12 Movies Starring Deepika Padukone

Chandni Chowk to China

Chandni Chowk to China

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-01-16

Languages:

Hindi, Cantonese, English

Countries:

India, USA

Runtime:

154 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

3.9 (5176 Reviews)

Director:

Nikhil Advani

Cast:

Writer:

Rajat Arora (dialogue)

Bohemia (lyrics)

Kailash Kher (lyrics)

Shridhar Raghavan

Fullplot:

Based in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, orphaned Sidhu is adopted by the owner of Bajrang Bali Parathas, known simply as Dada. Years later Sidhu has grown up and is an expert at slicing vegetables. When his Chinese friend and Philosopher, Chopstick, cons him into believing that he is the reincarnation of Liu Sheung, a slain Chinese revolutionary, Sidhu takes it upon himself to travel to the Zhange district where he will be forced to confront a deadly female assassin by the name of Suzy; be befriended by a semi-crazed beggar; and must face humiliation and possible death at the hands of the virtually indestructible Hojo.

Bachna Ae Haseeno

Bachna Ae Haseeno

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-15

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

152 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (6539 Reviews)

Director:

Siddharth Anand

Cast:

Writer:

Aditya Chopra (story)

Devika Bhagat (screenplay)

Anvita Dutt Guptan (dialogue)

Fullplot:

During 1996 Raj Sharma, while in Switzerland, meets with Amritsar-based Mahi Pasricha, successfully woos, then dumps her. Then during 2002, he meets with aspiring model, Radhika, who is also attracted to him, and both move-in to live together in a small apartment in Mumbai. When he gets the opportunity to settle in Sydney, Australia, he dumps her and re-locates there. Now it is 2006, and Raj has met a brilliant taxi-driver, Gayatri, who he falls in love with. The question remains, will his attraction again be temporary? And what will be the consequences if Gayatri finds out about his past?

Karthik Calling Karthik

Karthik Calling Karthik

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-02-26

Languages:

Hindi, Urdu

Countries:

India

Runtime:

135 min

IMDB Ratings:

(5580 Reviews)

Director:

Vijay Lalwani

Fullplot:

Born in Delhi, but now living in Mumbai, Karthik Narayan is a much abused employee with ACL Construction, secretly in love with leggy Architect, Shonali Mukherjee, who has been going steady with yet another co-worker, Ashish. After purchasing a new telephone, Karthik gets a call from a male voice that resembles his, who instructs him to follow directions; tell no one about this phone call, and he will achieve success. He follows these instructions, is soon promoted, as well as befriends Shonali, and continues following instructions from this caller. After Shonali makes it clear that she loves him, he breaks his promise, and is urged to seek counseling by her. He reluctantly does so with a Pyschiatrist, Dr. Shweta Kapadia, who hopes to cure him by visiting him early morning in his flat - not realizing the shock and trauma that await the duo.

Race 2

Race 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-01-25

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

150 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (9056 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Shiraz Ahmed (screenplay)

Kiran Kotrial (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Ranvir treads through the world of the Indian mafia in Turkey as he looks to avenge the death of his lover and partner in crime.

Housefull

Housefull

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-04-30

Languages:

Hindi, Gujarati

Countries:

India

Runtime:

144 min

IMDB Ratings:

(5999 Reviews)

Director:

Sajid Khan

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Anvita Dutt Guptan (dialogues)

Sajid Khan (screenplay)

Sajid Nadiadwala (story)

Sameer (lyrics)

Vibha Singh (screenplay)

Milap Zaveri (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Housefull is a romantic comedy entertainer which narrates the story of Aarush - the world's unluckiest man. Being jinxed, he believes his bad luck can vanish if he finds true love. In this quest for true love how one lie leads to another and how different people from different walks of life come together adding even more confusion to this hilarious comedy of errors resulting in total chaos and mayhem forms the crux of the story. The line which Deepika tells Akshay in the film "Jis jhooth se kissi ka ghar basta ho, voh jhooth jhooth nahin hota", pretty much sums up the essence of the film.

