Deepika (दीपिका) is from the Sanskrit dīpa (lamp, light) — "little light" or "lantern." **Deepika Padukone (born 1986)** — **Indian actress and one of the highest-paid actresses globally; daughter of badminton legend Prakash Padukone**. **Made her acting debut in Farah Khan's *Om Shanti Om* (2007); has starred in over 30 films across Hindi cinema**. **First Indian actress on the cover of *Maxim India*, *Vogue India*, and *Time 100 Most Influential People (2018)***. **Co-starred with Vin Diesel in *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017), her Hollywood debut**. **Founded the Live Love Laugh Foundation in 2015** to create awareness of mental health in India after publicly disclosing her own depression. **Padma Shri (2024).**
Featured in *Padmaavat* (2018), *Pathaan* (2023), and *Jawan* (2023).
Deepika reduces to five — the number of little lamp.