Deepika Padukone: Difference between revisions

Padukone made her acting debut with ''[[Aishwarya (film)|Aishwarya]]'' (2006), a [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada film]] directed by [[Indrajit Lankesh]].<ref name="meet">{{cite web |last=Vijayasarathy |first=R.G. |title=Meet Deepika Padukone |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/14sd1.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=14 March 2006 |access-date=6 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055752/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/14sd1.htm |archive-date=23 October 2013 }}</ref> The romantic comedy was a remake of the [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu film]] ''[[Manmadhudu]]'', and she was cast in the title role opposite the actor [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]. The film proved to be a commercial success.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=S.S |title=Ramya in a rush |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ramya-in-a-rush/article3230859.ece |access-date=3 August 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107085559/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ramya-in-a-rush/article3230859.ece |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> RG Vijayasarathy of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' was appreciative of Padukone's screen presence but added that "she needs to work on her emotional scenes."<ref>{{cite web |last=Vijayasarathy |first=R.G. |title=Deepika's Aishwarya is a must watch |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/15aish.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=15 September 2006 |access-date=3 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055429/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/15aish.htm |archive-date=23 October 2013 }}</ref> By the end of 2006, Farah Khan's ''Happy New Year'' was shelved, and Khan had instead cast Padukone for the melodrama ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web |title='I was pulling SRK's hair out!' |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/10fchat.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=10 December 2007 |access-date=6 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928093128/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/10fchat.htm |archive-date=28 September 2013 }}</ref> Set against the backdrop of the [[Bollywood|Hindi film industry]], the film tells the story of a struggling actor who is reincarnated to avenge the death of a film star. [[Shah Rukh Khan]] starred as the lead, and Padukone featured in dual roles of a star in the 1970s, and later, an aspiring actress.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ray |first=Sarit |title=I'm a shy person: Deepika |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-11-02/news-interviews/27986233_1_dream-debut-modelling-deepika-padukone |access-date=3 August 2013 |date=2 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928194317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-11-02/news-interviews/27986233_1_dream-debut-modelling-deepika-padukone |archive-date=28 September 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> In preparation, Padukone watched several films of actresses [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] and [[Hema Malini]] to study their body language.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thakur |first=Shweta |title=I saw Hema Malini films for '70s look: Deepika |date=17 November 2007 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-saw-hema-malini-films-for-70s-look-deepika/story-mGPqGR1oyShb3ElcJ7qpDO.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130102931/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-saw-hema-malini-films-for-70s-look-deepika/story-mGPqGR1oyShb3ElcJ7qpDO.html |archive-date=30 January 2016 }}</ref> Her voice was dubbed by the voice artist [[Mona Ghosh Shetty]].<ref name="mona dub">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-03/news-interviews/45834895_1_deepika-padukone-dramatic-prowess-and-zest-kochadaiiyaan |title=Why is Deepika's Hindi in Kochadaiiyaan dubbed? |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105062349/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-03/news-interviews/45834895_1_deepika-padukone-dramatic-prowess-and-zest-kochadaiiyaan |archive-date=5 January 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> For one of the songs in the film, "Dhoom Taana", Padukone drew upon Indian classical dance, and according to [[Dorling Kindersley]], "mesmeriz[ed] audiences" by using ''[[List of mudras (dance)|hasta mudras]]'' (hand gestures).<ref>{{cite book |title=The Book of Dance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EzKmKyugOjkC&pg=PA113 |date=3 September 2012 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited |isbn=978-1-4093-2237-5 |page=113 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013030643/http://books.google.com/books?id=EzKmKyugOjkC&pg=PA113 |archive-date=13 October 2013 }}</ref> ''Om Shanti Om'' emerged as the [[List of Hindi films of 2007|highest-grossing Hindi film of the year]], with a global revenue of {{INRConvert|1.49|b}}.<ref name="top">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat= |title=Top All Time Worldwide Grossers Updated |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=13 October 2013 |date=11 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105215110/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4409&nCat= |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of the entertainment portal [[Bollywood Hungama]] opined that she had "all it takes to be a top star", and she was awarded with the [[Filmfare Best Female Debut Award]] and received her first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |title=Movie Review: Om Shanti Om |date=7 November 2007 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/54373 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=18 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928093643/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/54373 |archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="heroine">{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever/9/7051.html#photo35 |title=Top heroines of Bollywood |access-date=19 July 2013 |date=10 May 2013 |work=India Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928143948/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever/9/7051.html |archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Bollywood Hungama reported that the success of ''Om Shanti Om'' proved a [[breakthrough role|breakthrough]] for her.<ref name="Tuteja">{{cite web |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |title=Exploring the Box Office journey of Deepika Padukone&nbsp;– Part 1 |date=2 August 2013 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5321 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=10 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803190637/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5321 |archive-date=3 August 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Padukone next played one of star [[Ranbir Kapoor]]'s love interests in [[Siddharth Anand]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Bachna Ae Haseeno]]'' (2008). The film was a financial success,<ref>{{cite web |title=Bachna Ae Haseeno scores at box office |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/18box.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=20 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517150653/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/18box.htm |archive-date=17 May 2015 }}</ref> but [[Namrata Joshi]] of ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' dismissed her performance as "mannequin-like and utterly lack[ing] fire and zing".<ref>{{cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238292 |title=Movie Review: Bachna Ae Haseeno |access-date=19 July 2013 |date=1 September 2008 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927152352/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238292 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her first release of 2009 came alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] in the [[Kung fu film|kung fu]] comedy ''[[Chandni Chowk to China]]'', in which she portrayed dual roles of Indian-Chinese twin sisters. Produced by [[Warner Bros.]], it had one of the widest international releases given to an Indian film.<ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jason |title=Chandni Chowk to China: Kung fusion hustle |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2009/01/16/chandni_chowk_to_china_kung_fusion_hustle.html |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=16 January 2009 |access-date=6 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012104208/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2009/01/16/chandni_chowk_to_china_kung_fusion_hustle.html |archive-date=12 October 2013 }}</ref> Padukone learned [[jujutsu]] and performed her own stunts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deepika's unbelievable stunt! |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/26slid1-deepika-unbelievable-stunt.htm?zcc=rl |work=Rediff.com |date=26 November 2008 |access-date=3 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611083353/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/26slid1-deepika-unbelievable-stunt.htm?zcc=rl |archive-date=11 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lalwani |first=Vickeya |title=Yes, I'm dating Ranbir: Deepika |date=15 March 2008 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-15/news-interviews/27772143_1_action-film-deepika-ranbir-yash-raj |access-date=3 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012195823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-15/news-interviews/27772143_1_action-film-deepika-ranbir-yash-raj |archive-date=12 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite the hype, ''Chandni Chowk To China'' was a financial failure, failing to recoup its {{INRConvert|800|m}} budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=348&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgV29ybGR3aWRlIEluIFVTICQ= |title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (US $) |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=11 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602093609/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D |archive-date=2 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Amit |last2=Verma Ambwani |first2=Meenakshi |title=Chandni Chowk to China crosses Rs 33 cr at local box office |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-01-20/news/27650181_1_domestic-box-office-bollywood-film-kinng |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=20 January 2009 |access-date=6 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091941/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-01-20/news/27650181_1_domestic-box-office-bollywood-film-kinng |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}</ref> She appeared alongside [[Saif Ali Khan]] in the romantic drama ''[[Love Aaj Kal (2009 film)|Love Aaj Kal]]'' from the writer-director [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]]. The film documented the changing value of relationships among the youth and had Padukone play the part of Meera Pandit, a head-strong [[career woman]]. With a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|1.2|b}}, ''Love Aaj Kal'' proved to be the [[List of Hindi films of 2009|third highest-grossing Hindi film of 2009]].<ref name="top" /> Aniruddha Guha of ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' said that Padukone "delivers the best of her four performances so far", and she was awarded with another Best Actress nomination at Filmfare.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guha |first=Aniruddha |title=Review: Love Aaj Kal is the perfect date movie |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-love-aaj-kal-is-the-perfect-date-movie-1278796 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=31 July 2009 |access-date=16 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106100802/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-love-aaj-kal-is-the-perfect-date-movie-1278796 |archive-date=6 January 2014 }}</ref><ref name="bollywoodhungama1">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/725/ |title=Nominations for 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=27 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020180943/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/725/ |archive-date=20 October 2014 }}</ref>

Padukone had five film releases in 2010. In the psychological thriller ''[[Karthik Calling Karthik]]'', she played the supportive girlfriend of a depressed man (played by [[Farhan Akhtar]]). Derek Elley of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found the film to be "thinly plotted" but considered "the uncomplicated ingenuousness of Padukone" to be the film's highlight.<ref>{{cite news |last=Elley |first=Derek |title=Review: "Karthik Calling Karthik" |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/karthik-calling-karthik-1117942367/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=8 March 2010 |access-date=16 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605055907/http://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/karthik-calling-karthik-1117942367/ |archive-date=5 June 2013 }}</ref> Her most financially profitable film that year was [[Sajid Khan]]'s {{INRConvert|1.15|b}}-grossing comedy film ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' in which she featured alongside an [[ensemble cast]] headlined by Akshay Kumar.<ref name="top" /> Critic Raja Sen described the film as a "festival of bad acting" and attributed Padukone's poor performance to her "plasticky expressions".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |title=Gags that'll make you gag |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-housefull-is-painful/20100430.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=30 April 2010 |access-date=14 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012003148/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-housefull-is-painful/20100430.htm |archive-date=12 October 2013 }}</ref> [[Pradeep Sarkar]]'s drama ''[[Lafangey Parindey]]'' (2010) starred Padukone as a blind girl determined to win a skating competition, for which she observed the interactions of blind people and rehearsed scenes while blindfolded.<ref>{{cite news |title=To play a blind dancer was very challenging: Deepika Padukone |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/to-play-a-blind-dancer-was-very-challenging-deepika-padukone/1/106251.html |access-date=3 September 2013 |work=India Today |date=22 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227095043/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/to-play-a-blind-dancer-was-very-challenging-deepika-padukone/1/106251.html |archive-date=27 February 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]''{{'s}} Sudhish Kamath was impressed by the "considerable restraint" in her performance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article600437.ece |title=Lafangey Parindey Movie Review |author=Kamath, Sudhish |work=The Hindu |access-date=28 April 2011 |date=28 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220131856/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article600437.ece |archive-date=20 December 2013 }}</ref> Her next role was opposite [[Imran Khan (film actor)|Imran Khan]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Break Ke Baad]]''. [[CNN-IBN]]'s [[Rajeev Masand]] found the film to be "watchable largely for the performance of its leading lady".<ref>{{cite web |last=Masand |first=Rajeev |title=Masand: Break Ke Baad is an engaging film |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-break-ke-baad-is-an-engaging-film/135956-8-66.html |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=16 December 2010 |access-date=8 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009233651/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-break-ke-baad-is-an-engaging-film/135956-8-66.html |archive-date=9 October 2013 }}</ref> Padukone's final release of 2010 was [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]'s period film ''[[Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey]]'' opposite [[Abhishek Bachchan]]. Based on the book ''[[Do and Die]]'', the film is a retelling of the 1930 [[Chittagong armoury raid]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-deepika-in-khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey/20100519.htm |title=First look: Deepika in ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'' |work=Rediff.com |access-date=27 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012033209/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-deepika-in-khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey/20100519.htm |archive-date=12 October 2013 }}</ref> Bachchan featured as the revolutionary leader [[Surya Sen]] and Padukone played [[Kalpana Dutta]], his confidante.