Happy Birthday Deepika Padukone: Here are a few facts all her fans should know

First Published Jan 5, 2020, 11:25 AM IST

Here are nine facts from Deepika Padukone's life as we remember the Bollywood actor on her birthday

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Deepika Padukone has adopted a village in Ambegaon (Maharashtra), to provide basic amenities like drinking water and electricity to the residents.

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Deepika and her father Prakash Padukone work for the betterment of Indian athletes through the organisation called Olympic Gold Quest.

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According to reports she was linked to five men in the past before she found love in Ranveer Singh.

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Reportedly, Deepika Padukone is not good at making friends and is an introvert.

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Before entering the film industry, she joined Anupam Kher's acting institute Actor Prepare. She also trained under Shiamak Davar

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Deepika is not a graduate. She started modelling after completing her 12th from Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.

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In 2013, Deepika Padukone gave the industry four back to back hits (Race 2, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express and Goliyon Ki Rasleela-Ramleela), raking in more than Rs 100 crore in box office collection.

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Deepika is one of the top actresses in Bollywood, who has not acted with superstar Salman Khan, yet. Reports suggest that she had rejected three movies which would have had her star opposite Salman.

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Besides acting and modelling, she has played badminton at the national level and was also a state-level baseball player.