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ELEBRITY
OF THE MONTH
Anushka
Sharma was
born on 1
May 1988
in Ayodhya,
Uttar
Pradesh.
Following a successful
audition at Yash Raj Films,
she made her screen debut
opposite Shah Rukh Khan
in the blockbuster romance
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008),
which earned a Filmfare
Award for Best Actress
nomination.
Anushka Sharma was born
on 1 May 1988 in Ayodhya,
Uttar Pradesh. Her father,
Colonel Ajay Kumar
Sharma, is an army officer,
and her mother, Ashima
Sharma, is a homemaker.
Her father is a native of
Uttar Pradesh, while her
mother is a Garhwali.
Her elder brother is film
producer Karnesh Sharma,
who earlier served in the
Merchant Navy. Sharma has
stated that being a military
brat played an important role
in shaping her as a person
and contributing to her life.
In an interview with The
Times of India in 2012, she
said, "I take pride in saying
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that I am an army officer's
daughter even more than
being an actor".
Sharma was raised in
Bangalore. She was
educated at the Army School
there, and received a degree
in arts from Mount Carmel
College. She originally
intended to pursue a career
in modelling or journalism,
and had no aspirations to be
an actress. After graduation,
Sharma moved to Mumbai to
further her modelling career.
She enrolled herself at the
Elite Model Management,
and was groomed by the
style consultant Prasad
Bidapa. In 2007, Sharma
made her runway debut at
the Lakme Fashion Week for
designer Wendell Rodricks's
Les Vamps Show and was
picked to be his finale model
at the Spring Summer 2007
Collection. Since then she
has done campaigns for the
brands Silk & Shine, Whisper,
Nathella Jewelry and Fiat
Palio. Sharma later said, "I
think I was born to emote
and act. I would walk down
the ramp and smile and they
used to say, ‘give us a blank
look.’ It was really difficult, not
to smile". Whilst modelling,
Sharma also joined an acting
school and began auditioning
for film roles. Her first role
was of an extra in the comedy
drama Lage Raho Munna
Bhai (2006).
Sharma rose to prominence
with starring roles in Yash
Raj Films's romances Band
Baaja Baaraat (2010) and
Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012);
the latter won her a Best
Supporting Actress award at
Filmfare. She had her biggest
commercial successes with
the roles of a television
reporter in the religious satire
PK (2014) and a wrestler
in the sports drama Sultan
(2016), both of which rank
among the highest-grossing
Indian films. Sharma
received critical praise for
her performances in the
crime thriller NH10, which
also marked her production
debut, and the 2016 romantic
drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, all
of which earned her several
awards and nominations.
In addition to acting in films,
Sharma is the ambassador
for multiple brands and
products, and has an active
social media presence.
She also supports various
charities and causes,
including gender equality
and animal rights. She and
her brother, Karnesh Sharma
are the founders of the
production company Clean
Slate Films. Anushka's next
production titled Phillauri
which features Anushka
Sharma alongside Diljit
Dosanjh and Suraj Sharma.
Anushka's performance in
the film has been receiving
exceptional response from
the audience.