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Who is BAFTAs presenter Deepika Padukone? Inside the life of the badminton-player-turned Bollywood actress whose sister is a professional golfer - as she's given role alongside David Beckham and Dua Lipa


Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, 38, has been named among the star-studded list of this year's BAFTA presenters. Read more about her fascinating life and career here.

This year's BAFTA awards are taking place at the Royal Festival Hall at London's Southbank Centre on Sunday, hosted by Doctor Who star David Tennant. The following year she starred in four of the nine top-grossing Hindi films: Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express and Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. Deepika was diagnosed with clinical depression in 2014, seeking professional help to recover, and was inspired to launch her her non-profit NGO The Live Love Laugh Foundation the following June, to give hope to those suffering from mental illness and to bring attention to it in India especially.

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