Deepika Padukone (born 1986) is an Indian film actress and model. She has established a successful career in Hindi (Bollywood) films, and is cited in the media as one of the most popular and attractive Indian celebrities. She made her acting debut in 2006 as the titular character of the Kannada film Aishwarya. She then played dual roles in her first Bollywood release—the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om—and won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Padukone received praise for portraying the lead female role in the 2009 romance Love Aaj Kal, but her performances in the 2008 romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno and the 2010 comedy Housefull met with negative reviews. The 2012 box office hit Cocktail marked a significant turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies. In 2013, Padukone established herself as a leading actress of Hindi cinema by playing primary roles in the comedies Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express (both of which rank among the highest- grossing Bollywood films of all time), and garnered critical acclaim for her role in the tragic romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1757:
Louis XV of France survived an assassination attempt by Robert- François Damiens, who later became the last person to be executed in the country by drawing and quartering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert-Fran%C3%A7ois_Damiens
1919:
The German Workers' Party, the forerunner to the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Workers%27_Party
1941:
Second World War: Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bardia
1991:
Georgian troops attacked Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_South_Ossetia_War
2005:
Eris (pictured), the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System, was discovered by a team led by Michael E. Brown using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)
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Twelfth cake: A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth Night (which is either the evening of January 5th or of January 6th, depending on interpretation). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Twelfth_cake
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
The Devil is not the Prince of Matter; the Devil is the arrogance of the spirit, faith without smile, truth that is never seized by doubt. The Devil is grim because he knows where he is going, and, in moving, he always returns whence he came. --Umberto Eco https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Umberto_Eco