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Roshni |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-02/news-interviews/28264661_1_period-thriller-deepika-padukone-kalpana-dutta |title=Working with Ashu sir is an achievement: Deepika |date=2 December 2010 |access-date=10 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012042232/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-02/news-interviews/28264661_1_period-thriller-deepika-padukone-kalpana-dutta |archive-date=12 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Padukone said that she was unable to research her role as there was very little information on Dutta and relied on Gowarikar's direction.<ref>{{cite web |title='Khelein Hum' no less glamorous than any of my films: Deepika |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/khelein-hum-no-less-glamorous-than-any-of-my-films-deepika_76567.html |publisher=Zee News |date=29 November 2010 |access-date=4 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003203240/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/khelein-hum-no-less-glamorous-than-any-of-my-films-deepika_76567.html |archive-date=3 October 2013 }}</ref> Barring ''Housefull'', none of these films were commercially successful.<ref name="bo2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=318&catName=MjAxMA== |title=Box Office 2010 |publisher=Box office India |access-date=14 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014062657/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=318&catName=MjAxMA%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bad times continue at the box office |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bad-times-continue-at-the-box-office/20101213.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=4 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025121346/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/bad-times-continue-at-the-box-office/20101213.htm |archive-date=25 October 2012 }}</ref>

Padukone began 2011 with an [[item number]] in the film ''[[Dum Maaro Dum (film)|Dum Maaro Dum]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-04/news-interviews/28359126_1_deepika-padukone-lyrics-rohan-sippy |title=Deepika's Dum Maro Dum with a twist |access-date=27 April 2011 |date=4 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523184302/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-04/news-interviews/28359126_1_deepika-padukone-lyrics-rohan-sippy |archive-date=23 May 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> She referred to it as "the wildest song any actress has done"; the song's sexual content attracted controversy including a court case for indecency.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sahgal |first=Geety |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/its-the-wildest-song-any-actress-has-done-deepika/777015/ |title=It's the wildest song any actress has done: Deepika |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=27 April 2011 |date=16 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155407/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/its-the-wildest-song-any-actress-has-done-deepika/777015/ |archive-date=22 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/case-against-dum-maaro-dum-for-indecency-news-national-leswuobjjgf.html |title=Case against 'Dum Maaro Dum' for indecency |work=The Indian Express |access-date=27 April 2011 |date=18 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419180348/http://www.sify.com/movies/case-against-dum-maaro-dum-for-indecency-news-national-leswuobjjgf.html |archive-date=19 April 2011 }}</ref> Her next film was [[Prakash Jha]]'s socio-political drama ''[[Aarakshan]]'', which dealt with [[Reservation in India|caste-based reservations in India]]. Trade journalists had high expectations for the film which ultimately flopped at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |title=Will Aarakshan draw in the crowds? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/will-aarakshan-draw-in-the-crowds/20110801.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=4 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203184214/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/will-aarakshan-draw-in-the-crowds/20110801.htm |archive-date=3 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=It's raining flops at the box office |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/raining-flops-at-box-office/20110919.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=4 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429131112/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/raining-flops-at-box-office/20110919.htm |archive-date=29 April 2012 }}</ref> Critical reaction was largely negative, though [[Pratim D. Gupta]] mentioned Padukone as the most "refreshing thing" about it.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aarakshan loses plot after second half |date=12 August 2011 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aarakshan-loses-plot-after-second-half/story-MxH4SLWdr8jzU3Jr2lUFUP.html |access-date=13 August 2012 |work=Hindustan Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203133341/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aarakshan-loses-plot-after-second-half/story-MxH4SLWdr8jzU3Jr2lUFUP.html |archive-date=3 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Gupta, Pratim D. |title=Aarakshan&nbsp;– Film Review |date=13 August 2011 |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110813/jsp/entertainment/story_14372488.jsp |access-date=13 August 2012 |work=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102175641/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110813/jsp/entertainment/story_14372488.jsp |archive-date=2 November 2012 }}</ref> Her final appearance that year was in the comedy ''[[Desi Boyz]]'' alongside Kumar and [[John Abraham]], a role that failed to propel her career forward.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Desi Boyz |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-desi-boyz-676 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917011435/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-desi-boyz-676 |archive-date=17 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |title=Exploring the Box Office journey of Deepika Padukone – Part III |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5360 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=12 August 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814144827/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5360 |archive-date=14 August 2013 }}</ref> The series of poorly received films led critics to perceive that Padukone had "[lost] her sparkle."<ref name="making of deepika">{{cite news |last=Pal |first=Chandrima |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-17/news-interviews/40009313_1_deepika-padukone-cocktail-and-deepika-imtiaz-ali |title=The making of Deepika Padukone |access-date=27 July 2013 |date=17 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627020227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-17/news-interviews/40009313_1_deepika-padukone-cocktail-and-deepika-imtiaz-ali |archive-date=27 June 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The year 2013 was key for Padukone, as she starred in four of the [[List of Hindi films of 2013|top-grossing Hindi films of the year]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone races to the top as top actress in Bollywood |last=Tanwar |first=Sarita |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-deepika-padukone-races-to-the-top-as-top-actress-in-bollywood-1858364 |access-date=8 July 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220024053/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-deepika-padukone-races-to-the-top-as-top-actress-in-bollywood-1858364 |archive-date=20 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="top2">{{cite news |last=Goyal |first=Divya |title=Deepika Padukone lucky fourth time with 'Ram-Leela' |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/deepika-padukone-lucky-fourth-time-with-ramleela/1196368/ |access-date=4 December 2013 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=18 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152120/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/deepika-padukone-lucky-fourth-time-with-ramleela/1196368/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> She reunited with Saif Ali Khan in [[Abbas–Mustan]]'s ''[[Race 2]]'', an ensemble action thriller that served as a sequel to ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' (2008). The film received predominantly negative reviews,<ref>{{cite news |title=Critics report: Race 2 not worth it |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-report-race-2-not-worth-it/story-QhSKezAX1YGfNcpJEyKCTJ.html |access-date=9 March 2013 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=25 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081019/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/critics-report-race-2-not-worth-it/story-QhSKezAX1YGfNcpJEyKCTJ.