Happy Birthday, Anushka Sharma: Ruling Bollywood@29
Anushka Sharma, producer of Phillauri, is 29 today
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Anushka Sharma, one of Bollywood's most sought after actress, turns a year older today. She made her debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in 2008. She now wears several hats, as both actress and producer. Her last film (as producer) Phillauri won critical appreciation but wasn't as commercially successful as her first, NH10. As she turns 29, we take a pictorial look at her life and career so far.
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Anushka's three-film contract with Yash Raj ended with Band Baaja Baaraat but so successful were they that she was cast in a fourth Yash Raj movie in 2011. Ladies vs Ricky Bahl reunited Anushka with Band Baaja Baaraat co-star Ranveer Singh and was declared a hit.
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In 2012, Anushka appeared in Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hain Jaan as ambitious and energetic Discovery Channel reporter Akira opposite her first hero Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. Her performance fetched her a number of awards, including the prizes for Best Supporting Actress at Filmfare and IIFA.
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2016 was an exceptionally successful year for Anushka. She first played the role of wrestler in Salman Khan's Sultan and later starred in Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Both films got rave review and set the cash registers ringing from Day 1. Anushka's performance was also applauded.