Aarakshan

Aarakshan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-08-12

Languages:

Hindi, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

164 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (3305 Reviews)

Director:

Prakash Jha

Fullplot:

Following the Mandal Commission report and the Supreme Court of India's decision to maintain a 27 percent reservation for Dalits and lower/backward castes, right-winged political parties organize protests. The Principal of Shakuntala Thakral Mahavidyalal, a non-government college which is exempt from this mandate, gets in the limelight when it's Principal, Prabhakar Anand, endorses the decision - much to the ire of the trustees as well as the newly appointed Vice-Principal Mithilesh Singh, who has invested Rs.1200 Crores in private coaching classes. Prabhakar refuses to change his stand and ends up tendering his resignation, taking his family, consisting of his wife, Kavita and daughter, Poorbi, to live near Shambhu Yadav's Tabela after they find their family home being taken over by Mithilesh's coaching classes. Attempts to evict Mithilesh's staff will be in vain and will not only end up alienating the family from everyone but Prabhakar will also be summoned and possibly arrested for vandalizing the premises of the coaching class and threatening it's staff.

Chennai Express

Chennai Express

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-08

Languages:

Hindi, Tamil, English, Marathi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

141 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (31269 Reviews)

Director:

Rohit Shetty

Cast:

Writer:

K. Subhash (story)

Yunus Sajawal (screenplay)

Robin Bhatt (additional screenplay)

Farhad (dialogue)

Sajid (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

Cocktail

Cocktail

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-07-13

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

UK, India

Runtime:

146 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (8878 Reviews)

Director:

Homi Adajania

Fullplot:

The story revolves around Gautam Khanna (Saif Ali Khan), Veronica D'Costa (Deepika Padukone) and Meera Gupta (Diana Penty). Gautam Khanna (Saif Ali Khan) always had a dream to go to London and have a job. His dream is fulfilled and he gets a job. But his mom, Nita (Dimple Kapadia) says that she has to finalize his marriage to a girl and so he has to wait. She finds her perfect 'bahu' in Meera Gupta (Diana Penty). But she does not tell Gautam about this and tells Meera's parents even to not tell Meera. She tells Gautam to take her friend's daughter Meera as she has an assignment in London for 3 days. On the flight, Meera and Gautam befriend each other. In London, Meera has some problems completing her assignment and therefore fails to give it on time. She loses her job but then Gautam consoles her. They go on a beach party and there they meet Veronica D'Costa (Deepika Padukone). After some days of living with each other, Gautam falls in love with Veronica. But the thing that Gautam doesn't know about her is that Veronica is already in love with Jeremy Viegas (Randeep Hooda). Now, Meera has started to fall in love with Gautam and Jeremy has started disliking Veronica because of her choosy behavior and started loving Meera.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-05-31

Languages:

Hindi, English, French

Countries:

India

Runtime:

160 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (20552 Reviews)

Director:

Ayan Mukherjee

Cast:

Writer:

Hussain Dalal (dialogue)

Ayan Mukherjee (story)

Fullplot:

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is the story of the relationship between two characters, Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor) & Naina (Deepika Padukone), at two separate but defining times in their lives... first, when they are just out of college and standing on the crossroads of multiple decisions that will shape who and what they become... and then later on, in their late-twenties when they meet again, holding on to certain fulfilled and certain unfulfilled dreams, at a crossroads of another nature this time... how these two characters affect, change, befriend and eventually fall in love with each other is the journey the film aspires to take us on...

Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela

Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-11-15

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

150 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (9891 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (screenplay)

Garima (screenplay)

William Shakespeare (play)

Siddharth (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Ram and Leela, their love, lust and the drama afterwards. Modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet'.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-10-24

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

180 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (21270 Reviews)

Director:

Farah Khan

Cast:

Writer:

Althea Kaushal

Farah Khan

Mayur Puri (dialogue)

Fullplot:

A team of losers attempt to pull off mass revenge against a past traitor; required to win a dance competition as part of the plan, they get entangled with the presence of a somewhat unintelligent local dance performer who cannot learn the backstory of the betrayal.

Finding Fanny

Finding Fanny

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-09-12

Languages:

Hindi, English, Konkani

Countries:

India

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (4440 Reviews)

Director:

Homi Adajania

Fullplot:

A man embarks on a road trip to find his lost love.

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