Anushka Sharma’s Unknown Facts and Rare Trivia

Anushka Sharma never thought of venturing into acting and always wanted to be a model. However, lady-luck had other plans for her and she went on to become the only actor besides Shah Rukh Khan who got to work with both Yash and Aditya Chopra, the most sought after filmmaker father-son duo in Bollywood.

Anushka Sharma belongs to an army family

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.

Ranbir Kapoor made Anushka Sharma cry on the

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.

Anushka Sharma was told by Aditya Chopra that she was not good looking

Anushka Sharma 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 Sharma loves attention

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 king 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 Sharma don’t believes the size zero trend

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.

Anushka Sharma won the Hottest Vegetarian Award

Anushka won the “Hottest Vegetarian Award” by PETA India in 2015 along with Aamir Khan. She endorses surviving on plant-based foods as a way of living. We have often seen Anushka promote various environmental causes through her social media and use her celeb status to create some difference, be it for a cleaning drive, or for simply asking people to keep water for birds and animals in the scorching heat.

Anushka Sharma’s favorite movies

Her favorite movies are The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Life Is Beautiful (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), Fish Tank (2009), Jab We Met (2007), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Chak de! India (2007), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Dil Se.. (1998).

Anushka Sharma a youngest actress who turned producer

Anushka Sharma is the youngest bollywood actress who became producer. She became a producer at the age of 25. She originally intended to pursue a career in modelling or journalism, and had no aspirations to be an actress. She is the first bollywood actress whose film PK (2014) crossed 300 crore mark at box office.

Anushka Sharma’s Cricket Connection

Played the role of love interest of a cricketer in the film Patiala House (2011). She would eventually marry real life Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. Anushka Sharma got married to her boyfriend and Indian cricketer Virat Kohli in 2017, in a private ceremony in Italy. Her first co-star, frequent collaborator and ex-boyfriend Ranveer Singh plays the role of former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev in the film ’83 (2020), while her husband Virat Kohli himself serves as the current Indian cricket captain.

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