Anushka Shetty ascended new heights of stardom with her role of Devasena in Baahubali 1 and 2. The actress who played Amarendra Baahubali’s wife and Mahendra Baahubali’s mother in both the instalments of SS Rajamouli’s historical fictional epic. The role has earned her a lot of accolades both at home and abroad. The 35-year-old actress has come a long way since her debut film Super opposite Nagarjuna 12 years ago. But do you know the gorgeous diva was rejected in her first audition?
We bumped into an old photo of the Mangalore-born actress from her younger days and she looks as pretty as now. But the producer was not happy and Anushka was rejected by him. Maybe, destiny had something else in store for her. She did bag a lead role in Super in 2005 and shot to limelight with Vikramarkudu, that was directed by SS Rajamouli.
Anushka Shetty in her first photoshoot.
Anushka Shetty has worked with Rajamouli thrice, becoming the only South Indian actress to do so. Besides this, she shared screen space with her Baahubali co-actor Prabhas in Billa and Mirchi.
Anushka Shetty was rejected after her first photo shoot.
In an illustrious career spanning more than 12 years, Anushka has earned accolades with films like Arundhati, Singam 1 & 2, Size Zero, Billa, Vedham and others. She also played a warrior prince in 2015 blockbuster Rudhramadevi. The historical fictional epic had Rana Daggubati and Allu Arjun in pivotal roles.
