Deepika Padukone news

She made her first runway appearance in 2003, at just seventeen. Amongst the most notable of her career endeavours have been her partnership with Jewel of India, a yearly exhibition for jewelry lovers. Deepika's face has now gone international, thanks to her cover girl work with make-up giant Maybelline. The 2005 Kingfisher Fashion Awards named Deepika Model of the Year. The Kingfisher is a coveted accolade for models and designers in the Indian world. At the 2006 Idea Zee F Award ceremonies, Deepika won trophies in the catergories of Female Model of the Year and Fresh Face of the Year. She has been romantically linked to Indian model and socialite, Nihar Pandya.

Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om has set a record of sorts as it has registered pre advanced booking of 18, 000 tickets in a chain of theatres in national capital Delhi a couple of days before the advance booking was to start. "Pre advance booking is not a general phenomenon. But corporate bookings for 18000 tickets have been done in Satyam Cinemas which are having three properties in Delhi," Rajneesh Budhraja, Regional Head North India, Eros Multimedia, disclosed to IndiaFM.So, can one consider this to be the trend for bumper advance booking for Om Shanti Om in the days to come? "The advance booking will start in two days. But from the pre advance booking one can predict how the trend is going to be like," Rajneesh said. The Diwali fireworks have started bursting for Om Shanti Om a week in advance. But one wouldn't have gauged that it will be causing such hysteria. It seems with two biggies in OSO and Saawariya coming together many more records shall tumble.

Billed as the most promising newcomer ever in tinsel town, Deepika Padukone will now become the face of Kingfisher Airlines. Thanks to her huge fan following and the connect that Deepika enjoys with the youth, she will quite naturally mirror the hopes, aspirations and lifestyle needs of the new and young generation of Indians who are now literally taking to the skies.Not merely a passive brand ambassador, the move to sign on Deepika is conceived as an initiative that aims to serve guests better and pro-actively offer them the best experience in the world, Kingfisher Airlines has carved out a very specific persona for the Kingfisher Airlines brand ambassador.Sharing the motivation behind the introduction of this initiative and giving insights into how Deepika is a perfect fit for the brand, DR. Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines Limited, said "Kingfisher Airlines in the short span of 29 months has firmly established itself as a market leader while setting new service benchmarks. Deepika Padukone, the Kingfisher airlines Brand Ambassador, personifies the brand values of Kingfisher Airlines and what it stands for."By elevating its customers to a level of being the 'guest' and not just passengers, Kingfisher Airlines has endeared itself to its consumers. The appointment of Deepika Padukone as the Kingfisher Airlines Brand Ambassador is yet another step in the direction of Kingfisher Airlines strengthening and deepening the unique understanding and insights that it has about the needs and aspirations of consumers in India.Deepika will make her acting debut in 'Om Shanti Om' opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The film is slated to release on November 9.

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is doubt one of the hottest guys around after his team won T20 Cricket World Cup recently. He is always cool both on and off the field and at the same time hits the ball with lots of aggression when it matters. His mane is a story in itself to many. Everything about him looks cool and strong but he has one weakness - Deepika Padukone. Yes, the model turned actress has clean bowled Dhoni.
Sources said that Dhoni has a huge crush on Deepika and has even asked his journalist friends about her. It is also said that he asked actor Shahrukh Khan when he could see the special screening of his much-hyped film Om Shant om. And no prizes for guessing the heroine of the film. Deepika Padukone.
Well, Dhoni is playing a different ball game this time around. It's Deepika who is bowling at the other end. Howzzat!