Deepika Padukone has been proving the popular wisdom that models can't act wrong for a while now. She hasn't had a bad review in years and is particularly admired for her work in films like Piku and Bajirao Mastani.
She owes this not just to her talent but also to sheer hard work. Deepika, who was a very successful model before switching careers, did her homework before becoming an actor.
An old photograph of the 32-year-old star from her days at Anupam Kher's school Actor Prepares has gone viral and it seems to be a perfect day for it because it is throwback Thursday.
In the picture, a kohl-eyed Deepika Padukone smiles for the camera as she poses with one of her batchmates, dressed in an institute monogram tee. Deepika graduated from the institute with a diploma in 2006. The same year, she made her debut in Kannada film Aishwarya.
Here's the picture of Deepika Padukone from an Actor Prepares session which has gone viral
Deepika made her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om in 2007. The film was directed by Farah Khan and was a tale of reincarnation and revenge, inspired by Bollywood classic Madhumati. Deepika played Shanti Priya, a famous actress of the Seventies who was murdered by her lover.
She was reborn as Sandy and helps Shah Rukh Khan's character to avenge Shanti Priya's death. She won several awards for her debut performance including Filmfare and Screen.
In 2017, Deepika Padukone has some fabulous projects in queue for release. First up is her much-awaited Hollywood debut with Vin Diesel, xXx: Return of Xander Cage Film. In Bollywood, she will play Rani Padmavati in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period piece.
Padmavati also stars Ranveer and Shahid Kapoor. Deepika has a cameo in the Homi Adajani-produced Raabta and is also filming with Iranian director Majid Majidi