Anushka Sharma (born May 1, 1983) is model and actress in the Bollywood film industry.
In 2008, she played the female lead role in the Bollywood film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, directed by Aditya Chopra, who earlier directed hits like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Mohabbatein (2000).
Anushka Sharma was born to an army based family in Bangalore. Her father is a highly ranked Army Officer and her mother is a housewife.
She has one elder brother named Karnesh who was a state-level cricketer and is now in the Merchant Navy.