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Anushka Shetty birthday: Baahubali star did this for living before joining films, read unknown facts

Popular South actress Anushka Shetty celebrates her birthday on November 7 and has turned 41. She shares her big day with yet another acting legend Kamal Haasan. Anushka is often  referred to as Lady Superstar of South Indian Cinema for her work in Telugu and Tamil films. She has appeared in almost 46 films in her acting career. Here, we take a look at some of unknown facts about the 'Baahubali' star. 

 

Anushka Shetty's maiden name

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Anushka Shetty's maiden name

Not many know that her real name is Sweety Shetty. Before entering movies, she was known by her maiden name. She hails from a very educated family of engineers and doctors.

 

Anushka Shetty unknown facts

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Anushka Shetty unknown facts

Anushka Shetty graduated from Bangalore's popular girls college - Mount Carmel. It is the same college where popular actresses Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma have studied. Anushka studied Bachelor of Computer Applications in Mount Carmel.

 

Anushka Shetty is trained in yoga

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Anushka Shetty is trained in yoga

Anushka Shetty never dreamt of becoming an actor. She started teaching primary school kids after she completed her graduation. She is also well trained by spiritual teacher Bharat Thakur and chose yoga as her profession. She used to conduct yoga sessions in Mumbai. 

 

Anushka Shetty was spotted by Meher Ramesh

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Anushka Shetty was spotted by Meher Ramesh

Not many know that she was spotted director Meher Ramesh during one of her yoga classes, who then recommended her to Puri Jagan for his upcoming film 'Super' in 2005. 

When Anushka Shetty gained kilos

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When Anushka Shetty gained kilos

For the movie 'Size Zero', Anushka gained about 20 kg to play a role of a obese woman.

Anushka's 2018 blockbuster 'Bhaagamathie'

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Anushka's 2018 blockbuster 'Bhaagamathie'

Anushka's 2018 blockbuster 'Bhaagamathie' was the first female-oriented South Indian movie to gross USD 1 million at the USA box office.

 

Anushka Shetty loves writing poems

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Anushka Shetty loves writing poems

Anushka Shetty can speak fluently in Tulu, Kannada, Telugu, English. She is also considered as the tallest actress in south film industry with an height of 5 feet 9 inches. She is also fond of writing poems in English. She has a habit of collecting newspapers related to natural calamities for her scrapbook. 

 

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