Bollywood diva Anushka Sharma, who made a smashing debut as a girl next door in ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ has come a long way. The Band Baaja Baaraat actor turns 26 today. She is busy shooting for the her upcoming flick ‘Bombay Velvet’ in Rajasthan on her birthday and boyfriend Virat Kohli has reached the place to surprise her.

Check out some unknown facts about Anushka Sharma: what she did before she was famous, her family, some fun trivia facts and much more.

1. Her father was an army office while mother is a housewife. She has an elder brother who is currently working in Merchant Navy.

2. Anushka always wanted be a successful and famous model and never thought of becoming an actress. Her parents supported her a lot and hence she enrolled herself in the Elite Modeling Agency.

3. She was trained by well-known style consultant Prasad Bidapa when she was just 15.

4. She was the find internationally acclaimed fashion designer Wendell Rodricks. She started her modeling career at Lakme Fashion Week and was a show-stopper at Wendell Rodricks Les Vamps Show. At Lakme Fashion Week, she was chosen the finale model at Spring Summer 2007 Collection.

5. Anushka has been a part of several advertisement campaigns like Silk & Shine, Parachute Advanced, Fiat Palio, Whisper, Nathella Jewellery, etc.

6. She signed a three film contract with Yash Raj Films at the beginning of her career.

7. Till now, she has been nominated 19 times for film awards and she has won 10 of them!