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Birthday Love: Anushka Sharma turns 35

Anushka Sharma is one of the most accomplished actors in the Hindi film industry. Where does one go once you start at the top? One finds higher peaks to scale! That more or less describes Anushka Sharma’s career path so far.

Anushka started her career with Yash Raj Films and starred opposite the superstar Shah Rukh Khan! The movie ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ was a sure-fire hit and catapulted Anushka into the big league. Since then, she has evolved as a consummate actress and simultaneously moved onto a bigger role, that of a producer, committed to bringing out content that is thought provoking and entertaining.

As the birthday celebrations begin, here is a list of some of her successful movies, in which she has acted in and those she has produced.

‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’
Directed by the visionary Aditya Chopra, Anushka had an author backed role in the movie, where she acted opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Though a novice, she got to play the role of a young, naïve girl who is not in love with her staid husband. The crux of the story moves through the eyes of the young girl who looks for love in superficialities of a personality, only to find true love with her own husband.

‘Band Bajaa Baaraat’
A fun movie, that starred Anushka opposite Ranveer Singh in his debut role. .Anushka plays a character that is a fun loving, yet ambitious, working girl. She starts a wedding planning company with her partner. The two end up falling in love, which complicates their working relationship. A movie that resonated with the young generation. It is a movie that has aged well and remains relevant even today.

‘NH10’
This movie is an action thriller that critical acclaim for its unique story line and performances. Anushka starred opposite Neil Bhoopalam, as a yuppy, urban couple who set out for a weekend getaway and get embroiled into a messy, honour killing they witness on the NH10 – a national highway. The movie hurtles into an edge-of-the-seat thriller with some horrifying moments.

‘Sultan’
This film that had Anushka acting opposite the legend Salman Khan, had her playing a very different role of a wrestler. The movie lent itself to a myriad of emotions that Anushka transitioned into beautifully; the fierceness of a sportsperson, a wife, a grieving mother; it was one of Anushka’s most layered performances.

‘Pari’
One of the films from Anushka’s production house, this film belongs to the supernatural thriller genre. Anushka Sharma put up a wonderful performance; that of a malevolent spirt, reflecting physical wounds and emotional scars from the past. Parambhrata Chatterjee played the perfect foil to her character. The film won a lot of critical acclaim and is considered a perfect movie to watch if one is looking for a horror, spine chilling experience.

Her role as a producer has given to the industry some well-crafted movies that are a cut above the others, in terms of theme and content. Some of the movies that have been aired on OTT platforms are movies like ‘Paatal Lok’, ‘Bulbbul’ and most recently, ‘Qala’.

Anushka has taken a break from her role as a producer, as she wants to focus on her work as an actor and her family. Her next movie is Chakda Xpress which is about Jhulan Goswami, a fast bowler in women’s cricket who was regarded as one of the best in the world. The film focuses on the hardships and laborious work that this Indian bowler through in order to achieve her ambitions. The film is expected to drop on an OTT release sometime this year.

A star so young, yet Anushka is well on her way to create a lasting legacy in the industry, with her contributions not only in terms of her movie performances but also her production house that has given opportunities to so much new talent.

Here’s wishing Anushka a fulfilling year ahead!