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> but grossed a successful total of {{INRConvert|1.62|b}}.<ref name="worldwide10">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |title=Worldwide Top Ten 2013 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212753/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |archive-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="cloud9">{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone on cloud 9, Chennai Express, Ram-Leela, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Race 2 big hits of 2013 |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/happy-birthday-deepika-padukone-on-cloud-9-chennai-express-ramleela-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-race-2-big-hits-of-2013/1215689?rhheader |access-date=26 January 2014 |newspaper=The Financial Express |date=5 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194525/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/happy-birthday-deepika-padukone-on-cloud-9-chennai-express-ramleela-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-race-2-big-hits-of-2013/1215689?rhheader |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref> [[Ayan Mukerji]]'s romantic comedy ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' paired her opposite Ranbir Kapoor. She was cast as Naina Talwar, a "shy wallflower", which marked a departure from the glamorous characters that she had a reputation for portraying.<ref name="party girl">{{cite news |last=KBR |first=Upala |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-party-girl-deepika-padukone-gets-serious-1819664 |title=Party girl Deepika Padukone gets serious |access-date=17 August 2013 |date=7 April 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014003716/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-party-girl-deepika-padukone-gets-serious-1819664 |archive-date=14 October 2014 }}</ref> Raja Sen termed it "her most self-aware performance" adding that she "acts within herself and eschews exaggeration, and the results are impressive".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |title=Review: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani disappoints |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-disappoints/20130531.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=31 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606072818/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-disappoints/20130531.htm |archive-date=6 June 2013 }}</ref> The pairing of Padukone with her former boyfriend was highly anticipated,<ref>{{cite news |title=Younger generation should learn from Ranbir & Deepika: Ayan |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/news-interviews/39674323_1_ayan-mukerji-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-deepika-padukone |author=Risbood, Vaibhavi |date=1 June 2013 |access-date=12 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618173542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/news-interviews/39674323_1_ayan-mukerji-yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-deepika-padukone |archive-date=18 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the film emerged as a major commercial success.<ref name="worldwide10" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone's biggest hit |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-is-ranbir-kapoor-deepika-padukone-s-biggest-hit/1127672/ |access-date=1 July 2013 |work=The Indian Express |date=1 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152212/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yeh-jawaani-hai-deewani-is-ranbir-kapoor-deepika-padukone-s-biggest-hit/1127672/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> Her next appearance was opposite Shah Rukh Khan in [[Rohit Shetty]]'s action-comedy film ''[[Chennai Express]]'', as a [[Tamil people|Tamil girl]] on the run from her father (a local [[crime boss|don]]), which required that she adopt a Tamil accent. Critical opinion on her accent was mixed,<ref>{{cite news |title=Not spoofing South India in Chennai Express: Deepika Padukone |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |access-date=13 August 2013 |work=India Today |date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924193309/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |archive-date=24 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but her performance received praise;<ref name="high">{{cite news |last=Uniyal |first=Parmita |title=Deepika Padukone rides on a high graph express |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-gets-critical-acclaim-rides-on-a-high-graph-express/article1-1107578.aspx |access-date=13 August 2013 |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101105157/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-gets-critical-acclaim-rides-on-a-high-graph-express/article1-1107578.aspx |archive-date=1 January 2014 }}</ref> film critic Aseem Chhabra wrote, "Padukone is delightful in the film{{mdash}}beautiful, smiling, and often a lot more playful and funny than Khan."<ref>{{cite web |last=Chhabra |first=Aseem |title=Aseem Chhabra's Chennai Express Review: Mindless but entertaining |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |publisher=Rediff |date=9 August 2013 |access-date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811184158/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |archive-date=11 August 2013 }}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' earned over {{INRConvert|3.95|b}} to emerge as one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films]].<ref name="box office">{{cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers All Time |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107113404/http://boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=5 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Padukone next played opposite [[Ranveer Singh]] in ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'', an adaptation of the [[Shakespearean tragedy]] of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' from director [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]. Her role was Leela, a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati girl]] based on the character of [[Juliet]].<ref>{{cite news |title=First look Ram Leela: Meet Romeo Ranveer and Juliet Deepika |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-poster-of-ram-leela-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone/1/247370.html |work=India Today |access-date=16 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927180924/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-poster-of-ram-leela-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone/1/247370.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Initially titled ''Ram-Leela'', the film's title was changed after a court case was registered against Bhansali, Padukone, and Singh for "offending the religious sentiments" of the Hindu community by showcasing sex and violence under a title that referred to the life of [[Rama]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sura |first=Ajay |title=Controversy over 'Ram Leela': HC stays arrest of Bhansali, Ranveer and Deepika |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-14/india/44073111_1_ram-leela-ranveer-singh-delhi-high-court |access-date=16 November 2013 |date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117095053/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-14/india/44073111_1_ram-leela-ranveer-singh-delhi-high-court |archive-date=17 November 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film released among protests, but was generally well received by critics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ram-Leela faces protest in several states |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ram-leela-faces-protest-in-several-states-1919790 |access-date=16 November 2013 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118080509/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ram-leela-faces-protest-in-several-states-1919790 |archive-date=18 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Uniyal |first=Parmita |title=Movie review: Bhansali's Ram-leela is his best ever, say critics |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-bhansali-s-ram-leela-is-his-best-ever-say-critics/story-cdj9US9WMi2M58gcg56YNI.html |access-date=15 November 2013 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=15 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/movie-review-bhansali-s-ram-leela-is-his-best-ever-say-critics/story-cdj9US9WMi2M58gcg56YNI.