She was engaged to actor Muzammil Ibrahim in 2004. |
Was offered a part in Furious 7. Declined because of scheduling conflicts with her Bollywood commitments. |
Her favorite songs are Hero by Mariah Carey, Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein from Sometimes (1976), Pehla Nasha from Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Angel by Lionel Richie, Ankhon Mein Teri Ajab Si from Om Shanti Om (2007), and We Are The World by Michael Jackson. Her favorite musicians include A.R. Rahman, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Usher Raymond and Justin Bieber. |
Favorite Indian designers are Tarun Tahiliani, Manish Malhotra and Rohit Bal. |
Indian supermodel. |
Spokesmodel of Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste, Limca, Jewels of India, Parachute's Advanced Massager, Levi Strauss (India) Pvt. Ltd., and Maybelline. |
Born to Ujjala & Prakash Padukone. |
Her mother is a travel agent while her father, a badminton player, played at the international level for India and won the All England Championship in 1980. |
Has a younger sister named Anisha who plays all sports, except badminton. |
Attended Sophia High School in Bangalore and later did her undergraduate studies from Mount Carmel College. |
She played state level badminton till the 10th standard. Then she had to study for her ICSE board exams, so she stopped playing for three months. She never considered taking it up as a career because she was never interested in a professional sport. She took up modeling as a hobby, but later realized she wanted to do it professionally. |
Plays a little bit of basketball, tennis, throw ball and baseball. |
Loves music, eating, sleeping, and watching movies. |
Her favorite actors are Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Irrfan Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Richard Gere, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp. |
Her favorite actresses are Hema Malini, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Sushmita Sen and Preity Zinta. |
Her favorite movies are Life Is Beautiful (1997), Cinderella Man (2005), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993), Devdas (2002), Dil (1990), Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), Sometimes (1976), The Color of Paradise (1999), Mary Poppins (1964), Scent of a Woman (1992), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Priceless (2006), Rockstar (2011), Barfi! (2012), English Vinglish (2012), Blue Jasmine (2013), Still Alice (2014) and Amy (2015). |
Daughter of badminton legend Prakash Padukone. |