Deepika Padukone Instagram – MUMBAI — Deepika Padukone, Bollywood’s most popular actress, shares her journey from teenage badminton champion to Hindi film star to India’s most powerful global brand ambassador. Behind the success of every #BoF500 member is a human story. To mark the launch of The BoF 500 Class of 2022, we unearthed the human stories of new and longstanding members of the community. The result is a special set of eight cover stories, to be published on BoF starting on October 3rd. Photographer: @ashishisshah Photographer’s assistant: Anish Oommen Fashion Director: @nikhilmansata Makeup: @deepa.verma.makeup Hair: Yianni Tsapatori Stylist: @zohacastelino Fashion Assistants: Roshni Sukhlecha and Aashana Brahmbhatt Production: @aditiproductions Cover Art Director: @michaweidmannstudio Interview: @imranamed Illustration: @mvdebascher Deepika is wearing ‘Windy’ dress by @loewe [Image description: A cover celebrating the BoF 500, featuring Deepika Padukone, a Brown woman with long brown hair that has been centre-parted. Deepika’s hair softly cascades down her shoulders with some strands blowing in the wind. She is wearing an oxblood leather dress with cape sleeves. In the background, the skyline of Mumbai. At the bottom of the image, blue text in a stylised font reads ‘Deepika’ in bold letters. The cover also features the black BoF logo on a white frame surrounding the portrait picture. On the top right-hand corner of the cover, a round, gold BoF 500 medallion.] #deepikapadukone Mumbai, Maharashtra