Personal Profile
Name : Anushka SharmaDate of Birth : May 1' 1988
Age : 26 years
Height : 5'8"
Weight : 54 kg
Zodiac Sign : Taurus
Occupation : Actress and Model
Anushka Sharma is a model-turned-actress from Bangalore. She made her action debut with Aditya Chopra's "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" opposite Shahrukh Khan.
Anushka was born in Bangalore to Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma, a high ranked army officer and Ashima Sharma, a housewife. She did her schooling at the Army School and later graduated from Mount Carmel College with a degree in Arts. She has an elder brother named Karnesh, who was a state-level cricketer and is now in the Merchant Navy.
She studied in Army School and graduated with specialization in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She then moved to Mumbai to further her modeling career.
She never had any thoughts to become actress but later on started gaining fame from her very first film and fetched her Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards ceremony for Band Baaja Baarat. She later won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Yash Chopra's romance "Jab Tak Hai Jaan".
Anushka got herself enrolled in Elite Modelling Agency, where she was groomed by renowned style consultant Prasad Bidapa, who met her when she was just 13. Designer Wendell Rodricks selected her for his Les Vamps Show, and the Lakme India Fashion Week in 2007. She was also seen in ads for Silk & Shine, Whisper and Fiat Palio.
