Anushka Sharma Was 'Arrogant' In College, Aditya Chopra Gave Her A 'Reality Check': 'You Are Not...' | Viral

Anushka Sharma once candidly spoke about her earlier years, describing herself as being quite arrogant and snobbish during her school and college days. In a chat with Headlines Today, she had admitted that she carried an inflated sense of self, believing herself to be the “prettiest girl”. This self-perception took a sharp turn when she met Aditya Chopra for her debut film, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, her debut with Shah Rukh Khan. During the meeting, Aditya Chopra gave he, what she called a reality check, telling her that she wasn’t “the most good-looking girl.” The clip is going viral on Reddit.

Anushka said, “I used to be really arrogant before I became an actor. I didn’t speak to too many people in school and all that. I was really, really snobbish. My mum says she’s really happy I became an actor. Because I got a reality check once I became an actor from Aditya Chopra. He said on the first day, ‘Yes, you are doing a film. But, you know, you’re not the most good-looking girl.’ Till then I should become the most good-looking girl. In my head, I was the most good-looking girl. I mean, come on! But then, he told me, you’re not. I was like, oh.”

Aditya Chopra had faith in Anushka Sharma, but his best friend, filmmaker Karan Johar, wasn’t so sure about her looks. Karan Johar even tried to ‘sabotage’ her career before it started. At the 2016 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, Karan had admitted he told Aditya not to cast Anushka and suggested another actress instead.

He had said, “I totally wanted to, completely murder Anushka Sharma’s career. Because when Aditya Chopra showed me her image, I was like, ‘no, no, mad or what, you signing her, you crazy! There is no need for you to sign this Anushka Sharma’. There was another lead actress at that time who I wanted Adi to sign and I was totally behind the scene sabotaging her completely. The movie also… I was reluctantly watching Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.”

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi went on to become a blockbuster.