Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress. In 2017, she was the highest-paid actress in India, and is the recipient of several awards, including three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most popular personalities.

Padukone, the daughter of the badminton player Prakash Padukone, was born in Copenhagen and raised in Bangalore. As a teenager, she played badminton in national level championships but left her career in the sport to become a fashion model.

She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in 2006 as the title character of the Kannada film Aishwarya. Padukone then played a dual role in her first Bollywood release, the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om and won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

The 2012 box office hit Cocktail marked a turning point in Padukone's career, earning her praise and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies.

She rose to prominence with starring roles in the romantic comedies Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) and Chennai Express (2013), the heist comedy Happy New Year (2014), and the historical romance Bajirao Mastani (2015), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.

Her first project in Hollywood came with the action film xXx: Return of Xander Cage in 2017. Deepika has designed her own line of clothing for women and is the founder of The Live Love Laugh Foundation, which creates awareness on mental health in India.