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> Meena Iyer of ''The Times of India'' mentioned Padukone as "breathtaking", and [[Khalid Mohamed]] concluded that "it's Deepika Padukone whom the film belongs to. Looking drop dead gorgeous and going at her part with a wallop, she's the prime asset of ''Ram-Leela''."<ref>{{cite news |last=Iyer |first=Meena |title=Ram-Leela |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Ram-Leela/movie-review/25770699.cms |access-date=15 November 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=14 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115000038/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/ram-leela/movie-review/25770699.cms |archive-date=15 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mohamed |first=Khalid |title='Ram-Leela' Review: The good, the bard and the beautiful |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131115/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/ram-leela-review-good-bard-and-beautiful |access-date=16 November 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116102722/http://deccanchronicle.com/131115/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/ram-leela-review-good-bard-and-beautiful |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}</ref> Her performances in ''Chennai Express'' and ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' won her several awards,<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika is toast of this award season |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/deepika-padukone-is-toast-of-this-award-season/1/343781.html |access-date=16 February 2014 |work=India Today |date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216064856/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/deepika-padukone-is-toast-of-this-award-season/1/343781.html |archive-date=16 February 2014 }}</ref> including the [[Screen Award for Best Actress]] for both films and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the latter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners of 20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6026 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=17 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116181505/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6026 |archive-date=16 January 2014 }}</ref><ref name="ff13">{{cite web |title=Filmfare Awards 2014: Deepika Padukone wins Best Actress award, Farhan Akhtar Best Actor |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-2014-deepika-padukone-wins-best-actress-award-farhan-akhtar-best-actor/447639-8-66.html |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125110704/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmfare-awards-2014-deepika-padukone-wins-best-actress-award-farhan-akhtar-best-actor/447639-8-66.html |archive-date=25 January 2014 }}</ref>

In 2014, Padukone featured opposite [[Rajinikanth]] in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'', a period drama shot using [[motion capture]] technology.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kochadaiiyaan-released-nationwide-rajinikanth-turns-movemaking-pioneer-in-india/1253639 |title='Kochadaiiyaan' released nationwide, Rajinikanth turns moviemaking pioneer in India |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=23 March 2014 |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=23 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230850/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kochadaiiyaan-released-nationwide-rajinikanth-turns-movemaking-pioneer-in-india/1253639 |archive-date=23 May 2014 }}</ref> She was paid {{INRConvert|30|m}} for two days of work in it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/deepika-padukone-films-rajinikanth-s-kochadaiiyaan-for-two-days-only_143262.html |title=Deepika Padukone shoots Rajinikanth's 'Kochadaiiyaan' for two days only! |publisher=Zee News |date=23 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926173744/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/deepika-padukone-films-rajinikanth-s-kochadaiiyaan-for-two-days-only_143262.html |archive-date=26 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-gets-3-cr-for-2-day-shoot-in-Rajnis-film/articleshow/22508894.cms |title=Deepika gets 3 cr for 2-day shoot in Rajni's film? |work=The Times of India |date=12 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912235545/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-gets-3-cr-for-2-day-shoot-in-Rajnis-film/articleshow/22508894.cms |archive-date=12 September 2013 }}</ref> In Homi Adajania's satire ''[[Finding Fanny]]'', Padukone played a young widow on a road trip with her dysfunctional friends.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} The film was screened at the [[19th Busan International Film Festival]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Vyavahare |first=Renuka |title=Finding Fanny selected for Busan Film Festival |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Finding-Fanny-selected-for-Busan-Film-Festival/articleshow/41878021.cms |access-date=12 September 2014 |work=The Times of India |date=6 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909044509/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Finding-Fanny-selected-for-Busan-Film-Festival/articleshow/41878021.cms |archive-date=9 September 2014 }}</ref> critic Anuj Kumar of ''The Hindu'' wrote that Padukone successfully "takes off the fineries of Bollywood and you can sense the freedom from baggage in her performance".<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |title=Finding fanny: Lost and found |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/finding-fanny-review/article6404665.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 November 2014 |date=12 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205215445/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/finding-fanny-review/article6404665.ece |archive-date=5 December 2014 }}</ref> Later that year, she starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan for the third time in Farah Khan's renewal of ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]''. She played a bar dancer who trains a group of underachievers for a dance competition. Sanjukta Sharma of ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'' found her glamorous role to be of minimal importance, but the film became one of her most successful, earning over {{INRConvert|3.4|b}} worldwide.<ref name="box office" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Sanjukta |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/RbQFYNOCmIXFirlKS1t0kI/Film-Review--Happy-New-Year.html |title=Film Review Happy New Year |date=4 September 2013 |access-date=24 October 2014 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024170656/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/RbQFYNOCmIXFirlKS1t0kI/Film-Review--Happy-New-Year.html |archive-date=24 October 2014 }}</ref> Padukone later remarked that production on the film was difficult for her as she suffered from depression and anxiety.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika: Was struggling with depression during Happy New Year shooting |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/deepika-padukone-happy-new-year-depression-236019-2015-01-16 |work=India Today |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=16 January 2015 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119075053/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/deepika-padukone-happy-new-year-depression-236019-2015-01-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following an appearance in Homi Adajania's online video on [[Feminism in India|feminism]], entitled ''My Choice'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone: Bollywood actress urges women to own their 'choice' over marriage, sex and sexuality |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/deepika-padukone-bollywood-actress-urges-women-to-own-their-choice-over-marriage-sex-and-sexuality-10145843.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=31 March 2015 |access-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331183715/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/deepika-padukone-bollywood-actress-urges-women-to-own-their-choice-over-marriage-sex-and-sexuality-10145843.html |archive-date=31 March 2015 }}</ref> Padukone took on the role of a headstrong [[Bengali people|Bengali]] girl who cares for her hypochondriac father (played by Amitabh Bachchan), in [[Shoojit Sircar]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Piku]]'' (2015). She was drawn to the depiction of a realistic father-daughter bond, which she thought was rare in Hindi cinema.