Sharma to star in Rab Ne Bana Di JodiBengali model Anushka Sharma has been chosen to play the female lead in Aditya Chopra's keenly awaited movie, Rab Ne Bana Jodi.
Yash Chopra, Chairman of Yash Raj Films, announced this week that 19-year-old model Anushka Sharma, from Bangalore, has been chosen to play the female lead opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (meaning 'match made in heaven').
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi will be director Aditya Chopra's third film. His previous movies Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Mohabbatein were major box office hits in the UK, so great interest is now being shown in Aditya's new venture.
Incidently all of Aditya's films star King Khan who has become the number Bollywood star in the Indian film industry.
Yash Chopra said: 'We were looking first and foremost of someone who could truly embody the spirit of small town Punjab and we know we have found her in Anushka.
'And while she has no previous acting experience, we have seen that unique spark in her that makes us confident that she will stand tall even opposite Shah Rukh.'
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi's shooting schedule will begin on 16 May 2008 with a release planned for UK cinemas this December.
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