stream of moneymaking opportunities like store openings, ad campaigns and other appearances. She has already bagged the coveted position of brand ambassador for Tissot -the premium Swiss watch brand.

Deepika, for all the glare she is attracting remains a matter-of-fact person till date. Of course credit has to go to her parents for giving Deepika a normal childhood. She is daughter of arguably India’s finest sports person the former All England Badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Looking back, it seems Deepika was destined to either become a super-model or a top notch actress. She was offered modeling when only four but her parents were not too keen at that time. But Deepika says she was given every space by her parents and was never thrown into something. By the time she was in standard 10, offer for the Liril Ad came which she could not refuse. That ad is still running on TV.

She has also been very interested in studies and is currently enrolled with Indira Gandhi National University in Sociology and Economics as her subjects. Deepika is also very fond of spending time with her family and loves gardening and baking. She also loves to eat and is not fussy about fitness. She could be next seen blazing the screen opposite Man Of The Moment Akshay Kumar in a Warner Brothers production being directed by Nikhil Advani.