Anushka Sharma (pronounced [əˈnʊʂkaː ˈʃərmaː]; born 1 May 1988)[1] 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 with Yash Raj Films 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).[2] Both films fetched her a Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards ceremony.[3] Early life and background Sharma's father, Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma , is an army officer and her mother Ashima Sharma is a housewife.Her father is from Uttar Pradesh and mother from Garhwal.[4] She has an elder brother named Karnesh,[5] 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.[6] She later moved to Mumbai to further pursue her modelling career, where she currently resides. Career 2008-10: Debut and Breakthrough Sharma says she originally wished to make it big in the modeling world but had no strong aspirations for films.[6] 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. Her first acting role was in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) opposite Shahrukh Khan. Her performance was appreciated with film critic Taran Adarsh stating, "Anushka looks the character and surprises you with a confident performance. It's no small achievement to share screen space with an actor of the caliber of SRK and Anushka manages it very well from start to end."[7] The film received positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster, and had been concluded as the second-highest grossing film of all-time to that point by the end of the year.[8] Her second film, Badmaash Company, also under Yash Raj Films, was released on May 7, 2010. While Taran Adarsh added, "Anushka is a revelation. She looks stunning, her performance is livewire and the chemistry with Shahid is electrifying."[9] In 2010, Sharma completed her three-film contract with Yash Raj Films, starring in Band Baaja Baaraat, a romantic comedy directed by Maneesh Sharma and co-starring debutant Ranveer Singh.[11] She played a middle- class Delhi- Punjabi girl who goes on to launch her own independent business of wedding planning and later falls for her partner. In preparation for the part, Sharma was required to master the dialect of a young Punjabi woman from Delhi. She cited it as the toughest part of her role, describing the way the lead characters in the film interact as "crude but cute", and calling for her to "talk fast, sometimes mix words and even omit words completely".[12] Prior to its release, she referred to it as her "best film till date".[13] Some pundits, however, had expressed doubts about the film's prospects to leave a mark, citing the middling response to Yash Raj Films' last few productions, the lack of a male star, and claiming that by then Sharma was an "almost- forgotten" actress.[14] Band Baaja Baaraat was released on December 10, 2010 to positive reviews and went on to become a sleeper hit. Box Office India website reported that the film grossed approximately 21.44 crore after five weeks, making it a moderate box office success.[15] Sharma's performance was praised by critics, many of whom called it her best work up to that point.[16]Taran Adarsh described her as "truly wonderful," noting that it is "the first time in her 3-film career, a film rests mainly on Anushka's shoulders, and she handles the responsibility so well."[17] For her work in the film, Sharma received her second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress and earned several awards and nominations at different award ceremonies.[18] It has often been noted that the film has acted as a major career move for the actress, as it brought her much recognition. 2011-Present: Recent Works Sharma's first venture outside the Yash Raj banner was Patiala House directed by Nikhil Advani and co-starring Akshay Kumar. Patiala House was released on February 11, 2011.[19] Despite the film's lukewarm performance at the box office, Sharma received positive reviews. Nikhat Kazmi of The Times Of India wrote, "Anushka Sharma’s vivacity may have an after taste of her bubbling Band Baaja Baraat act but her passage from Janakpuri’s dhinchak girl to Southall’s siren is sweet and smooth. Watch out for the girl; she’s truly on a roll."[20] In December 2011, she re- united with her Band Baaja Baarat team of Ranveer Singh and Maneesh Sharma for Yashraj Films's Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. Despite negative media perception, the film was a moderate success at the box office.[21][22] In 2012, Anushka Sharma is featuring in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, along with Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. This would be her second film with Shah Rukh Khan, opposite whom she made her Bollywood debut with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. In an interview with businessofcinema.com Anushka said, “Shah Rukh is lovely, gracious, and funny. It is always fun when he is on the set. I am so happy to be able to work with him again. I didn’t think I’ll get the chance."