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ratnam |first=Dhamini |title=Objectifying me, that is not done: Deepika Padukone |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/film-review-piku-is-a-quietly-brilliant-film-115050800287_1.html |work=Mint |date=27 December 2014 |access-date=25 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509232711/http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/film-review-piku-is-a-quietly-brilliant-film-115050800287_1.html |archive-date=9 May 2016}}</ref> Reviews for the film were positive;{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} Tanmaya Nanda of ''[[Business Standard]]'' praised the film's feminist tone, and wrote that Padukone proves "what she is capable of when given something more to do than look pretty and be the crazy-dance girl at parties".<ref>{{cite news |last=Nanda |first=Tanmaya |title=Film Review: Piku is a delightfully brilliant film |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/film-review-piku-is-a-quietly-brilliant-film-115050800287_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=9 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509232711/http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/film-review-piku-is-a-quietly-brilliant-film-115050800287_1.html |archive-date=9 May 2016 }}</ref> NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee opined that she "holds ''Piku'' together with a restrained star turn".<ref>{{cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |title=Piku Movie Review |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/piku-movie-review-1124 |publisher=NDTV |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=10 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510190128/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/piku-movie-review-1124 |archive-date=10 May 2015 }}</ref> With a worldwide gross of over {{INRConvert|1.40|b}}, ''Piku'' was a box office hit, and garnered Padukone several awards, including second Best Actress awards at Filmfare and Screen.<ref name="filmfare16">{{cite news |title=Victory dance for Team 'Bajirao Mastani' at the Filmfare Awards |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Victory-dance-for-Team-Bajirao-Mastani-at-the-Filmfare-Awards/articleshow/50604444.cms |access-date=24 January 2016 |work=The Times of India |date=17 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121183819/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Victory-dance-for-Team-Bajirao-Mastani-at-the-Filmfare-Awards/articleshow/50604444.cms |archive-date=21 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Raya |title=Screen Awards 2016: Complete List of Winners |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/screen-awards-2016-complete-list-of-winners-1263815 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110051251/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/screen-awards-2016-complete-list-of-winners-1263815 |archive-date=10 January 2016 }}</ref>

Later in 2015, Padukone played a vulnerable young woman in love with a psychologically troubled man (played by Ranbir Kapoor) in Imtiaz Ali's romantic drama ''[[Tamasha (2015 film)|Tamasha]]''. [[Sukanya Verma]] named her performance as the best by an actress that year, writing that she "is so potent in ''Tamasha'', it's almost as if you can hear her heartbeat across the screen".<ref>{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |title=Sukanya Verma's Best Actresses of 2015 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/sukanya-vermas-best-actresses-of-2015/20151224.htm |date=24 December 2015 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123175703/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/sukanya-vermas-best-actresses-of-2015/20151224.htm |archive-date=23 January 2016 }}</ref> Reacting to the film's commercial failure, Padukone said that she did not measure success with box-office numbers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Khuranaa |first=Amann |title=Deepika Padukone reacts to Tamasha's box-office failure |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Deepika-Padukone-reacts-to-Tamashas-box-office-failure/articleshow/50186402.cms |access-date=24 January 2016 |work=The Times of India |date=15 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218163236/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Deepika-Padukone-reacts-to-Tamashas-box-office-failure/articleshow/50186402.cms |archive-date=18 December 2015 }}</ref> She reunited with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ranveer Singh in ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]'', a historical drama about a tragic extramarital affair. Singh was cast as the [[maratha]] general [[Bajirao I]], while [[Priyanka Chopra]] and Padukone featured as his first and second wife, respectively. To play the warrior-princess [[Mastani]], Padukone learnt sword-fighting, horse-riding, and the martial art form of [[kalaripayattu]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Awaasthi |first=Kavita |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/deepika-padukone-to-learn-sword-fighting-for-bajirao-mastani/story-KUjvxij1mi4pBQyOLkzWrM.html |title=Deepika Padukone to learn sword-fighting for Bajirao Mastani |work=Hindutan Times |date=23 January 2015 |access-date=19 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163238/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/deepika-padukone-to-learn-sword-fighting-for-bajirao-mastani/story-KUjvxij1mi4pBQyOLkzWrM.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 }}</ref> With a revenue of over {{INRConvert|3.5|b}}, ''Bajirao Mastani'' proved to be the [[List of Hindi films of 2015|fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year]].<ref name="box office" /> [[Anupama Chopra]] found Padukone "riveting", but [[Subhash K. Jha]] thought that she was "way too subtle and silken, and not steely enough".<ref>{{cite news |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |title=Bajirao Mastani review by Anupama Chopra: Soaring, searing, sumptuous |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/bajirao-mastani-review-by-anupama-chopra-soaring-searing-sumptuous/story-gZmskukJnTmbRtcS15D3XK.html |access-date=24 January 2016 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116085552/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/bajirao-mastani-review-by-anupama-chopra-soaring-searing-sumptuous/story-gZmskukJnTmbRtcS15D3XK.html |archive-date=16 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |title=Subhash K Jha speaks about Bajirao Mastani |date=19 December 2015 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9439 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=24 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119175354/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9439 |archive-date=19 January 2016 }}</ref> At the [[61st Filmfare Awards]], ''Bajirao Mastani'' was named [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and Padukone received her second Best Actress nomination in that year.<ref name="filmfare16" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Nominations for the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-11809.html |access-date=24 January 2016 |work=Filmfare |date=11 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413161505/http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-11809.html |archive-date=13 April 2016 }}</ref>

Padukone reunited with Shah Rukh Khan in Siddharth Anand's action film ''[[Pathaan (film)|Pathaan]]'' (2023), set in the [[YRF Spy Universe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/deepika-padukone-joins-shoot-of-pathaan-in-mumbai-to-reunite-with-shah-rukh-khan-again/story-7k4JYpEgxDQY6qfydty54O_amp.html|title=Deepika Padukone joins shoot of Pathaan in Mumbai, to reunite with Shah Rukh Khan again|date=23 November 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208050359/https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/deepika-padukone-joins-shoot-of-pathaan-in-mumbai-to-reunite-with-shah-rukh-khan-again/story-7k4JYpEgxDQY6qfydty54O_amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-begins-shooting-for-pathan-7062284/|title=Deepika Padukone begins shooting for YRF movie Pathan|date=24 November 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208012524/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-begins-shooting-for-pathan-7062284/|url-status=live}}</ref> A song in the film, "[[Besharam Rang]]", featured Padukone in a [[Saffron (color)#Religion|saffron]] bikini, which became controversial once right-wing Hindutva groups deemed it obscene and objectionable.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2022 |title=Besharam Rang': How the controversy surrounding the 'Pathaan' song refuses to die down |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/besharam-rang-how-the-controversy-surrounding-the-pathaan-song-refuses-to-die-down-11834841.