Anushka Sharma Biography

Born: May 1, 1988,Bangalore

Height: 1.75 m

Education: Mount Carmel College Bangalore

Parents: Ajay Kumar Sharma, Ashima Sharma

Siblings: Karnesh Sharma

Anushka Sharma (born 1 May 1988) 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 acting debut in Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She received critical appreciation for portraying a vivacious wedding planner in the romantic comedy Band Baaja Baaraat (2010). Both films fetched her a Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards ceremony. She later won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Yash Chopra's romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012).

Early life and background

Sharma's father, Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma, is an army officer and her mother Ashima Sharma is a housewife. She has an elder brother named Karnesh, who is in the Merchant Navy. She studied in Army School and graduated with specialization in arts from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. 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. 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."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.

Her second film, Badmaash Company, also under Yash Raj Films, was released on May 7, 2010. While Adarsh added, "Anushka is a revelation. She looks stunning, her performance is livewire and the chemistry with Shahid is electrifying."

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.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". Prior to its release, she referred to it as her "best film till date". 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.

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 INR 21.44 crore after five weeks, making it a moderate box office success. Sharma's performance was praised by critics, many of whom called it her best work up to that point. 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." 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. 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 work

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. 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."

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.

In 2012, Sharma appeared in Yash Chopra's swan song, the romance Jab Tak Hai Jaan alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. Whilst the film was commercially successful and earned a mostly positive reception from critics, her portrayal of the ambitious Discovery Chanel reporter Akira Rai, fetched her positive reviews from critics, with Adarsh noting: "She's an integral part of this story and it must be said that she walks away with some of the best scenes and lines in the movie. Her performance is full of grit." This would be her second film with Shah Rukh Khan, opposite whom she made her Bollywood debut with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and her fifth collaboration with the production house, Yash Raj Films. Additionally, for her role, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Sharma was last seen in Vishal Bharadwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, a political satire set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana. Co-starring alongside Pankaj Kapur, Imran Khan and Shabana Azmi, Sharma played the role of Bijlee Mandola, a strong headed, girl who is also a spoilt brat. Despite the hype, the film generated mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, eventually becoming a flop.Whilst many critics noted that Sharma was being stereotyped as the loud, bubbly girl, Sharma's performance attracted mixed reviews from critics, much like the film. Some critics were appreciative of her performance, like Raja Sen, who noted that "Anushka is great in a couple of scenes near the climax." On the other hand, critics such as Kanika Sikka gave her an unfavourable review, Sikka having the opinion that " Anushka adds the much-needed glamour her performance is unconvincing."

Sharma is currently shooting for Rajkumar Hirani's next, the political satire P.K. opposite Aamir Khan. She is also scheduled to appear in Anurag Kashyap's periodic love story Bombay Velvet, in which she is cast alongside Ranbir Kapoor.

Awards and Recognitions

2011 – GQ Men of the Year Awards: Excellence Award

2012 – Hello! Hall of Fame Awards: Face of the Year

2013 – Bollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Movie Awards 2012 – Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Jab Tak Hai Jaan

2013 – Koimoi 2012 Audience – Best Supporting Actress 2012 – Jab Tak Hai Jaan

2013 – HiFlyers Online Poll Awards - Popular Actress of 2012

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Anushka Shetty Biography

Sweety Shetty (born on 7 November 1981), better known by her stage name Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress, who works in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She made her acting debut in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu (2006) which became her first commercial success. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Rendu (2006).

After starring in a series of high-budget productions alongside leading Telugu actors, she went on to became one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses in the successive years, while receiving high critical acclaim for her portrayal of the titular character in Arundhati, and as Saroja in Vedam, which fetched her two Filmfare, one Nandi and two CineMAA Awards. In the 2010s, Shetty also achieved success in Tamil cinema; the action-masala flick Singam (2010), that became a major hit while her performance in Vaanam (2011) Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Thaandavam (2012) has won her critical praise. Her most recent film Singam II (2013), a sequel to Singam has become her biggest commercial success.

Early life

Anushka Shetty was born as Sweety Shetty on 7 November 1981 in Mangalore. Shetty is an ethnic Bunt hailing from the landed Bellipady Uramalu Guthu family. Her parents are Prafulla and A.N. Vittal Shetty. She has two brothers Gunaranjan Shetty and Sai Ramesh Shetty who is a cosmetic surgeon. She attended her schooling in Bangalore. She did her Bachelor of Computer Applications at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. She was also a yoga instructor and has trained under Yoga Guru Bharat Thakur.

