Deepika Padukone recalls borrowing 10,000 rupees from her mother for her first portfolio shoot
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has described how she decided at 16 to become an actress and borrowed money from her mother to fund a portfolio shoot.
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has recalled deciding at 16 that she wanted to act, and said being in front of the camera made her very happy. She said she asked her mother for 10,000 rupees to pay for a portfolio shoot, promising that she would repay the money and make her parents proud.
She shared the memory during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show while promoting her Hollywood debut. Her father, Prakash Padukone, is a former badminton champion who played at a time when professional badminton was an uncommon career in India. Deepika said she could have followed him into the sport, but he encouraged her to follow her heart.
Deepika made her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om in 2007. Nearly two decades later, she is known for films including Chennai Express, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Padmaavat, Pathaan and Jawan. She is also set to appear alongside Shah Rukh Khan again in the film King.