Anushka Sharma: Lesser known facts

Newly married Anushka Sharma who has now left with hubby Virat Kohli for the Indian Cricket team's South Africa Tour, has another reason to smile. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on behalf of the defence forces, has reportedly written a letter of appreciation to the actress for her support towards the Armed Forces Flag Day.
Anushka along with co-star Shah Rukh Khan and director Aanand L Rai with whom she is working on the upcoming dwarf film had met the members of the Armed Forces to commemorate Armed Forces Flag Day in December.

Anushka Sharma, who was nominated as an ambassador for PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign, has lent her support to the cause by helping clean a beach in Mumbai.

The actress took to her social media handle to share a series of photographs which see her with a group of volunteers clean the Versova beach. Anushka did her bit to help raise awareness and consciousness in keeping the surroundings clean.

She shared the images with a note that read, "Our country is our mother and to keep our country clean is our duty. Every day we do things for ourselves, just a little bit of awareness and consciousness in keeping our surroundings clean will enable us to live in a healthy environment and we all know health is everything. Today I went on a cleanliness drive to Versova Beach with my friends and family and in reality, the pleasure I felt in cleaning the beach is indescribable.... In Mahatma Gandhi ji's words ... "An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching" .... So please do your bit #SwachhBharat #SwachhataHiSeva."

Earlier this month, Anushka along with a number of actors were invited by the Prime Minister to be a part of his government's 'Swachhata Hi Seva' initiative.

On the work front, the actress is currently busy with her next production 'Pari' and will soon join Shah Rukh Khan on the sets of his dwarf film being helmed by Aanad L Rai.

Anushka Sharma, who is currently basking in the success of her latest blockbuster 'Sultan', has finally wrapped up her schedule of the much talked-about film 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' directed by Karan Johar. The actress took to her Instagram account to share the picture of the goodie bag she received post shoot. "Film wrap for me on#aedilhaimushkil !! Was gifted this by @shaunagautam & @rishabhk24 the most amazing and hardworking & funny sweethearts on set . One present for each alphabet of my name in the film - 'Alizeh'. So touched," she captioned it. Meanwhile, Karan too shared a picture with Anushka saying, "It's a wrap for Anushka!!! #aedilhaimushkil."

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Anushka Sharma is one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood and also quite particular about the roles she plays. In fact, she turned down Imtiaz Ali’s 'Tamasha' because it focused on the male protagonist and the role eventually went to Deepika Padukone. So during a recent interview, when Anushka was asked whether she regretted the decision of rejecting 'Tamasha,' she said that she hasn’t seen the film. She also added that if she would have done the film she would have been praised as Imtiaz is a good director.

After the critically acclaimed debut production, ‘NH 10’, Anushka Sharma is now all set to return with her second outing titled, ‘Phillauri.’ And like ‘NH 10,’ the actress will be starring in this film too. As per a report on Mid-Day, Anushka will be playing a ghost in the film, but with a twist to the tale. The report stated that she will be playing a funny ghost. The film also stars Suraj Sharma, of ‘Life Of Pie’ fame and Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh, who will be making his Bollywood debut with ‘Udta Punjab.’

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Anushka Sharma isn’t love-locked for Virat Kohli – but for another dude


According to a report on Dnaindia.com, the hot actress recently visited 'Love Lock' which is a place in Paris. A love lock or love padlock is a padlock which couples lock to a bridge or gate to embody their love for each other. Anushka, who is currently busy shooting in Paris for her upcoming movie, visited one of the bridges. The report further claimed that the actress did not lock Virat Kohli’s name on the bridge and that she locked her pet dog Dude's name instead, whom the actress loves to bits.


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Anushka Sharma on ‘Bombay Velvet’: Was feeling like some death has happened in the family.

Anushka Sharma has had a great Bollywood career so far and the actress has delivered films that did pretty well at the box office, until Bombay Velvet made her bite the dust. In an interview with Niranjan Iyengar on his show, Anushka opened up and said that it was a first flop for her and she was really hurt. “I have never faced a… (pauses) …a flop. First time I am saying this. I’ve never faced it before. My films have done average well or they have done really well. It has never been like what happened with Bombay Velvet. And it’s really painful. I was feeling like some death has happened in the family. It is painful as you are so invested in the film,” she said.Read on to know more unknown facts about the actress...The actress further said, “As I don’t do so many films, I really get attached to the ones I do, I’m really involved. I had the best time shooting for it. Creatively it was the best experience. It was very unfortunate that it didn’t make the money it could have. It didn’t become the film it could have.”

