Hail The Queen

After a whirlwind year that folded in both a blockbuster Hollywood debut and heartache back home over new film Padmaavat, Deepika Padukone took a restorative birthday break and is back looking and feeling like a million bucks.

- Sandipan Dalal

When Deepika Padukone blew out the candles for her 32nd birthday on January 5 in the Maldives, surrounded by family and beau Ranveer Singh, she had three wishes ready: peace, happiness and fulfillment. Upon her return to Mumbai on January 7 after the somewhat quiet celebrations, her sister Anisha accompanied her to their Prabhadevi home. The actor had gone through a tense time through November and December as the release date for her film Padmaavat neared and was then deferred. Fringe Rajput groups demanded a ban on the film and issued