At 27, life's a heady Cocktail for Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone has a lot to look forward to as she turns 27. She has had a particulary glorious year after the heady success of Cocktail. Her much-awaited Race 2 is all set for release this year, besides of-course Kochadaiyaan-opposite Rajnikanth, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani opposite Ranbir Kapoor, Ram Leela- with Ranveer Singh and Chennai Express opposite SRK.
NDTV toasts the life of the actress on her birthday.
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Deepika Padukone has a lot to look forward to as she turns 27. She had a particularly glorious 2012 after the heady success of Cocktail. Her much-awaited Race 2 is all set for release this year, as are Kochadaiyaan opposite Rajinikanth, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani opposite Ranbir Kapoor, Ram Leela with Ranveer Singh and Chennai Express opposite SRK.
NDTV toasts the actress on her birthday with a pictorial journey through her life. -
Deepika, who is the daughter of famous badminton player Prakash Padukone, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, where her father was training. Her family moved to Bangalore, when she was eleven months old. Deepika is of Mangalorean origin and her mother tongue is Konkani. She also has a sister, Anisha, who is five years younger.
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She made a dream debut in Bollywood opposite no less a person than Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om (2007) - the reincarnation and revenge themed blockbuster where she played ‘70s filmstar Shantipriya and the modern day Sandy, a look-alike of the dead actress.
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Her next release in 2010 was Kunal Kohli's romantic flick Break Ke Baad opposite Imran Khan, The film was not a commercial success but Deepika was praised for her acting prowess. Her final release in the same year was Ashutosh Gowarikar's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan in which she starred opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The movie turned out to be a flop at the box office, though Deepika once again won rave reviews for her acting.
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Deepika's personal life has grabbed as many headlines as her film career. The dimpled one has always been popular with the boys. Before her Bollywood days, she dated longtime friend Nihar Pandya. The relationship went kaput when filmi fame came Deepika's way, though she maintains that she and Nihar remain friends.
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Deepika reportedly began dating Ranbir, her co-star from Bachna Ae Haseenon, in March 2008. The two were a picture perfect couple. The break-up, when it came, was bitter with Deepika publicly blaming Ranbir's roving eye. However, the two have since mended fences and are now good friends as well as co-stars.
