Deepika Padukon to receive Smita Patil Memorial Award.


Bollywood actress Deepika Padukon is now on cloud nine. Yes she is going to receive the most prestigious award of Indian Film industry i.e. Smita Patil Memorial Award. This Award is instituted by Priyadarshani Academy. The Cocktail girl is getting this honor for her contribution to the film industry. This highly prestigious Award will be presented at the 28th anniversary global award function to be held on 19 September at Oberoi Tower, Mumbai. Deepika got tremendous appreciation for her role of Veronica in her recent released film 'Cocktail'. She entered in Bollywood with debut film 'Om Shaanti Om' of Filmmaker Farah Khan in the year 2007. Her bagged many best debut & promising new comer award . She will now be honored with Smita Patil Award. Earlier recipient for this Award were Vidya Balan (2010), Preity Zinta (2008), Kareena Kapoor (2006), Urmila Matondkar (2004), Aishwarya Rai (2000),  Source: Page3