10 reasons why we LOVE Deepika Padukone

In Om Shanti Om, Deepika Padukone steps out of a fancy yellow car and walks the red carpet of her movie's premiere, smiling and waving at a massive crowd of her awe-struck admirers.

From a rank newcomer playing a superstar to becoming one of Bollywood's topmost heroines, the stunner from Bengaluru has come a long way in almost six years and three back to back hits to her credit -- Cocktail, Race 2 and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.

Her next -- Rohit Shetty's Chennai Express opposite her first Hindi film co-star Shah Rukh Khan, too, is designed for major success.

There's a lot to dig about this leggy beauty.  Here are 10 things we absolutely adore about Ms Padukone.

1. She's HOT. And knows it too.

The Love Aaj Kal star is textbook attractive.

She's got it all -- fabulous figure, gorgeous face, long, long, long legs and, most importantly, truckloads of poise.