Mumbai, November 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Actress Anushka Sharma has recalled a heartwarming incident from the early days of her career, revealing how her mother had made a wish for her Bollywood debut and kept it inside a Feng Shui turtle long before she landed her first film.
During an old interview with veteran actress and television host Simi Garewal, Anushka shared how her mother’s wish came true when she was selected for her debut film, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
Anushka was working as a model before entering the film industry. Recalling the moment she received the news of her selection, she said she was driving back from Yash Raj Studios when she learnt that she had been chosen for the film.
Overwhelmed with emotion, she pulled her car over and called her mother to share the news.
“There was this one time I was driving back from Yash Raj Studios, and I got the news that I was selected for the role. I couldn’t drive anymore because I was crying. I was so happy. So I stopped the car and pulled over. I called my mother and I told her that I got the film,” Anushka recalled.
What followed came as a surprise. Her mother revealed that she had written down a wish — hoping her daughter would star in a Yash Raj film — and placed it inside a turtle-shaped Feng Shui ornament kept in their living room.
Anushka explained that the turtle had a compartment where a wish could be placed and sealed, to be opened once the wish came true.
“She never told me about this, but when I got back home, she told me that she’d written ‘I hope my daughter stars in Yash Raj film’ and put it inside the turtle. It was unbelievable,” she said.
The wish became reality when Anushka made her Bollywood debut with the 2008 film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, directed by Aditya Chopra.
She subsequently appeared in several successful films, including Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), PK (2014), NH10 (2015), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), Sultan (2016), Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016), Pari (2018), Sui Dhaaga: Made in India (2018) and Zero (2018).
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