Bollywood witnessed the other side of Anushka Sharma this year! Looks like Anushka Sharma has taken up her reel life pursuit in real life too! We saw Anushka on the stage while singing Mohobat Buri Bimari and we also saw her sizzle her glamorous body in Girls Like To Swing! Now it seems like she actually wants to give a shot at singing. She uploaded a hilarious video of her singing Adele’s hit song Rolling in the deep.

We all know how deep and dramatic that song is and Anushka proved her mettle as a “dramatic” singer and also gave some “harkat” while singing. Spunky Anushka tweeted saying, “found gold ! Unabashed bad singing with no fear OR concern for the health of peeps around #ThrowBack pic.twitter.com/kqahcAbVug”[sic].

In the video, she was found sitting on a table surrounded by a bunch of people as she unleashed her unabashed singing talent with her head banging. Adorable and comical at the same time, we loved her “don’t care” attitude, as she sang away!

Recently, Anushka Sharma faced the wrath of Indians on Twitter when she misspelled Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam as ABJ Abdul Kalam Azad. However, she soon rectified her mistake and also clarified that it was an honest mistake and that her feelings for the renowned defence scientist should not be misconstrued. The actress, who is known for calling a spade, a spade, took to Twitter to clear the air about reports that claimed she had quit non-vegetarian food as her dog didn’t like the smell. Anushka wrote, “So many reports say I quit non-veg food because my dog doesn’t like the smell of meat ! My dog EATS meat . He’s a dog.” [sic] Now, that’s what’s called coming back with a bang.

Anushka feels that she is going through a shiny phase in her career. Read on to know more…

Anushka Sharma: It is a shiny phase for me

Bollywood actress, Anushka Sharma, has said that she is going through a "shiny phase" in her career. Anushka made her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and was a part of hit films like Band Baja Baarat, PK and Dil Dhadakane Do. According to a PTI report, at an event, Anushka said, "As long as I am doing films that excite me, I am happy. I am happy with the way things are going for me. I have also produced a film. It is a shiny phase." It seems that being honest is the most important thing for the PK actress. "I give importance to honesty. It is important to be honest and be a true person. All this gives me strength. I feel stronger because I don't have anything to hide," she said. Freedom is also very important for the 27-year-old actress. "Freedom means everything. Freedom to act out my feeling. I cannot confine or restrict thoughts. I am a responsible person and I want to exercise my thoughts," added Anushka.



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Why is Anushka Sharma threatening to block Tweetizens?

Fans use socials platforms to interact with their fans directly. However, there is one actress who won’t entertain anyone who doesn't behaves properly. Anushka Sharma has tweeted, “Trying to keep my Twitter positive (well as positive as possible) so will BLOCK people who rant nonsense with no sense of responsibility." [sic] Seems like the NH10 actress is in no mood to please her followers.

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PIC: Anushka Sharma's best picture this week

Anushka Sharma and boyfriend, Virat Kohli, have been painting the town red. The couple was spotted shopping in London a few days ago. In another series of pictures shared by Anushka on social networking site, the actress looks absolutely stunning. The NH10 actress shared a picture with waffles and wrote: “These waffles deserve 100% focus.” In another picture, she wrote, "Basking in the sun !!!! #summers" [sic]

Well, we have to agree, the sun has made Anushka glow even more. Check out Anushka's selfie with her mother...

Bollywood celebrities often share some of the most special moments of their lives on social networking sites. Recently, Anushka Sharma posted a selfie of herself with her mom on Instagram. The actress captioned it as, "Quiet evening with mommy ❤️#love." [sic] Anushka is flying high on the professional front, with PK doing well internationally, her maiden production NH10 also receiving a lot of applause, and her last release Dil Dhadakne Do being a huge hit. Coming up next, Anushka will be seen opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

Read further to know more about Anushka Sharma's blink-and-miss appearance in Lage Raho Munna Bhai...