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223084033/https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/besharam-rang-how-the-controversy-surrounding-the-pathaan-song-refuses-to-die-down-11834841.html |archive-date=23 December 2022 |access-date=23 December 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> The [[Central Board of Film Certification]] cleared the film for release after some edits were made to the song sequence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 January 2023 |title=Deepika Padukone's golden swimsuit scene, butt shots censored from Pathaan's Besharam Rang: Report |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/deepika-padukones-golden-swimsuit-scene-buttock-shots-removed-from-besharam-rang-2317834-2023-01-05 |access-date=18 January 2023 |magazine=India Today |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118171837/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/deepika-padukones-golden-swimsuit-scene-buttock-shots-removed-from-besharam-rang-2317834-2023-01-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee wrote that Padukone "pulls off the dual act of an irrepressible [[femme fatale]] and a committed soldier with elan".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|date=25 January 2023|title=Pathaan Review: Shah Rukh Khan Doesn't Miss A Trick In Phenomenally Entertaining Spy Thriller|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/pathaan-review-shah-rukh-khan-doesnt-miss-a-trick-in-phenomenally-entertaining-spy-thriller-3722920#pfrom-movies-topstories|access-date=25 January 2023|website=NDTV|archive-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125085635/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/pathaan-review-shah-rukh-khan-doesnt-miss-a-trick-in-phenomenally-entertaining-spy-thriller-3722920#pfrom-movies-topstories|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Pathaan'' broke several box-office records, earning over {{INRConvert|10|b}} to rank as Padukone's highest-grossing Indian film release and Hindi cinema's second-biggest grosser.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=7 February 2023 |title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Tops $100M At Global Box Office |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/pathan-100-million-global-box-office-shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukone-1235251915/ |access-date=7 February 2023 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207132503/https://deadline.com/2023/02/pathan-100-million-global-box-office-shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukone-1235251915/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/all-time/ |title=Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide: All Time |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=15 March 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128100840/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  

Padukone will reunite with Khan once again for a brief role (billed as a special appearance) in the action thriller ''[[Jawan (film)|Jawan]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/jawan-prevue-deepika-padukone-gets-in-on-the-action-in-scene-stealing-cameo-59719.html|title=Jawan Prevue: Deepika Padukone gets in on the action in scene-stealing cameo|work=Filmfare|date=10 July 2023|access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> She will star opposite [[Prabhas]] in ''[[Kalki 2898 AD]]'', a Telugu-Hindi bilingual science fiction film from filmmaker [[Nag Ashwin]], and in another action film for Anand, named ''[[Fighter (2024 film)|Fighter]]'', alongside [[Hrithik Roshan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Peralta|first=Diego|url=https://collider.com/project-k-title-kalki-2898-ad/|title=Nag Ashwin's 'Project K' Gets Official Title |website=Collider|date=21 July 2023|access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Fighter: Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone starrer to be made with a humongous budget of Rs 250 Crores?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/fighter-hrithik-roshan-and-deepika-padukone-starrer-to-be-made-with-a-humongous-budget-of-rs-250-crores/videoshow/80290071.cms|access-date=|website=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080404/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/fighter-hrithik-roshan-and-deepika-padukone-starrer-to-be-made-with-a-humongous-budget-of-rs-250-crores/videoshow/80290071.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Padukone attended a protest for students who were brutalised during the [[2020 JNU Attack]] due to their [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|protests]] against the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|Citizenship Amendment Act]].<ref>{{cite web |title='We are not scared': Why Deepika Padukone's JNU visit matters |url=https://scroll.in/reel/949118/why-deepika-padukones-jnu-visit-matters |date=8 January 2020 |website=Scroll.in |access-date=8 January 2020 |archive-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108062925/https://scroll.in/reel/949118/why-deepika-padukones-jnu-visit-matters |url-status=live }}</ref> Members of the ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] criticised her decision and asked people to boycott her film ''Chhapaak''.<ref>{{cite web |title="Deepika Padukone Was Patriot Earlier, Now...": Kanhaiya Kumar On Criticism |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jawaharlal-nehru-university-jnu-deepika-padukone-was-patriot-earlier-now-kanhaiya-kumar-on-criticism-2161458 |access-date=9 January 2020 |work=NDTV |date=9 January 2020 |archive-date=9 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109162538/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jawaharlal-nehru-university-jnu-deepika-padukone-was-patriot-earlier-now-kanhaiya-kumar-on-criticism-2161458 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many others praised her for standing up against a crackdown on dissent, as mainstream Bollywood actors avoid making political statements fearing backlash and consequences on their film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood A-lister backs protesting students, faces boycott calls |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-student-protests/bollywood-a-lister-backs-protesting-students-faces-boycott-calls-idUSKBN1Z71CU |access-date=8 January 2020 |website=Reuters |date=8 January 2020 |archive-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108104403/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-student-protests/bollywood-a-lister-backs-protesting-students-faces-boycott-calls-idUSKBN1Z71CU |url-status=live }}</ref> When asked about the political backlash she has since faced, Padukone said, "I don't know if I'm supposed to feel something about it. But the truth is, I don't feel anything about it."<ref name="timecover23">{{cite news |last=Rajvanshi|first=Astha|title=Deepika Padukone Is Bringing the World to Bollywood |url=https://time.com/6278237/deepika-padukone-bollywood-india-profile/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |magazine=Time |date=10 May 2023 }}</ref>

The journalist [[Vir Sanghvi]], in 2013, described Padukone as "strong, someone who makes up her own mind, [and] has motivation within herself."<ref>{{cite news |last=Sanghvi |first=Vir |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/shah-rukh-khan-and-deepika-padukone-in-conversation-with-vir-sanghvi/story-IVIPeV2PyW34oFg2UpCZoJ.html |title=Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in conversation with Vir Sanghvi |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=17 August 2013 |date=4 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201125703/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/shah-rukh-khan-and-deepika-padukone-in-conversation-with-vir-sanghvi/story-IVIPeV2PyW34oFg2UpCZoJ.html |archive-date=1 February 2016 }}</ref> She is particularly known in the media as a professional, disciplined performer, whose "work takes precedence over everything else".<ref name="making of deepika" /> A reviewer for Rediff.com described her personality as "simple", "grounded", and "accessible", and wrote, "She takes criticism in her stride, acknowledges her limitations and strives to work hard at getting better. She handles praise with equal composure."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-10-reasons-why-we-love-deepika-padukone/20130805.htm#10 |title=10 reasons we love Deepika Padukone |work=Rediff.com |access-date=12 August 2013 |date=5 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812060241/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-10-reasons-why-we-love-deepika-padukone/20130805.htm |archive-date=12 August 2013 }}</ref> Ayan Mukerji (the director of ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'') considers her to be "a woman who will flirt with you but you will love to take her home to meet your mom as well".