There is no better feeling than that feeling. The best feeling is when you are remembered for the character you play on the screen and people associate you with that character.
Like, I completely identify with my character in ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.’ I had to be myself and I didn’t have to actually prepare for it. Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Indira Gandhi National Open University, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, Sophia High School, Matargashti, Love Mera Hit Hit, Balam Pichkariįilmfare Award in the category of the Best Actress,įilmfare Award for Best Actor(2010, 2006), Filmfare Award for Best Film (2010), IIFA Award for Best Actor, Since 2013, she has been dating the actor named Ranveer Singh. However, it was confirmed that the couple split up in 2009. Overall, acting is the main source of Padukone’s net worth.įinally, in the personal life of the actress and model, she was in a romantic relationship with actor Ranbir Kapoor. The epic historical romance “Bajirao Mastani” (2015) directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali was presented as the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, amounting to over $53 million. It is worth mentioning that the box office of the film grossed $21 million, increasing the net worth of Deepika Padukone considerably, and the following year the actress won her third Filmfare Award in the same category. The second Filmfare Award as the Best Actress Padukone won for the role landed in the Indian comedy-drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar (Piku) (2015). The film was a big flop that disappointed critics, however, she managed to receive critical acclaim for her roles landed in the films “Cocktail” (2012), “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” (2013), “Chennai Express” (2013), “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela” (2013) and “Happy New Year” (2014), which all added steadily to her net worth. In late 2010, she played a different role, as one of two women (Deepika Padukone, Vishakha Singh), in the struggle for Indian independence in 1930, the film being based on the Bengali novel “Do and Die: The Chittagong Uprising 1930 – 1934”. Afterwards, she landed roles in various films among which was the romantic comedy drama film “Love Aaj Kal” (2009) directed by Imtiaz Ali, in which the lead role landed by Padukone was again very well received by critics. Then Deepika debuted in the Indian film industry in 2006, and rose to fame in 2007, when she starred with Indian star Shah Rukh Khan in the previously mentioned film “Om Shanti Om”. With the support of her parents she started her modelling career, and appeared in commercials for several major Indian brands like Liril, Close-up Toothpaste, Dabur Lal powder, and others, which was a start to her net worth. As a teenager, she had followed in her father’s footsteps and learnt to play badminton, travelling across India to participate in national tournaments, but then realized that the modelling world was way more interesting. Then she entered the University College Mount Carmel, but left to concentrate on acting. Deepika Padukone was educated at Sophia High School in Bangalore.
Her father, Prakash Padukone is a badminton champion. To begin with, her family moved to Bangalore (Karnataka) when she was six months old.
How rich is the actress? It has been reported that the overall size of Deepika Padukone’s net worth is equal to $7.5 million, as of early 2016.
Deepika Padukone has been accumulating her net worth being active in the industry since 2006. Currently, Padukone is recognized as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood. Her acting career started with the Bollywood melodrama “Om Shanti Om” (2007) that brought her recognition as well as the Filmfare Award in the category of the Best Actress.