The Om Shanti Om actress was born not in India but in Denmark's capital city of Copenhagen.
Deepika first featured in an ad campaign when she was just 8 years old.
She made her film debut with a Kannada flick titled Aishwarya.
For Chandni Chowk To China, Deepika mastered Jujutsu and performed all her stunts in the film herself.
2013 is considered one of the best years of her career, as four of her releases entered the coveted Rs 100 cr club.
Not many know that the names of everyone in her family have a common meaning, i.e. light.
Just like her father Prakash Padukone, Deepika played badminton at the National level.
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