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Deepika has been depicted as a 1970s superstar Shantipriya and later as Sandy in the movie Om Shanti Om.
Born on January 5, 1986 in Mangalore, Karnataka, Deepika has been modelling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Limca, Close Up toothpaste receiving many prestigious modelling offers, including brand ambassadorship of the Jewels of India, an annual jewellery exhibition.
Deepika went into the international scene when Maybelline made her the new international cover girl face.
At the fifth annual Kingfisher Fashion Awards, for Indian models and designers, Deepika was awarded the title of Model of the Year. Shortly after that, Deepika was chosen as one of the models for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for 2006, thus cementing her reputation as a supermodel.
She also bagged two trophies at the Idea Zee Awards in 2006 - Female Model of the year (Commercial Assignments) and Fresh Face of the year.
Like many successful models before her, Deepika chose the Indian film industry as a career. She started by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, by Himesh Reshammiya .
Deepika recently made her cinematic debut in a Kannada film, ‘Aishwarya’, directed by Indrajit Lankesh co-starring Upendra . The film is a box-office success and Deepika has received rave reviews for her screen presence.
In Bollywood, Deepika has already signed Priyadarshan 's next ‘Pirate’, and ‘Made In China’ opposite Akshay Kumar .
‘Om Shanti Om’ is to be released on November 9, 2007.
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