Anushka Sharma Early life,Career,Filmography,Awards

Early Life:

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 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).Both films fetched her a Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards ceremony.

Career:

Sharma's father, Col. Ajay Kumar Sharma , is an army officer and her mother Ashima Sharma is a housewife.Her father is from Uttar Pradesh and mother from Garhwal.She has an elder brother named Karnesh,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.She later moved to Mumbai to further pursue her modelling career, where she currently resides.

Filmography:

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 Ishika Desai

2012 Yash Chopra's Untitled Project Filming[23]

2013 Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola Bijlee Filming, (Releasing on January 11, 2013)

2013 Bombay Velvet Announced[24]

2013 Peekay

Awards and nominations:

Filmfare Awards

Nominated

2009: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

2011: Filmfare Best Actress Award; Band Baaja Baaraat

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

2011: IIFA Award for Best Actress; Band Baaja Baaraat

Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards

Winner

2009: Best Debut (Female); Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

2011: Best Actress in a Leading Role; Band Baaja Baaraat

Zee Cine Awards

Nominated

2011: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female; Band Baaja Baaraat

2012: Zee Cine Awards, International Icon Female

Other awards

2011 - GQ Men of the Year Awards: Excellence Award[33]