Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi films. She is one of India’s highest-paid actresses as of 2023 and her accolades include three Filmfare awards. She has been a part of movies like “Pathan” and “Yeh Jawaani Hein Deewani”. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 and awarded her the Time 100 Impact Award in 2022.
Padukone is the daughter of badminton player Prakash Padukone, Deepika was born in Copenhagen and raised in Bangalore. As a teenager, she played badminton in national-level championships but left her career in the sport to become a fashion model. She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in 2006 as the title character of the Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone then played a dual role opposite Shah Rukh Khan in her first Bollywood release, the romance Om Shanti Om (2007), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Padukone received praise for her starring role in the romance Love Aaj Kal (2009), but this was followed by a brief setback. However, the romantic comedy Cocktail in 2012 marked a turning point in her career, and she gained further success with starring in the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
Padukone is the founder of The Live Love Laugh Foundation, which creates awareness of mental health in India, for which she received the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award in 2018. She also participates in stage shows, has designed her own line of clothing for women, and is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. Deepika Padukone got married to Ranveer Singh on November 14, 2018. They exchanged wedding vows after dating for nearly five years. The couple announced their pregnancy in February this year and this actress’ delivery is due in September 2024.
Deepika Padukone shared the first pictures of her baby bump on social media on Wednesday evening. In the monochrome pictures, the actress looks stunning as ever in a black bodycon dress. She is seen laughing and cradling her baby bump. “Okay, enough…Now I’m hungry,” she captioned the post. As soon as she shared the post on Instagram, her industry friends showered love on the actress. Alia Bhatt wrote, “Gorge.” Rakul Preet Singh commented, “Uffffff I fainted.” Shibani Akhtar’s comment read, “Stunning.” Masaba Gupta dropped multiple red heart emoticons. Shanoo Sharma commented, “Well, hello there.” Recently, the mom-to-be jetted off to London. Her travel partner was the usual suspect—her actor husband, Ranveer. Several photos and videos from their airport spotting have been doing the rounds on social media. The couple are dressed in their casual best. They can be seen twinning in black outfits. While Deepika opts for a bodycon dress paired with a black shirt and
white sneakers, Ranveer is seen dressed in a black T-shirt paired with matching pants.
On the work front, Deepika will be seen in Kalki 2898 AD, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas and Disha Patani. Additionally, she’s preparing for The Intern alongside Amitabh Bachchan.
Not just in India but Deepika Padukone is a well-known global celebrity and has been able to get the love and support of her fans across the globe after the actress announced her pregnancy Fans went crazy and were excited to see her mom-to-be journey.
