| Anushka Sharma | |
|---|---|
 Anushka Sharma at a Band Baaja Baaraatpress event | |
| Born | 1 May 1988 [1] Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Model, Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Anushka Sharma (Hindi: अनुष्का शर्मा 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 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]
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Early life and background
Sharma was born in Bangalore, but her parents are fromGarhwal, 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,[4] 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.[5] She later moved to Mumbai to further pursue her modelling career, where she currently resides.
Career
Sharma says she originally wished to make it big in the modeling world but had no strong aspirations for films.[5] 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."[6] 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."[7]
"I was very young when I was in RNBDJ and that journey had enabled me as an actor. I am not very confident of my growth as an actor but I am very confident of my growth as a person."
—Sharma talking about her journey from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi to Band Baaja Baaraat.[8]
In 2010, Sharma completed her three-film contract with Yash Raj Films, starring in Band Baaja Baaraat, a romantic comedy directed byManeesh Sharma and co-starring debutant Ranveer Singh.[9] 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".[10] Prior to its release, she referred to it as her "best film till date".[11] 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.[12]
Band Baaja Baaraat was released on December 10, 2010 to positive reviews and went on to become asleeper hit. Box Office India website reported that the film grossed approximately 
21.44 crore after five weeks, making it a moderate box office success.[13] Sharma's performance was praised by critics, many of whom called it her best work up to that point.[14] 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."[15] 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.[16]
21.44 crore after five weeks, making it a moderate box office success.[13] Sharma's performance was praised by critics, many of whom called it her best work up to that point.[14] 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."[15] 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.[16]In December 2009, she began shooting for Patiala House, her first venture outside of Yash Raj withNikhil Advani and Akshay Kumar. Patiala House was released on February 11, 2011.[17] 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."[18]
As of June 2011, she is set to re-unite with her Band Baaja Baarat gang Ranveer Singh and Maneesh Sharma for Yashraj Films's 2011 release Ladies vs Ricky Bahl.[19]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Tani Sahni | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| 2010 | Badmaash Company | Bulbul Singh | |
| 2010 | Band Baaja Baaraat | Shruti Kakkar | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| 2011 | Patiala House | Simran | |
| 2011 | Ladies VS Ricky Bahl | ||
| 2012 | Matru Ki Biwi Ka Mann Dola[20] | ||
| 2012 | Yash Chopra's Untitled[21] |
Awards and nominations
Filmfare Awards
Nominated
- 2009: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi[22]
- 2011: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Band Baaja Baaraat[23]
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
Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards
- Winner
- 2009: Best Debut (Female); Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi[25]
- 2011: Best Actress in a Leading Role; Band Baaja Baaraat[26]
Zee Cine Awards
Nominated
References
- ^ a b "Wish Anushka Sharma a very Happy Birthday". Times of India. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ "ANUSHKA SHARMA: The 1,000 watt girl". Tehelka Magazine. Vol 8, Issue 14, Dated 09 Apr 2011.
- ^ "ANUSHKA SHARMA: Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Hardly ban-nered, Entertainment - Bollywood". Mumbai Mirror. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ a b "The Daily Mail - Daily News from Pakistan - Newspaper from Pakistan". Dailymailnews.com. Retrieved 2010-06-24.[dead link]
- ^ Taran Adarsh (12 December 2008). "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "Badmaash Company -reviews, news, gallery, views". nextbollywood.com. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Interview With Anushka Sharma". GlamSham. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "YRF launches new face with Anushka Sharma". Movies.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Shweta Mehta "‘I am not Rajnikanth’", Hindustan Times, October 26, 2010.
- ^ PTI "Band Baja Baraat is my best film till date: Anushka", Mid-Day, August 27, 2010.
- ^ Nagpaul D'souza, Dipti (2010-11-05). "Missing the mark". The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Band Baaja Baaraat 5th Week Scores Over Tees Maar Khan 3rd Week". Box Office India. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (2010-12-09). "Band Baaja Baaraat: Review". The Times of India (The Times Group). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Band Baaja Baaraat Review". Adarsh, Taran. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "Anushka Sharma Awards". bollywood hungama. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ Entertainment. "Akshay,Anushka's Valentine Date - Bollywood - Entertainment - News - Articles - Hindustan Times". Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Patiala House Review". Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl". TNN. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/aug/170811-informer-6.htm
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/06/27/15939/index.html
- ^ "Nominations for 54th Filmfare Awards 2008". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "It's SRK vs Salman at Filmfare". Times of India. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2011: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma win best actor awards". The Economic Times. IANS. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ Posted in : Bollywood (2010-01-09). "Apsara Awards 2009 winners". Indicine.com. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Winners of 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
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