Deepika Padukone
Name - Deepika Padukone
Birth name - Deepika Padukone
Birthdate - 1986
Birth location - Mangalore, India
Height - 5' 6 "
Profession - Actress, Model
Debut Film - Aishwarya (Kannada)
Father - Prakash Padukone (Famous Badminton player) Mother : Ujjala Padukone
Relationship - Nihar Pandya (Indian model and socialite)
Claim To Fame - Female Model of the Year and Fresh Face of the Year 2006, Appearance in 'Naam Hai Tera' music
Industrialist Vijay Mallya-led private carrier Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday announced appointing actress Deepika Padukone as its new brand ambassador.
Padukone is making her Hindi film debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om, to be released in November during Diwali. Incidentally, Khan is a director in Kingfisher Airlines' rival Jet Airways.
Launched in 2005, Kingfisher Airlines earlier had model Yana Gupta as its brand ambassador.
Mallya said since Kingfisher began operations, it has captured 13 per cent market share in the Indian skies. The liquor baron also owns 46 per cent in budget carrier Air Deccan, which has been rebranded as Simplify Deccan.
Mallya, who also bought a stake in Formula One team Spyker and changed its name to Force India, said he would look for an Indian driver. He would like to support and develop an Indian driver in the next three years, he said.