Film career

Debut and fame in Telugu: 2005-2008

Shetty made her acting debut in Puri Jagannath's 2005 Telugu film Super alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna. The same year, she acted in another film Mahanandi, which was a moderate success at box office. In 2006, she had four releases, the first being S. S. Rajamouli's Vikramarkudu pairing Ravi Teja for the first time in her career, in which she portrayed the character Neeraja Goswami. The film went on to become very successful and got her much recognition, making her very popular in Andhra Pradesh., Critics claimed,You will see the voluptuous side of Anushka in this film. She played a character with mass touch. She did really well in mass romantic scenes with Ravi Teja. Her performance in the climax episode is good. Anushka is better exploited in this film compared to her earlier films.She also became a sensational actress in tollywood. She next starred in the film Astram, a remake of the 1999 Hindi film Sarfarosh, following which she debuted in the Tamil film industry, acting in the Sundar C.-directed action flick Rendu, sharing screen space with R. Madhavan. Later that year, she made a special appearance alongside Mega star Chiranjeevi in A. R. Murugadoss' directorial debut in Telugu, Stalin.

Her first release in 2007 was Lakshyam which was a success in box office, after which she starred in Raghava Lawrence's Don opposite Nagarjuna again. The former, in particular, succeeded at the box office. In 2008 she had appeared in six films. Okka Magaadu was the first release, in which she played one of three female leads. Her next releases Swagatam alongside Jagapati Babu and Bhumika Chawla and Baladur opposite Ravi Teja garnered poor reviews and box office returns. She next appeared in the film Souryam with Gopichand which became a box office hit.

Critical acclaim and Stardom in Tollywood: 2009-2010

In 2009, Shetty first starred in the blockbuster hit, the fantasy film Arundhati. In this heroine-centric film, she essayed two roles for the first time. It was a critical as well as commercial success. Critics heaped praise on Anushka for her performance. Idlebrain's Jeevi wrote that she was "simply amazing in two roles" and that she did "exceptionally well with subtle yet impact creating performance", while Rediff claimed that she was "brilliant and breathtaking in parts", labelling Arundhati as "totally Anushka's film".Sify noted that she was "at her best with great performance". She went on to win the Nandi Special Jury Award and the Filmfare Best Actress Award among other accolades. Her next film, the action flick Billa, a remake of the 2007 Blockbuster Tamil namesake, itself a remake of the 1978 Hindi film Don, featured Shetty in a role contrary to that in Arundati. Her final release in 2009 was her second Tamil feature film, the action masala flick Vettaikkaran with leading Tamil actor Vijay and it was an average venture at box-office without making any impact.

She had an array of releases in 2010. She portrayed a prostitute in Krish's critically acclaimed anthology film Vedam, her first Telugu film of the year and only hit,winning accolades for her performance, including her second consecutive Filmfare Award and other awards as well, following which she was selected to reprise the character in its Tamil remake, Vaanam as well.Critic claimed, Anushka titillates as the prostitute Amalapuram Saroja. She oozed sexiness and effused the vulnerability/innocence needed for the character. Her next Telugu film, Panchakshari, was another heroine-centric film where she again performed double roles, however the movie failed at the box office. This was followed by the action comedy Khaleja, where she starred opposite Mahesh Babu for the first time in her career, Nagavalli, the Telugu remake of the Kannada film Aptharakshaka which she portrayed as famous role as Chandramukhi which she paired again with Venkatesh .Her portrayal fetched mixed reception from critics. Idlebrain,Anushka is good in the brief role that comes in the second half,Other critic stated,Anushka too is lacking that majestic appeal that helped her to carry of a powerful role in Arundhat and Ragada paired opposite Akkineni Nagarjuna followed. She also made special appearances in the movies Kedi and Thakita Thakita. However all these 2010 releases failed to make an impact at the box office. Her sole Tamil release of 2010, the police story Singam co-starring Suriya was a high commercial success, and remains her highest-grosser till date. Sify claimed, Anushka is there only for glamour and songs, but does a decent job.Other critics too stated,Anushka, thankfully, has more to do than just prance around in skimpy clothes. She romances dutifully, but her part picks up when both she and Suriya are in Chennai, tangling with villains.

Success and Stardom in Kollywood :2010-present

Vaanam became her first 2011 release, which received positive critical response. A critic from Sify wrote that "Anushka is outstanding as the commercial sex worker as she is able to bring out a life-like performance." and other critics too highly praised her performance as Saroja. She next starred in A. L. Vijay's Deiva Thirumagal with Vikram for the first time in her career. The drama centers on the characters of Krishna, a mentally retarded father and his daughter Nila. The film became a critical and commercial success, fetching her laurels for her portrayal as Anuradha, an advocate. Oneindia stated,Anushka Shetty's character in the film had good scope for performance without being glamorous. She received her first Filmfare nomination in the Tamil category, besides the Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine.

