Anushka Shetty birthday: Baahubali star did this for living before joining films, read unknown facts

Not many know that her real name is Sweety Shetty. Before entering movies, she was known by her maiden name. She hails from a very educated family of engineers and doctors.

Anushka Shetty graduated from Bangalore's popular girls college - Mount Carmel. It is the same college where popular actresses Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma have studied. Anushka studied Bachelor of Computer Applications in Mount Carmel.

Anushka Shetty never dreamt of becoming an actor. She started teaching primary school kids after she completed her graduation. She is also well trained by spiritual teacher Bharat Thakur and chose yoga as her profession. She used to conduct yoga sessions in Mumbai. 

Not many know that she was spotted director Meher Ramesh during one of her yoga classes, who then recommended her to Puri Jagan for his upcoming film 'Super' in 2005. 

For the movie 'Size Zero', Anushka gained about 20 kg to play a role of a obese woman.

Anushka's 2018 blockbuster 'Bhaagamathie' was the first female-oriented South Indian movie to gross USD 1 million at the USA box office.

Anushka Shetty can speak fluently in Tulu, Kannada, Telugu, English. She is also considered as the tallest actress in south film industry with an height of 5 feet 9 inches. She is also fond of writing poems in English. She has a habit of collecting newspapers related to natural calamities for her scrapbook.