When Anushka Sharma CRIED after losing her award for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi to Asin for Ghajini: 'Debut mera hua tha...'

Anushka Sharma once shared that she felt disheartened and even cried after losing the Best Female Debut award to Asin. Both were nominated in the same category—Anushka for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Asin for Ghajini. In an old interview, Anushka admitted she thought she would win since Asin had already done Ghajini in Tamil and Hindi.
The action thriller Ghajini, directed by AR Murugadoss, was originally made in Tamil in 2005, starring Suriya and Asin. That same year, it was dubbed and released in Telugu by Allu Aravind. In 2008, Murugadoss remade the film in Hindi, featuring Aamir Khan alongside Asin.
Anushka’s Disappointment Over the Award
In a 2018 interview on Look Who's Talking With Niranjan, Anushka shared that she was quite upset about not winning the Best Female Debut award. She had assumed that since Asin had already acted in Ghajini across multiple languages and had years of experience, the award would likely go to her instead.

The actress further expressed that she felt she truly deserved the award as Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi was her debut film, and she was a newcomer who needed encouragement. She was convinced she would win, but when Asin received it instead, she was deeply disappointed. Though she clapped for the winner, she later cried like a child, similar to how one would after missing out on a school certificate.

Anushka Sharma’s Bollywood Journey
Anushka Sharma debuted in Bollywood with the romantic comedy Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, directed by Aditya Chopra, starring alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Vinay Pathak. She later appeared in films like Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), PK (2014), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), Sultan and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016), Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017), and Sanju (2018), among many others.