Anushka Sharma's picture from ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’ goes viral

In an interesting turn of events, one of the old pictures of Anushka Sharma from her modelling days has gone viral. Apparently, this picture is from Raju Hiran's film Lage Raho Munna Bhai which released in 2006. Sanjay Dutt, who played Munna in the film, is seen walking past a poster of Anushka Sharma in one of the scenes from the film. When the actress got to know about the picture, she even retweeted it. For those who thought PK is Anushka Sharma's first film of Rajkumar Hirani, think again! Here she is, in Lage Raho Munna Bhai!

While this one seems to be one of the rare moments from Anushka's life, read on to know why the actress was not a part of Dil Dhadakne Do promotions in Kolkata...

Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, who were last seen together in Band Baaja Baaraat, will be seen together again in their forthcoming film Dil Dhadakne Do. According to a report on Pinkvilla.com, Anushka said that Ranveer has now became a calmer and less anxious person as compared to his earlier days. Quoting Anushka, the report further stated that Ranveer used to do weird things earlier as he was too hyper, but now he has changed and is a better actor. Dil Dhadakne Do is set to release on June 5, 2015 and also stars Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah and Priyanka Chopra.

Anushka Sharma recently missed out on all the fun with Dil Dhadakne Do cast. Click further to know why...

Bombay Velvet actress Anushka Sharma recently fell ill and missed out on fun with the male members of the cast of Dil Dhadakne Do, Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar, who incidentally gorged on some of the famed sweets of West Bengal. “Oh guys feeling terrible bout being sick & missing out on the fun with d boys!Will bounce back & join the fun soon,” [sic] the actress tweeted. Actors Anil, Ranveer and Farhan and producer Ritesh Sidhwani visited Kolkata to promote the movie during the Indian Premier League final at the Eden Gardens. During the day, they made an impromptu stop at the well-known confectionery KC Das on the way to the stadium and sampled delicacies like ‘sandesh’, ‘mishti doi’ and ‘kheer’. They also packed some up for their family members.

A statement from Anushka's publicist (issued on May 24, 2015) read, "Anushka Sharma has taken ill suddenly after completing her film promotions today and has been advised by the doctor to rest completely for a day or two as she is exhausted and is showing signs of effects of heat, so that she can resume the promotional activities soon. She regrets she will not be able to travel to Kolkata as planned due to this."

Read further to know about reports that suggested Anushka might quit Bollywood...

This year has been both eventful and successful for actress Anushka Sharma. She turned producer with NH10 which gained her much appreciation, her film Bombay Velvet released on May 15 and Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do is also set to release soon. With so much work and excitement going on, Anushka’s certain statement makes us wonder if she will leave the film industry. The actress mentioned that she can even leave next year because she is not attached to things except her family, according to a report on Pinkvilla.com. The report also quotes her as saying that she is attached to her work right now because she enjoys it and it is exciting but if it has nothing, she wouldn't be a part of it.

Read on to know about the time when Anushka had a throwback moment...

Anushka Sharma, who is all set to star in Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet, gave us a glimpse into her childhood. The actress shared a picture of herself along with her father, Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma, on Instagram. Wearing a cute little fluffy fiery frock with her hair braided, Anushka is seen along with her father and another army personnel in the picture. She even captioned it, ""#ThrowbackTime little miss with papa".

While her career is going great guns, read on to know which film Anushka auditioned for before Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi...

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Anushka Sharma made her Bollywood debut with Yash Raj Films' Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shah Rukh Khan. However, there was a possibility that the actress would have made her debut opposite Aamir Khan, reports Mid-day.com. Apparently, the actress had auditioned for the lead role in 3 Idiots, which was eventually essayed by Kareena Kapoor Khan, the report stated. Although, when the actress had shown her Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. audition clips to Aamir and Hirani, they seemed impressed, concluded the report.

Read on to know what is keeping the pretty actress busy these days.​

Anushka Sharma is juggling with the promotions of Bombay Velvet, accompanying Virat Kohli to IPL matches, and international screenings of NH10. After recently being held responsible for the postponing of Bombay Velvet’s music launch, Anushka introduced the song 'Mohabbat buri bimari' with co-star Ranbir Kapoor at a promotional event. The diva then left for the 5th edition of Beijing Film Festival to witness the screening of NH10. She was seen bidding an emotional goodbye to her mother and her pet dog called Dude at the airport.

While you keep gushing about her dog’s name, check out Anushka Sharma's big production plans.

According to a report on Mid-day.com, Anushka Sharma has roped in Akshat Verma to direct her second home production. The report further stated that the actress won't be seen acting in the film. Anushka is very serious about her production house especially after her first release NH10 received critical appreciation at the box office. According to an IANS report, when asked if she's thinking of roping in stars for her next film, she said, "We will approach actors, and not stars for our next. If the actor is a star, that's a different thing."

While she won't be acting in her own production venture, she was seen performing at the opening ceremony of the Indian Premiere League. Read on to know more...

Anushka Sharma performed at the opening ceremony of the Indian Premiere League on April 7, 2015 in Kolkata. The NH10 star danced to the beats of her popular Bollywood tracks at the ceremony. While the organisation had not given out any details about the performance, buzz was that they were planning to make it a special moment for Anushka and Virat Kohli, who is the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore team.

Read on to know why Anushka Sharma was recently dressed as a bride...

Anushka Sharma shot an ad film for a soft drink brand with the director of Queen, Vikas Bahl. The actress, who is currently in news for her relationship with Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, was seen dressed up in a bridal wear for the ad film in the wedding themed ad. The music for the ad is composed by Sneha Khanwalkar. Anushka, looked hot in the lemon yellow bridal wear.

Read on to know a secret about Anushka Sharma that Ranbir Kapoor revealed when he turned commentator for India vs Bangladesh cricket match at the World Cup 2015.

According to a report on Pinkvilla.com, Ranbir Kapoor revealed many interesting facts and personal experiences from Bombay Velvet shoot while he launched the movie trailer during the India vs Bangladesh cricket match. During the trailer launch, Ranbir joined former cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Akash Chopra for the commentary, stated the report . Reportedly, Ranbir said that his favourite cricketer is Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Anushka Sharma is a good medium spin bowler. Ranbir also revealed that their favourite pass time on the sets was playing cricket, the report concluded.

Read further to know why Anushka Sharma cried on the sets of Bombay Velvet...

According to a report on Bollywoodlife.com, Ranbir Kapoor made Anushka Sharma cry on the sets of Bombay Velvet. While Anushka is apparently a very private person, Ranbir reportedly loves fooling around with his co-stars. During one such episode, Ranbir Kapoor had allegedly irritated the actress so much that Anushka started crying. However, Anushka maintains that Ranbir is a good actor and that she respects him.

Born on 1st May, 1988, in Bangalore, Anushka Sharma belongs to an army family and even went to an army school. Her parents are originally from Uttrakhand and while her father Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma is an Army officer, her elder brother Karnesh is in the Merchant Navy. Prior to that, he played state level cricket. Graduating from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, it was Anushka's dream to become a model. The leggy lass walked the ramp for Wendell Rodricks and has appeared in a number of campaigns. She came to Mumbai, the city of dreams, to pursue her modelling career further. According to a report on indiatoday.in, the actress was even contemplating a career in journalism.

Interestingly, though Anushka was highly appreciated for her performances in films like Band Baaja Baraat and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, she never won a Filmfare award for the two films, in spite of being nominated. Talking about how she felt, Anushka said in an interview to idiva.com, "I cried on my way back home because I felt I deserved it. I was naive. Attending an award function was like going for a college award show, the feeling was that 'Sab ko mila mujhko nahi mila' kind. That year, all the newcomers were given a scroll and I didn’t get even that. I felt like sh*t. I thought I’d get the Filmfare trophy because I had done my calculations. I thought since Asin had already got the Best Actress Award at the Filmfare (South) Awards, she wouldn’t be given a debut award up North. So I wept in the car. My mum was like, what is wrong with you? At another award function, I was backstage. I didn’t get an award there either. I met Mr Amitabh Bachchan and he addressed me by my name. I was surprised. He said he’d seen the film and it was a fabulous performance. He said, ‘Bahut samay ke baad I’ve seen such raw talent.’ That’s when Asin passed by with her award. And I told him, I’ve got my award. These were signs from God that everything would be fine. And it is."

