Yes, that is really Deepika Padukone in these 10 unseen photos

In 2017, you don't expect to see Deepika Padukone not perfectly turned-out, be it during the promotions of a film or sashaying down the ramp. However, it wasn't always this way. Take a look at 10 rare photos of Deepika Padukone from her modelling days. They might help you get over the mandatory Monday-grumpiness.


The daughter of ace badminton player Prakash Padukone, the expected choice of career for Deepika was badminton


More than a decade after that, now, Padukone is the reigning queen of Bollywood, what with numerous hits in her kitty and a big fat paycheck to shove in the face of her detractors.


Deepika Padukone dropped the badminton racquet to pursue a career in modelling.


However, the leggy lass chose to romance the arclights instead.


Deepika stepped into modelling right after school.


Padukone's big break in modelling came with the Kingfisher Calendar shoot.



After a brief liaison with the runway, Deepika entered Bollywood opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om.