Deepika Padukone turns 36: A look back at some of her iconic film roles

Fondly called the Queen of hearts superstar Deepika Padukone turned 36 on Wednesday Born in Denmark to the famous badminton player Prakash Padukone the actor who was raised in Bangalore has managed to leave a strong imprint of her persona with her grace dedication towards her work and her humility Promising her fans a maverick surprise each time she hits the public gaze on and offscreen Deepika established herself as one of Indias most bankable stars With her impeccable journey in the cinema industry she made her way to the international platform and bagged a role in the American action drama xXx Return of Xander Cage Following the success of her critically and commercially hit film Padmaavat Deepika took some time off work to focus on her home and familyIn 2018 she formed her own company named Ka Productions Her first production venture came with Chhapaak 2020 a drama by Meghna Gulzar in which she starred as an acid attack survivor based on Laxmi Agarwal As the actor turns a year older on Wednesday lets revisit some of the diverse character portrayals that Deepika has put in front of the viewers1 Om Shanti OmWho can forget the gorgeous dimpled millennial star Shanti Priya clad in the poppin pink coloured saree waving at her fans What happened with Shah Rukh Khan as Om at the moment happens with all of us when we still watch that scene This 2007 movie marked the debut of Deepika in Hindi cinema The film written and directed by Farah Khan and cowritten by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh starred Deepika as the love interest of Shah Rukhs characterOm The film revolves around the love story of Om a junior artist in 1977 who has a crush on a secretlymarried superstar Shanti Priya played by Deepika Her lover a producer played by Arjun Rampal kills her in a fire Om witnesses this and dies from the injuries sustained from trying to rescue her Reincarnated as a superstar in 2007 he seeks to avenge his love Om Shanti Om won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Production Design2 Love Aaj KalThe 2009 movie will surely leave you tearyeyed every time you watch it The Imtiaz Ali directorial Love Aaj Kal stars Deepika and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles In a technologydriven world where love is on speeddial two lovers find themselves overcoming distances failures and heartbreaks to find each other again and preserve the love they had abandoned It was remade into Telugu as Teen Maar 2011 Its successor of the same name also directed by Ali was released in 2020starring Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan in the lead roles3 Chennai ExpressThe 2013 romanticcomedy directed by Rohit Shetty proved to be a careerchanging movie for Deepika The film stars her as a SouthIndian girl Meena who runs away from home in order to protect herself from getting married forcefully Chennai Express also stars Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mithaiwala a man who accidentally boards the eponymous train and journeys from Mumbai to Rameswaram with the daughter of a local don Meena However when he helps Meena a runaway bride board a train he has to face the ire of her criminal family The film broke several box office records in India and abroad It surpassed 3 Idiots 2009 to become the highestgrossing Bollywood film worldwide at that point It is among the highestgrossing Bollywood films of all time worldwide4 Ram LeelaThe 2013 film directed by ace filmmaker Sanja Leela Bhansali is a tragic romance film with a loose adaptation of the 1961 film West Side Story It stars Deepika and Ranveer Singh in the lead roles The storyline revolves around the love story of Ram Ranveer Singh and Leela Deepika who love each other but cannot stay together as their families have been at war with each other for the past 500 years In the end they both die and make sacrifices for their love The film was a blockbuster hit and also was the set where reeltoreal love between Ranveer and Deepika emerged The duo dated for more than 4 years and tied the knot in 20185 Bajirao MastaniThe 2015 Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie is an epic historical romance film starring Ranveer Singh Deepika and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles Based on the Marathi fictional novel Rau by Nagnath S Inamdar Bajirao Mastani narrates the story of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I 17001740 AD and his second wife Mastani The heroic Peshwa Bajirao Ranveer married to Kashibai Priyanka falls in love with Mastani Deepika a warrior princess in distress They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family Bajirao Mastani has also been noted for its scale grandeur and attention to detail It is one of the most expensive Hindi films a major commercial success and one of the highestgrossing Indian films of all time6 Yeh Jawaani Hai DeewaniThe 2013 romantic comedydrama film directed by Ayan Mukherjee stars Deepika as Naina and Ranbir Kapoor as Kabir in the lead roles Kabir and Naina meet during a trekking trip where she falls in love with him but refrains from expressing it They soon drift apart but end up meeting at a friends wedding Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur play supporting roles in the movie that is very popular amongst the youth Since its release in 2013 the film has gone on to achieve cult status7 PikuShoojit Sircars 2015 comedydrama film stars Deepika Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles A road trip to Kolkata brings Piku an architect closer to her ageing but nagging father Bhaskor Banerjee Amitabh despite their disparate ideologies and fights over trivial issues The film was nominated for Best Film in the 61st Filmfare Awards as well as other categories Deepika won her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress and Amitabh Bachchan received his recordsetting fourth National Film Award for Best Actor at the 63rd National Film Awards and his recordsetting third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performanceTo list a few of Deepika Padukones iconic movies is as difficult as boiling the ocean The superstars other movies such as Padmaavat Chhapak Cocktail and Tamasha among several others have already set a special place in the hearts of her fans Meanwhile the actor who was last seen in the sports drama 83 has a number of highlyanticipated movies in her kitty including Fighter with Hrithik Roshan Pathan with Shah Rukh Khan Project K with Amitabh Bachchan and Prabhas and Gehraiyaan starring Ananya Panday Siddhant Chaturvedi and Dhairya KarwaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever