At 16, Deepika Padukone Made A Selection Between Badminton And Modeling

New Delhi:

Deepika Padukone, who is without doubt one of the prime actresses of Bollywood, talked about her journey from the badminton courtroom to movies in an interview for Nationwide Geographic’s sequence Mega Icons Season 2. The 34-year-old actress, earlier than beginning her profession within the Indian leisure business, was a Badminton participant, identical to her father, badminton champion Prakash Padukone. Deepika, in her interview, revealed how she practiced badminton rigorously from her childhood to her teenage days however modified her focus to modeling and performing on the age of 16. For Deepika Padukone, badminton has at all times been her “second love.” Proper from her childhood, she loved the limelight and needed to step into the movie business.

Talking about pursuing full-time modeling after her class 10 board exams, Deepika, who worked as a child model for a couple of commercials during her childhood, stated: “I then went to Copenhagen, Denmark. I travelled alone for the primary time once I was 16. Once I got here again, that was it.”

So, how did she inform her dad and mom about her choice? In the identical interview, Deepika Padukone’s mom Ujjala stated: “I keep in mind that one morning she wakened and he or she stated, ‘Ma, I’ve been fascinated with this for a very long time now. I’ve been taking part in badminton solely Papa needs me to but it surely’s not one thing that I take pleasure in doing and I critically need to take up modeling and get into motion pictures.” I did not take her critically after which she stated, ‘I’ve been fascinated with this previous couple of nights. You wait and see, I’ll make you proud at some point’.”

Earlier than beginning her profession in performing, Deepika Padukone did a number of modeling assignments. She additionally walked the ramp for late designer Wendell Rodricks, on whose suggestion Malaika Arora handed on her identify to Farah Khan for the 2007 movie Om Shanti Om, which marks Deepika’s Bollywood debut.

Since then, Deepika has featured in movies like Bachna Ae Haseeno, Love Aaj Kal, Karthik Calling Karthik, Housefull, Cocktail, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Categorical, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Tamasha, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. Vin Diesel’s XXX: Return Of Xander Cage marked her first venture in Hollywood.

Earlier than making it massive within the movie business, Deepika additionally made a reputation for herself as a badminton participant. She even performed badminton in nationwide stage championships. She underwent rigorous coaching throughout her childhood, talking about which she stated on Mega Icons: “The routine actually was to get up each morning at four or 5, I might go for bodily conditioning, return residence and go to high school. As quickly as I completed college, there was no time for chit chat or meet up with buddies…Get residence, change, have a snack and go the badminton courtroom. Have dinner and you’re exhausted by that point and fall asleep after which the identical factor once more (subsequent day).”

Deepika Padukone will function within the second season of Mega Icons that may premiere on Nationwide Geographic on September 20. The episode can even function her father, mom and husband, actor Ranveer Singh, speaking about her achievements in sports activities and her love for performing.

Here is a sneak peek into the Deepika Padukone-special episode of Mega Icons:

Deepika Padukone will subsequent be seen in Kabir Khan’s ’83. She additionally has a Shakun Batra movie lined up.