<ref name="making of deepika" /> Padukone maintains an active social media presence.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-07/news-interviews/36950476_1_facebook-page-deepika-padukone-cocktail-and-race |title=Deepika Padukone races from 2.6 to 5 million |access-date=19 July 2013 |date=7 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055931/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-07/news-interviews/36950476_1_facebook-page-deepika-padukone-cocktail-and-race |archive-date=23 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''[[India Today]]'' featured her among the nation's 50 most powerful people in 2017 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-top-50-powerful-indians-mukesh-ambani-ratan-tata-kumar-mangalam-birla-gautam-adani-anand-mahindra-srk-amitabh-bacchan/1/928939.html |title=50 power people |work=India Today |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=21 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417122537/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-top-50-powerful-indians-mukesh-ambani-ratan-tata-kumar-mangalam-birla-gautam-adani-anand-mahindra-srk-amitabh-bacchan/1/928939.html |archive-date=17 April 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/the-most-powerful-people-of-india-2019-full-list-1574021-2019-07-26 |title=The most powerful people of India 2019 |work=India Today |date=26 July 2019 |access-date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730004608/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/the-most-powerful-people-of-india-2019-full-list-1574021-2019-07-26 |archive-date=30 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The global edition of ''Forbes'' ranked her as the tenth highest-paid actress in the world in 2016 and in 2018, the magazine ranked her as the highest-earning woman celebrity in India.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/23/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2016-jennifer-lawrence-banks-46-million-payday-ahead-of-melissa-mccarthy/ |title=The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2016: Jennifer Lawrence Banks $46 Million Payday Ahead Of Melissa McCarthy |work=Forbes |date=23 August 2016 |access-date=23 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823191155/http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/23/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2016-jennifer-lawrence-banks-46-million-payday-ahead-of-melissa-mccarthy/ |archive-date=23 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/emjl45efgmh/10-deepika-padukone/ |title=Deepika Padukone |work=Forbes |access-date=23 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823235831/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/emjl45efgmh/10-deepika-padukone/ |archive-date=23 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Panchal |first1=Salil |last2=Gangal |first2=Neeraj |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/2018-celebrity-100/salman-khan-tops-forbes-india-celebrity-100-list-for-third-time-in-a-row/51955/1 |title=Salman Khan tops Forbes India Celebrity 100 list for third time in a row |work=Forbes |access-date=2 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205064716/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/2018-celebrity-100/salman-khan-tops-forbes-india-celebrity-100-list-for-third-time-in-a-row/51955/1 |archive-date=5 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2014 to 2016 and in 2018, she was the highest ranked woman on the Indian edition of ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} "[[Celebrity 100]]" list, peaking at the fourth position in 2018 with an estimated annual earning of over {{INRConvert|1.12|b}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/deepika-padukone/1587/11 |title=Deepika Padukone |work=[[Forbes India]] |access-date=26 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224132532/http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/deepika-padukone/1587/11 |archive-date=24 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Salman Khan beats Shah Rukh Khan; tops the '2016 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List' – Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/salman-khan-beats-shah-rukh-khan-tops-2016-forbes-india-celebrity-100-list/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=25 December 2016 |date=23 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224143231/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/salman-khan-beats-shah-rukh-khan-tops-2016-forbes-india-celebrity-100-list/ |archive-date=24 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2018-celebrity-100/1735/all |title=2018 Celebrity 100 |work=Forbes India |access-date=5 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205064833/http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2018-celebrity-100/1735/all |archive-date=5 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2018, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named Padukone one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]]; ''Variety'' magazine featured her in their list of the 50 most impactful women in the world, and the market research firm [[YouGov]] named her the world's thirteenth most admired woman.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Diesel |first=Vin |url=http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217557/deepika-padukone/ |title=Deepika Padukone |magazine=Time |access-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420220932/http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217557/deepika-padukone/|archive-date=20 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/gallery/international-womens-impact-report-2018/#!33/deepika-padukone-3 |title=Deepika Padukone |work=Variety |access-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322020424/http://variety.com/gallery/international-womens-impact-report-2018/#!33/deepika-padukone-3|archive-date=22 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://yougov.co.uk/news/2018/04/11/worlds-most-admired-2018/ |title=World's most admired 2018 |publisher=[[YouGov]] |access-date=28 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141722/https://yougov.co.uk/news/2018/04/11/worlds-most-admired-2018/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Padukone was featured in ''The Indian Express''{{'}}s listing of the most powerful Indians in 2018, 2019, and 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2019 |title=Amitabh, Salman and SRK make it to IE100 list of most powerful Indians in 2019 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-salman-khan-shah-rukh-khan-ie100-list-of-most-powerful-indians-in-2019-6041460/ |access-date=18 January 2023 |newspaper=The Indian Express |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118171940/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-salman-khan-shah-rukh-khan-ie100-list-of-most-powerful-indians-in-2019-6041460/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2023 |title=IE100: Shah Rukh Khan climbs ranks, SS Rajamouli, Deepika Padukone make debut in most powerful Indians 2023 list |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ie100-most-powerful-indians-2023-list-shah-rukh-khan-climbs-ranks-ss-rajamouli-deepika-padukone-8525390/ |access-date=30 March 2023 }}</ref> On [[International Women's Day]] in 2022, ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]]'' listed her as one of the women redefining leadership roles.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Women Redefining Leadership |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/women-redefining-leadership-news-185771 |access-date=16 March 2022 |magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]] |date=8 March 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315191404/https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/women-redefining-leadership-news-185771 |archivedate=15 March 2022}}</ref> In the same year, Padukone was awarded the [[TIME100 Impact Awards|TIME100 Impact Award]] for her work with mental health advocacy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2022 |title=Deepika Padukone Conferred With The TIME100 Impact Award |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/deepika-padukone-conferred-with-the-time100-impact-award |access-date=4 October 2022 |website=TheQuint |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007142055/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/deepika-padukone-conferred-with-the-time100-impact-award |url-status=live }}</ref>