The Mastani of Bollywood Deepika Padukone has emerged as the undisputed champion at the box office. In her journey of just over a decade, the actress has come a long way to be crowned as the box office queen. Right from her big debut Om Shanti Om to her latest blockbuster Padmaavat, the actress time and again proved that she has the star power to attract the audience to the cinema halls. The 32-year old actress has set a benchmark, which will be very difficult for contemporaries to achieve.




Coming to her milestones, Deepika is the only actress to have three 200 crore club films – Padmaavat, Happy New Year and Chennai Express. In total, the actress seven Rs 100 crore films, which is the most by any Bollywood actress. In fact, the total collections of her top 10 grossers is whopping Rs 1500 crore, which is actually more than many big Bollywood actors. In fact, the grossers list doesn’t include collections of her films like Tamasha, Love Aaj Kal, Finding Fanny and Desi Boyz, which would have easily added over Rs 200 crore in her kitty. (Also Read: Deepika Padukone’s sister Anisha Padukone has no qualms about going on a date with her sister’s ex Ranbir Kapoor)

On the work front, the actress will soon start shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj’s gangster drama along with Irrfan Khan. The film is based on author Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens Of Mumbai. As per the reports, Irrfan will portray the character most wanted don Dawood Ibrahim in the film. Earlier, Honey Trehan was taken onboard to direct the film but due to creative conflicts, Vishal Bhardwaj decided to direct the film himself. The film is slated to hit the screens during the Gandhi Jayanti weekend and will clash with Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma starrer Sui Dhaaga: Made in India at the box office.