Mumbai: Model-turned-actor Deepika Padukone has emerged as a successful and influential personality. The dimpled beauty has had a roller coaster ride in Bollywood. Her beauty made heads turn the moment she arrived in Bollywood with Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’.


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It’s been a while she has been in the film industry and had evolved as an actor. Here’s taking a look at her top films:


Cocktail:



Deepika wowed audiences as Veronica Malaney in Homi Adajania’s ‘Cocktail’. It was arguably the first film that helped her show her acting prowess to he fullest.


Chennai Express:



Deepika played a Tamil girl named Meenalochani Azhagusundaram in the Rohit Shetty’s ‘Chennai Express’. This required Deepika to pick up the Tamil accent and style her body language accordingly.


Ram Leela:



She was impeccable as a Gujarati beauty in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus ‘Goliyon Ki Rasleela – Ram leela’. The character required her to be bold, flamboyant and fearless.


Finding Fanny:



Homi Adajania gave Deepika a chance of a lifetime to share screen space with three legendary actors – Pankaj Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah and Dimple Kapadia – in his film ‘Finding Fanny’. The dimpled hottie made the most of the opportunity and tried to match steps with he veterans.


Piku:



In and as ‘Piku’, Deepika gave a performance that’s worth a wolf-whistle. Despite the presence of megastar Amitabh Bachchan and powerhouse of talent Irrfan Khan in the film, Deepika stole the limelight.