Anushka Kaushik is an Indian actress. She is known for her role as Vidhi Gupta in the Amazon Prime web series Crash Course.
Wiki/Biography
Anushka Kaushik was born on Wednesday, July 21, 1999, in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh (24 years old as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Cancer. Anushka completed her schooling from Sophia Girls High School, Saharanpur. Soon after completing her education, Anushka pursued her bachelor’s degree in commerce from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University, New Delhi. Anushka has been fascinated by dance and performance since she was a child, and often participated in various cultural activities at school. In an interview, Anushka recalled her school days and said that a teacher suggested her to move from Saharanpur to Delhi to pursue an acting career. Anushka said,
I always believe that what a person wants, he can do. I think if he wanted to, he could come from anywhere, be it a village, and leave his mark. So acting has been my dream since childhood. I actually grew up as a classical dancer. So I thought dancing would make acting easier for me. I have acted in school before, so everyone knows that I love acting. Then one of my teachers said, if you want to take acting seriously, then get into DU because the drama there is very good. So I chose this college based on the fact that it should have a very good drama club. I did theater there. “
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 52kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 36-28-34
family
Anushka Kaushik’s father Rajiv Kaushik is an engineer and works in ITC Company.
Photos of Anushka Kaushik’s parents
Anushka Kaushik’s mother’s name is Kusum Sharma. Her brother Sarthak Kaushik is a software engineer.
Anushka’s brother, Sarthak Kaushik
religion
Anushka Kaushik believes in Hinduism.
Profession
While Anushka was pursuing her undergraduate degree in Delhi, she was associated with various drama groups in the university. Anushka Kaushik made her acting debut in 2019 with the Hindi film SP Chauhan. That same year, she played the bride’s friend in the Amazon Prime web series Made in Heaven.
Poster of Hindi movie SP Chauhan
In 2019, Anushka appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Flames Season 2, playing the role of Jaskirath. Later, Anushka appeared in many short videos of The Viral Fever such as Sharing with Neighbors, When Desi Girls Date Modern Men, When Hindus Date, When Extroverts Date Introverts When your boyfriend is too hot, Office Date, OK! Dating Sakht Launda, Why a Girl’s Best Friend Is the Best, Well! | Dating with seniors, how to impress your college crush, Holi with in-laws, rooming with girlfriends, ok! | “Office Ka Pyaar”, “Locked in the Car with EX”, “Truth or Dare” and Girlfriend, etc. In 2022, she appeared in the web series Ghar Waapsi, playing the role of Suruchi Dwivedi. In the same year, she played the role of Babita in the Netflix web series Taal.
Facts/Trivia
- Anushka Kaushik’s real name is Anushka Sharma. Later, she adopted the surname “Kaushik”. According to Anushka, she changed her last name because there was already Anushka Sharma in the entertainment industry.
- Anushka Kaushik follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Anushka Kaushik in an interview recalled an interaction with one of her family friends in which her mother mentioned Anushka’s acting career and his reaction made them feel embarrassed. Anushka said,
The uncle said: ‘Film industry! ladkiyon ki toh ye halat hoti hai’. He talks about how the industry is stacked against girls and talks about the casting couch. I still remember the look on my mother’s face, she was so devastated. She even retorted that her daughter would not do such a thing. She really wanted to support me, but her world was different. Although my world has changed, hers remains the same. My mother no longer mentions (to anyone) that she is an actress. She was embarrassed. That episode hit me hard. “
- Anushka, who has received classical dance training since childhood, recalled in an interview that she started learning dance because she thought it could help her build an acting career. Anushka said,
I always believe that what a person wants, he can do. I think if he wanted to, he could come from anywhere, be it a village, and leave his mark. So acting has been my dream since childhood. I actually grew up as a classical dancer. So I thought dancing would make acting easier for me. I have acted in school before, so everyone knows that I love acting. Then one of my teachers said, if you want to take acting seriously, then get into DU because the drama there is very good. So I chose this college based on the fact that it should have a very good drama club. I was doing theater there.
- She was often spotted drinking on various occasions.
Anushka Kaushik posing with a glass of wine
- Initially, Anushka’s mother Kusum Sharma was skeptical about Anushka’s acting career. Anushka spoke about it in an interview and said that initially, her mother stopped talking to her despite living in the same house as Anushka decided to pursue a full-time career as an actress. Anushka said,
Because of this, for a while, my mother and I didn’t speak to each other even though we lived in the same house. When we have to talk, we usually do it over the phone. But they didn’t talk face to face. The reason is acting. I once said I promise not to do anything wrong, but this is what I have to do. She was also very angry at the time. Sometimes he feels bad about the dress, sometimes he feels bad about something. Even now they get angry about something. This is our generation gap. My life has changed a lot, but to them the world is still the same, their people are the same, and what’s going on is the same. So as young people, we have to understand that the world is the same to our parents.
- In 2020, she appeared as a speaker at the TEDx talk held at NMIMS, Shirpur, Pune; she was the only female speaker on the panel.
Anushka Kaushik was the speaker at TEDx talk held at NMIMS, Shirpur, Pune
- In 2022, Anushka Kaushik was nominated for the Popular Award for Best Actress in a Comedy for the web series Ghar Waapsi.
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