ANUSHKA SHARMA

Sep 4, 2020 #Celebrity
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Actress and Producer

  1. NAME: Ansuhka Sharma
  2. BORN: 1 May 1988
  3. ALMA MATER: Army School, Bangalore | Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
  4. OCCUPATION: Actress, Producer

Anushka Sharma is an Indian actress and producer who works in Hindi films. One of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in India, she has received several awards, including a Filmfare Award.

She has appeared in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 since 2012 and was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2018. Born in Ayodhya and raised in Bangalore, Sharma had her first modelling assignment for the fashion designer Wendell Rodricks in 2007 and later moved to Mumbai to pursue a full-time career as a model.

Sharma is the co-founder of the production company Clean Slate Films, under which she has produced several films, including NH10.

She is the ambassador for multiple brands and products, has designed her own line of clothing for women, named Nush, and supports various charities and causes, including gender equality and animal rights. Sharma is married to the cricketer Virat Kohli.

LEGAL BACKGROUND:

  • Criminal Complaint over the production of her show “Paatal Lok” was filed in Uttar Pradesh. Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Nandkishor Gurjar filed a complaint against her for using his photo without his permission in the web series Paatal Lok.

  • Pranay Singh v. Clean Slate Filmz Ltd. & Ors. | Calcutta High Court | W. P. No. 5441 (W) of 2020 With C.A.N. 3148 of 2020 | 24-07-2020 |

=> It was alleged in the petition that certain portions of “Paatal Lok’ Web Series aired in Amazon Prime are defamatory of the Nepalese Community and projects the Nepalese community in a very bad light. The court held that the ‘8th respondent’ shall pass orders on the representation. Identity of the 8th respondent was not disclosed in the order.

  • Gurdeepinder Singh Dhillon v. UOI | Punjab and Haryana High Court | CWP-8089-2020 | Pending |

=> A legal notice was issued by Punjab & Haryana High Court for the use of word “casteist” in her show “Paatal Lok”. It was alleged that the content of the show was illegal, vulgar, minority abusive, etc.

Complaint has been filed under section 295-A of the IPC, section 67, 67-A and 67-B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and section 4 read with section 6 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, against the Producers, Writers, Directors and Broadcasters of Web Series.

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