Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brands as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, and has been "brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail jewelry show. She was spotted in a ramp competition in NLS, Bangalore. While in college, Padukone pursued a career in modeling. During the time of her film debut she was enrolled with the Indira Gandhi National Open University in Bachelors of Arts (Sociology). However, she was not keen on pursuing a career as a badminton player. While in high school she played badminton at the state level. Padukone attended Sophia High School in Bangalore, and completed her pre-university studies at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. Padukone has a younger sister, Anisha, born on 2 February 1991. Her father was then training in Denmark in the sport and when she was eleven months old her family moved to Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is a former badminton player of international repute, and her mother is a travel agent. Padukone was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. In addition to acting, Padukone is also the ambassador of prominent brands such as Tissot, Sony Cybershot, Yamaha, Nescafe and Kingfisher Airlines. Soon after, Padukone featured in Homi Adajania's commercially successful dramedy, Cocktail (2012) and earned unanimous critical appreciation for her performance. While the former earned her a Filmfare nomination in the Best Actress category, the latter emerged as a commercial success. She subsequently appeared in Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Housefull (2010). It remains her biggest commercial success. The following year, she made her Hindi film debut in Om Shanti Om, for which she earned the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 2006, Padukone made her acting debut through the Kannada film Aishwarya. Born to badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress. She appears mostly in Hindi films, as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Deepika Padukone (born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress and model.
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