6 Things Deepika Padukone Did Before She Was Famous

Deepika Padukone, is now one of the most popular and highest-paid Indian celebrities. But before becoming famous she did several things that you may not know about. Deepika was a national level badminton player.

But later she left her career in sport to become a fashion model. Her fame increased when she appeared in a highly popular print campaign for the 2006 Kingfisher Calendar.

After which she appeared in several commercial advertisements like Close-up.

She also gained wider recognition when she was featured in the music video for Himesh Reshammiya's song "Naam Hai Tera".

She received her first role as a lead actor in 2006, in the Kannada film 'Aishwarya'.

Before her debut in Bollywood, it is said that she was in a relationship with Nihaar Pandya and broke up with him after gaining popularity.