Deepika Padukone - Most Searched Actress in 2007

I've always wanted to be a model. People had been telling me for years that I should audition and eventually enter the Miss India competition. I did a few campaigns when I was much younger, but then stopped to concentrate on my studies at school. Though modelling was just a hobby back then, I always knew I wanted to do it professionally" - Deepika Padukone

Date of Birth: January 5, 1986

Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'9"

City: Copenhagen, Denmark

Citizen: India

Mother: Ujjala - travel agent

Father: ex-badminton player Prakash Padukone

Siblings: younger sister Anisha

Education: Sophia's High School, Bangalore and she did her undergraduate studies from Mount Carmel College

Marital status: single

Favourite Sports: basketball, tennis, throw ball and baseball

Favorite style: For formal wear, it would be western-formal or the Indian sari. But on a day-to-day it's a mix of salwar and western casuals - jeans and t-shirt

Hobbies: Music, eating, sleeping, watching movies

Favourite actor: Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan

Favourite actress: Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen

Occupation: fashion model / bollywood actress

Debut Film: kannada film Aishwarya and bollywood blockbuster Om Shanti Om

Languages Known: Tulu, Kannada, Hindi, English

Acting Coach: Anupam Kher

Favorite Movies: Dil & Devdas

Favorite Book: Little Women & 'The Kite Runner' by Khalid Hosseini

Favorite Holiday Spot: The French RivieraFavorite Cuisine: Thai

Favorite Drink: Nimbu Panni

Favorite Perfume: Escada

Favorite Outfit: Saree

Favorite Fashion Designer: Manish Malhotra and Tarun Tahiliani

Favorite Fashion Choreographer: Alison Kanuga

Favorite Fashion Photographer: Atul Kasbekar

Residence: Mumbai in Bandra, just bought her own house in 2007