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She had vowed Cannes with her saree, but Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone was seen in an all-together more glamorous avatar as she cheered on her favourite F1 team, 'Force India' at the British Grand Prix.

Dressed in her team's jersey and black shorts, the former model cut a striking figure as she cheered on from the paddock and posed alongside the pit girls. (Text: PTI)(Photo: Viral Bhayani)

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"The energy and buzz of the place on race weekend is something else. I am here to cheer for Force India who have been my favourite," said the actress in a press statement. (Text: PTI)(Photo: Viral Bhayani)

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The 24-year-old was cheering for the Force India Formula One team today during the qualifying session and will be there to scream her lungs out tomorrow during the British Grand Prix races.

Meanwhile, here's a look at her life so far. (Text: PTI)(Photo: Viral Bhayani)

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Deepika is the daughter of famous badminton player of yesteryears Prakash Padukone. <!-- http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/p...TIIE8BBl-A7sPQ
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She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family moved to Bangalore, when she was eleven months old. Padukone is of Mangalorean origin, and her mother tongue is Konkani. She is a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin, and her lineage hails from Padukone village in Kundapura Taluk in Karnataka's Udupi District. Her mother is a travel agent. She also has a younger sister, Anisha, born in 1991.