Mumbai, November 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone once borrowed Rs 10,000 from her mother to get her modelling portfolio photographed, assuring her parents that she would repay the money and make them proud.
The actress recalled the early days of her career during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show while promoting her Hollywood debut, XXX: The Return of Xander Cage.
Speaking about her decision to pursue acting, Deepika said she had realised by the age of 16 that she wanted to become an actress. She added that being in front of the camera made her extremely happy.
Recalling how she approached her mother for financial support to shoot her portfolio, Deepika said she asked to borrow Rs 10,000 and promised that she would repay the amount someday.
“I sat my mother down one day and said, ‘Can I please borrow Rs 10,000 from you? I needed money to shoot a portfolio. I told them one day I’d make them proud, and someday I’d repay them,” she recalled.
During the conversation, Deepika also spoke about her father, former badminton champion Prakash Padukone, who pursued the sport at a time when professional badminton was not widely established in India.
Asked whether she had ever considered following in his footsteps, she said her father had always encouraged her to follow her heart.
Deepika made her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om in 2007. She went on to star in films including Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express, Piku, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, Pathaan, Jawan and Kalki 2898 AD.
The actress will next share screen space with Shah Rukh Khan in the much-anticipated film King.
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