In 2012, Anushka recollabored with in A. L. Vijay and Vikram in the action drama Thaandavam. The Hindu film critic Malathi Rangarajan stated that "the romance between Vikram and Anushka is a beautiful feature of Thaandavam." She later appeared alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna in the fantasy film Dhamarukam, which was her first Telugu release after two years. A critic from The Times of India said that Anushka "has little to do as far as performance goes and does a good job of upping the glam quotient".

Her first release in 2013 was Alex Pandian, an action-masala film, directed by Suraj, co-starring Karthi.The film was a critical and commercial failure.Her second release was Koratala Siva's Mirchi opposite Prabhas. Idlebrain claimed, "Anushka is adorable in a naughty village belle, the dubbing also seems great and the character Vennela is the best role among her recent role in movies".Rediff wrote, "Anushka is bubbly and peps up the film considerably". Sify wrote, "Anushka looks beautiful and livens up the moments and praised her chemistry with Prabhas". The film became a box office success too. She was next seen in Singam II, the sequel to Singam (2010), reprising her role from the first part.Her role received mixed rececption from the critics and positive reception from public.Oneindia claimed,Anushka Shetty has filled the glamour slot perfectly and Times of India praised her for good supporting character although she does not have much scope to do in the film.

Future projects

Anushka has completed Selvaraghavan's fantasy adventure film Irandam Ulagam opposite Arya, which is slated to release in August 2013. As of July 2013, she is working on two magna opera, Gunashekar's bilingual Rani Rudrama Devi, in which she portrays the titular role of Kakatiya dynasty queen Rudrama Devi, and S. S. Rajamouli's trilingual Baahubali, which is reported to be the most costliest Telugu film.

Other works

Brand endorsement

In addition to films, Sweety also endorses a large number of brands. She is the brand ambassador for Head and Shoulders in South India. She is also the Brand Ambassador MBS Jewellers, The Chennai Silks. She has also endorsed the Colgate brand in Tamil and Telugu by replacing Trisha Krishnan alongside with stylish star Allu Arjun.

Awards and Honours

2011: Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu State Government

2011: TSR Lalitha Kala Parishath Award

2012:Ranked 3# Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women 2012-Kannada

2012:Ranked 3# Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Woman 2012.-Telugu

2012:Ranked 5# Chennai Times Most Desirable Women 2012 - Tamil

2012 :Ranked 45# India's top 50 most desired women of 2012.

Filmography

2014 Baahubali (filming)  

2014 Rudrama Devi (filming) 

Rudrama Devi 

2013 Irandam Ulagam  

2013 Singam 2 

Kavya 

2013 Mirchi 

Veenu

 2013 Alex Pandian 

Chief Minister's Daughter 

2012 Damarukam 

Maheswari (as Anushka) 

2012 Thaandavam 

Meenakshi

 2012 Saguni 

Cameo Appearance

 2011 God's Own Child 

Anuradha Raghunathan

 2011 Sky 

Saroja

 2010 Ragada 

Sirisha (as Anushka)

 2010 Nagavalli (as Anushka) 

 2010 Khaleja 

Subhashini/Sumita (as Anushka)

 2010 Panchakshari 

Panchakshari/Honey/Vaishnavi R. Sharma (as Anushka)

 2010 Vedam 

Saroja

 2010 Singam 

Kavya Mahalingam

 2010 Kedi 

Special apperance

 2009 Vettaikaran 

Susheela

 2009 Billa 

Maya (as Anushka)

 2009 Arundhati 

Arundhati/Jejamma

 2008 Chintakayala Ravi 

Sunita (as Anushka)

 2008 Souryam 

Swetha (as Anushka)

 2008 Baladoor 

 2008 Swagatam 

Sailu (as Anushka)

 2008 Okka Magadu 

 2007/I Don 

Priya Mathur (as Anushka)

 2007 Lakshyam 

Indu (as Anushka)

 2006 Rendu 

Jothy

 2006 Stalin 

Singer (as Anushka)

 2006 Asthram 

Anu (as Anushka)

 2006 Vikramarkudu 

Neeraja Goswami (as Anushka)

 2005 Mahanandi 

Nandini (as Anushka)

 2005 Freedom of Life (short) 

Carol (as Anushka)

 2005 Super 

Sasha (as Anushka)

 2004 Run (as Anushka) 

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