anushka sharma

Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma (Hindi: अनुष्का शर्मा pronounced [əˈnʊʂkaː ˈʃərmaː]; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress and former model who appears in Hindi films. In 2008, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract and made her screen debut in Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar in Band Baaja Baaraat (2010). Both films fetched her a Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards ceremony.

.Sharma was born in Bangalore, but her parents are from Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Her father, Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma, is an army officer and her mother Ashima Sharma is a housewife. She has an elder brother named Karnesh,[ who was a state-level cricketer and now, is in the Merchant Navy. She studied in Army School and graduated with specialization in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She later moved to Mumbai to further pursue her modelling career, where she currently resides.

Sharma says she originally wished to make it big in the modeling world but had no strong aspirations for films. She began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was picked to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection. Since then she has done campaigns for Silk & Shine, Whisper, Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2008	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Tani Sahni	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2010	Badmaash Company	Bulbul Singh
	Band Baaja Baaraat	Shruti Kakkar	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2011	Patiala House	Simran
	Ladies VS Ricky Bahl

Awards and nominations
Filmfare Awards

Nominated

    2009: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
    2009: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award; Rab Ne Bana Di Jod
    2011: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Band Baaja Baaraat

Star Screen Awards

Nominated

• 2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
• 2011: Star Screen Award for Best Actress; Band Baaja Baaraat

IIFA Awards

Winner

2011: IIFA Award for Best Actress; Band Baaja Baaraat

Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards

Winner

• 2009: Best Debut (Female); Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
• 2011: Best Actress in a Leading Role; Band Baaja Baaraat

Zee Cine Awards

Nominated
2011: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female; Band Baaja Baaraat