[23] Sharma has signed for Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet opposite Ranbir Kapoor and movie scheduled to go on floors in April 2013. Meanwhile, Anushka has completed shooting for Vishal Bharadwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, opposite Imran Khan. “I have completed shooting for the film. I was very happy to work with Vishal Bharadwaj. He makes very different and true films. All the characters are very well- written. Each character has a well defined beginning and end in the story,” she said. [24] Filmography Year Title Role N 2008 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Tani Sahni No — Fil Aw Best Actr 2010 Badmaash Company Bulbul Singh 2010 Band Baaja Baaraat Shruti Kakkar No — Fil Aw Best Actr 2011 Patiala House Simran 2011 Ladies VS Ricky Bahl Ishika Desai 2012 Jab Tak Hai Jaan Akira Rele on Nov 13, 2013 Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola Bijlee Rele on J 11, 2013 Bombay Velvet[25] Pre- pro 2013 Rajkumar Hirani's Peekay[26] Pre- pro (Rel on Dec 25, Awards and nominations Filmfare Awards Nominated 2009: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi[27] 2011: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Band Baaja Baaraat[28] 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[29] Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards Winner 2009: Best Debut (Female); Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi[30] 2011: Best Actress in a Leading Role; Band Baaja Baaraat[31] Zee Cine Awards Nominated 2011: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female; Band Baaja Baaraat[32] 2012: Zee Cine Awards, International Icon Female Other awards 2011 - GQ Men of the Year Awards: Excellence Award[33] References 1. ^ a b "Wish Anushka Sharma a very Happy Birthday" . Times of India. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-20. 2. ^ "ANUSHKA SHARMA: The 1,000 watt girl" . Tehelka Magazine. Vol 8, Issue 14, Dated 09 Apr 2011. 3. ^ "ANUSHKA SHARMA: Awards" . Bollywood Hungama. 27 April 2011. 4. ^ "Walk The Talk with Anushka Sharma-ndtv" . 5. ^ "Hardly ban-nered, Entertainment - Bollywood" . Mumbai Mirror. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 6. ^ a b "The Daily Mail - Daily News from Pakistan - Newspaper from Pakistan" . Dailymailnews.com. Retrieved 2010-06-24.[dead link] 7. ^ Taran Adarsh (12 December 2008). "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi: Movie Review" . Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 8. ^ "Box Office 2008" . Boxofficeindia.com. 9. ^ "Badmaash Company - reviews, news, gallery, views" . nextbollywood.com. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 10. ^ "Interview With Anushka Sharma" . GlamSham. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 11. ^ "YRF launches new face with Anushka Sharma" . Movies.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 12. ^ Shweta Mehta "‘I am not Rajnikanth’" , Hindustan Times, October 26, 2010. 13. ^ PTI "Band Baja Baraat is my best film till date: Anushka" , Mid-Day, August 27, 2010. 14. ^ Nagpaul D'souza, Dipti (2010-11-05). "Missing the mark" . The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 15. ^ "Band Baaja Baaraat 5th Week Scores Over Tees Maar Khan 3rd Week" . Box Office India. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 16. ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (2010-12-09). "Band Baaja Baaraat: Review" . The Times of India (The Times Group). Retrieved 2011-10-07. 17. ^ "Band Baaja Baaraat Review" . Adarsh, Taran. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 18. ^ "Anushka Sharma Awards" . bollywood hungama. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 19. ^ Entertainment. "Akshay,Anushka's Valentine Date - Bollywood - Entertainment - News - Articles - Hindustan Times" . Retrieved 2010-07-28. 20. ^ "Patiala House Review" . Retrieved 2011-04-27. 21. ^ "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" . TNN. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 22. ^ "Boxofficeindia.com" . Boxofficeindia.com. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2012-07-01. 23. ^ Team, Businessofcinema.com (9 August 2012). "Refreshing To Work With Katrina Kaif: Anushka Sharma" . businessofcinema.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012. 24. ^ Indo Asian, News Service (9 August 2012). "Anushka Sharma Mum On ‘Bombay Velvet’" . businessofcinema.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012. 25. ^ Posted Tue, Mar 6, 2012 Rate Story (2012-03-06). "Ranbir-Anushka finalised for Bombay Velvet?" . Filmfare.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01. 26. ^ "Anushka Sharma to romance Aamir Khan" . Hindustan Times. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-07-01. 27. ^ "Nominations for 54th Filmfare Awards 2008" . Bollywoodhungama.com. 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 28. ^ "It's SRK vs Salman at Filmfare" . Times of India. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 29. ^ "IIFA Awards 2011: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma win best actor awards" . The Economic Times. IANS. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-06-26. 30. ^ Posted in : Bollywood (2010-01-09). "Apsara Awards 2009 winners" . Indicine.com. Retrieved 2010-06-24. 31. ^ "Winners of 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards" . Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 32. ^ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011" . Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-01-16. 33. ^ "Men Of The Year 2011 – the winners" . GQ India. Retrieved 2012-07-01. External links Anushka Sharma at the Internet Movie Database V · T · E IIFA Award f Best Actress 2000- present Aishwarya Rai (2000 Karisma Kapoor (200 Tabu (2002) · Aishwarya Rai (2003 Preity Zinta (2004) · Rani Mukerji (2005) · Rani Mukerji (2006) · Rani Mukerji (2007) ·