Deepika Padukone on being a badminton player during school days: ‘That was my life, no late nights, no TV, no movies’

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During her appearance on Nat Geo show Mega Icons, Deepika Padukone revealed her school days were all about badminton which did not allow her to spend time with her friends or enjoy watching TV or movies.

Deepika Padukone recently opened up about the special treatment she received in her school for being the daughter of badminton legend Prakash Padukone and also about following him in the field of sports.

The actor featured in Nat Geo’s Mega Icons which revolved around the story of her life from being a badminton player in her school days to a Bollywood star, who went on to make her Hollywood debut opposite Vin Diesel.

Sharing some happy memories from her school days, Deepika revealed how her teachers would say, “We would have punished you but we are big fans of your father.”

“The routine was to wake up every morning like 4-5am, go for physical conditioning, go back home, go to school.

As soon as I would finish school, there was no time to chitchat with friends so I would get home,

change, have a snack, go to the badminton court, have dinner, be exhausted by that point and go to sleep and then the same thing again.

She added, “That was my life: No late nights, no TV, no movies. Sport teaches you sacrifice, discipline, dedication and determination.”

But the actor left all when she travelled to Copenhagen all by herself at 16. “When I came back, that was it.”

She went on to pursue modelling and reached Mumbai with a suitcase at 17. Prakash Padukone also said on the show, “Badminton was her second love, not first love.”

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