Getting an opportunity to work with King Khan in the first film is an achievement of a lifetime. Luckiest of the lucky person only gets the golden opportunity to work with King Khan in their first break and one among them is the 19 years old Anushka Sharma .

Model Anushka Sharma will play Shah Rukh Khan’s leading lady in “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”, which is being directed by Aditya Chopra.

Yash Chopra, Chairman, Yash Raj Films, announced that the 19-year-old from Bangalore has been selected to play the female lead.

“We were looking first and foremost for someone who could truly embody the spirit of small town Punjab and we know we have found her in Anushka,” said Yash Chopra.

So far Aditya has wielded the megaphone for two films – he debuted as a director with super hit “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” and his second film was “Mohabbatein”.

Anushka is a model and hailed from Bangalore. She caught everyone’s sight during the last fashion week where she was chosen for the Wendell Roderick’s finale. Ever since, she has been flooded with endorsements. She will play a small town Punjabi girl in one of the biggest release of 2009. For quite sometime, Yashraj has been hunting for a fresh, new face to be paired opposite SRK and ultimately their search ended with Anushka. They feel she is the perfect girl for Shahrukh.

Many names like Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kajol were suggested for the role. Sonam was even signed for the role but something did not work out and ultimately the golden break fell in Anushka’s lap.

Categories: Features, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Tags: Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone, Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Yash Chopra