Know Bollywood's 'Mastani' Deepika Padukone A Bit More On Her Birthday | News World India

A leading Bollywood actress, a former model and a fashionista, Deepika Padukone has never failed to win hearts. Known for making heads turn on the red carpet, she is among the top fashionistas of the film industry.

She had a blockbuster 2015 with hits like Piku, Tamasha and Bajirao Mastani. And now speculations are rife that the actress will feature in Hollywood actor Vin Diesel’s movie ‘XXX: The Return of Xander Cage‘.

The actress’s love life too blossomed last year, the famous Bajirao Mastani couple are opening up about their much-talked relationship. Though she has always been expressive about herself, we found some lesser known ironical facts about her.

  • Deepika Padukone made her debut as an actress in the Kannada film ‘Aishwaryam’ romantic comedy, in 2006, which was a big hit.
  • The actress has deep engraving roots in Bollywood, Badminton star Prakash Padukone’s daughter is related to  legendary actor Guru Dutt (Vasanth Padukone).
  • We all know Deepika followed her daddy’s footsteps by being a national level badminton player, but do we know that she has also knocked down in baseball at state level.
  • She was supposed to make her debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya, but Bhansali decided to sign Sonam instead.
  • She is the first actress to have delivered four consecutive Rs 100-crore hits – Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express and Ram Leela.

Here’s a look at some rare pictures of the actress

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