Deepika Padukone was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Prakash Padukone, a former international badminton player, and Ujjala Padukone, a travel agent. Her family relocated to Bangalore, India, when she was a year old.

As a teenager, Deepika played badminton in national level championships but eventually left her career in the sport to pursue modeling.

Deepika made her first screen appearance in Himesh Reshammiya's music video 'Naam Hai Tera'. This marked the beginning of her modeling career.

Deepika made her film debut by playing the titular protagonist in the Kannada film 'Aishwarya'.

Deepika's first Hindi film release was 'Om Shanti Om', directed by Farah Khan, where she played dual roles opposite Shah Rukh Khan. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance.

Deepika starred in Imtiaz Ali's romance 'Love Aaj Kal', which grossed ₹1.2 billion worldwide and garnered her a second Best Actress nomination at Filmfare.

Deepika's role as an impulsive party-girl in Homi Adajania's 'Cocktail' proved to be a breakthrough for her. Critics praised her performance, and she received several acting nominations.

Deepika had a successful year with films like 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', 'Chennai Express', and 'Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela', all of which were major box office hits.

Deepika starred in critically acclaimed films like 'Piku' and 'Bajirao Mastani', earning her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the latter.

Deepika was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. She also starred in the historical drama 'Padmaavat', which was a major commercial success.

Deepika starred in the blockbuster film 'Pathaan', which solidified her position as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.