![Deepika Padukone Instagram - Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood’s highest-paid actors, started her career as a former professional badminton player before appearing in her first film, “Om Shanti Om,” in 2007, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. In 2017, she crossed over to Hollywood with the action film “XXX: Return of Xander Cage.” More recently, she’s become a force in fashion as a global brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Levi’s and Cartier. Padukone grew up far from the limelight and was an outsider to both the film and fashion industries. Setting herself up on the global stage as a young Indian woman, she had to combat preconceptions at every corner, she said. “Of course, the hustle is much harder [as an outsider]. You’ve got to wait much longer for the right opportunities,” she says. “But also, from my perspective, the gratification is so much more.” This week on The BoF Podcast, BoF’s founder and editor-in-chief @imranamed speaks with the actor and #BoF500 cover star about the highs and lows of her career and why India needs more recognition from the West on the global stage. 🎙Listen to the full conversation on The Business of Fashion (www.businessoffashion.com) [Link in bio]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DeepikaPadukone-63.jpg)
Deepika Padukone Instagram – Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood’s highest-paid actors, started her career as a former professional badminton player before appearing in her first film, “Om Shanti Om,” in 2007, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. In 2017, she crossed over to Hollywood with the action film “XXX: Return of Xander Cage.” More recently, she’s become a force in fashion as a global brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Levi’s and Cartier.
Padukone grew up far from the limelight and was an outsider to both the film and fashion industries. Setting herself up on the global stage as a young Indian woman, she had to combat preconceptions at every corner, she said.
“Of course, the hustle is much harder [as an outsider]. You’ve got to wait much longer for the right opportunities,” she says. “But also, from my perspective, the gratification is so much more.”
This week on The BoF Podcast, BoF’s founder and editor-in-chief @imranamed speaks with the actor and #BoF500 cover star about the highs and lows of her career and why India needs more recognition from the West on the global stage.
🎙Listen to the full conversation on The Business of Fashion (www.businessoffashion.com) [Link in bio] | Posted on 08/Oct/2022 11:19:18
![Deepika Padukone Instagram – Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood’s highest-paid actors, started her career as a former professional badminton player before appearing in her first film, “Om Shanti Om,” in 2007, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. In 2017, she crossed over to Hollywood with the action film “XXX: Return of Xander Cage.” More recently, she’s become a force in fashion as a global brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Levi’s and Cartier.
Padukone grew up far from the limelight and was an outsider to both the film and fashion industries. Setting herself up on the global stage as a young Indian woman, she had to combat preconceptions at every corner, she said.
“Of course, the hustle is much harder [as an outsider]. You’ve got to wait much longer for the right opportunities,” she says. “But also, from my perspective, the gratification is so much more.”
This week on The BoF Podcast, BoF’s founder and editor-in-chief @imranamed speaks with the actor and #BoF500 cover star about the highs and lows of her career and why India needs more recognition from the West on the global stage.
🎙Listen to the full conversation on The Business of Fashion (www.businessoffashion.com) [Link in bio]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DeepikaPadukone-62-150x150.jpg)
![Deepika Padukone Instagram – Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood’s highest-paid actors, started her career as a former professional badminton player before appearing in her first film, “Om Shanti Om,” in 2007, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. In 2017, she crossed over to Hollywood with the action film “XXX: Return of Xander Cage.” More recently, she’s become a force in fashion as a global brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Levi’s and Cartier.
Padukone grew up far from the limelight and was an outsider to both the film and fashion industries. Setting herself up on the global stage as a young Indian woman, she had to combat preconceptions at every corner, she said.
“Of course, the hustle is much harder [as an outsider]. You’ve got to wait much longer for the right opportunities,” she says. “But also, from my perspective, the gratification is so much more.”
This week on The BoF Podcast, BoF’s founder and editor-in-chief @imranamed speaks with the actor and #BoF500 cover star about the highs and lows of her career and why India needs more recognition from the West on the global stage.
🎙Listen to the full conversation on The Business of Fashion (www.businessoffashion.com) [Link in bio]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DeepikaPadukone-64-150x150.jpg)