Anushka had a big Bollywood debut with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and while the movie was a huge hit with audiences and Anushka was well appreciated, she had her own set of struggles. According to India Today, she took a day to prepare for her screen test for YRF's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and refused to do an impromptu one. She was even told by Aditya Chopra that she was not the most good-looking girl around but that she was talented, as per her interview on idiva.com. But she proved herself and Anushka bid adieu to her modelling career. In her interview to TOI.com, Anushka did not consider herself to be a good model. "I don't think I was a good model. 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," she said.

Anushka has also gone on record to say that she loves attention. According to her interview on indiatoday.in, she was candid about it, "I am not spoilt as I was brought up in an army background. But every actor is an attention-seeker. It is an occupational hazard for us. If I don't seek attention, I will not be doing my work well." Reportedly, her favourite actor is none other than her Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi co-star Shah Rukh Khan. According to reports on TOI.com, Anushka was very nervous shooting the first scene of her debut film opposite the baadshah of Bollywood. But the actor apparently calmed her down by telling her she was a good actress and that he did not need to act with her but just react. Not only that, Anushka was also intimidated by veteran actor Pankaj Kapur while shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola. "I was intimidated by him. He doesn't talk much so you are always on tenterhooks around him. But it is such a pleasure seeing him act. He doesn't drink and he has played an alcoholic," said Anushka in her interview to India Today.

Anushka however, considers every actress to be competition. "Every actress today is competition for me. I will not make a statement like 'I am competing with myself and need to make myself better' etc because everyone here is dying to get the best roles." This of course includes Katrina Kaif. "Of course. Katrina (Kaif) is a beautiful face and she has a great body of work behind her. You can never argue with that. And she has tremendously grown as an actor. We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor's personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood," said Anushka in her interview to TOI.com.

Anushka's performance in Band Baaja Baraat was highly lauded and the pretty actress even won the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards for this film. Interestingly, she has been nominated 19 different times for film awards and of those 19 nominations she’s won 10 of them, according to reports on Bollywoodhungama.com. But she has not been so lucky with the 'Black Lady'. Anushka has only won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Jab Tak Hain Jaan. She had once said in her interview to idiva.com that it is difficult to date an actor. Anushka was rumoured to have dated her Band Baaja Baraat co-star Ranveer Singh but the rumours soon died down.

In her free time, the actress reportedly loves to catch up with her friends and also catch up on sleep. She loves reading and her favourite movies include The Shawshank Redemption, Life Is Beautiful, In the Mood for Love, Fish Tank, Jab We Met, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Chak De! India and Dil Se to name a few. She is also a fan of romantic movies. Anushka is also pursuing her Masters in Economics through correspondence. Reportedly, her favourite colour is black. In her interview with Tehleka.com, the actress reveals that she bought the three things she had promised herself - a designer bag, a house and a Range Rover.

In her interview to glamsham.com, Anushka mentioned that she was friends with director Maneesh Sharma for three years who was instrumental in her bagging the lead role in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The two first when she came to audition for the same film. Considers herself to be one of the boys. In her interview on anushkasharmaweb.com, the leggy lass was quoted saying, " Well, I don’t know if this makes sense, but I have always been one of the boys. I always get along better with the guys. They have a lot more in their conversations and I like that. Am not judging anyone, just stating what I am comfortable with." She has officially made her debut on social networking site Face book where she will have her official page. Anushka is already on twitter with a fan following of 3.6 million.

Anushka believes the size zero trend is a myth. "I have been like this only. This size zero thing is a big myth because the size is actually meant for babies. How will I fit into a baby's attire? On a serious note, I work for 17-18 hours everyday and sleep for very few hours so do you really feel I can survive being so thin? If I were not fit I would have been hospitalised. I work out everyday and eat consciously. I am just right!" she said in an interview to TOI. For her role in PK, the actress even requested director Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan if she could have the transistor as a memento. The transistor plays a pivotal role in the movie and seems to have caught Anushka's fancy.