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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepika_Padukone>
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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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Wiktionary's word of the day:
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>
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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>