Anushka Sen

Anushka Sen (born 4 August 2002) is an Indian actress. She is well-known for her work in Baalveer, Jhansi Ki Rani, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11, and Dil Dosti Dilemma.

Anushka Sen
Sen in 2024
Born	(2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 (age 23) Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Alma mater	Ryan International School Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Baalveer Jhansi Ki Rani Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 Dil Dosti Dilemma

Early life

Anushka Sen was born on 4 August 2002,^[1] in Ranchi in a Bengali Baidya family,^[2] and later moved to Mumbai along with her family. She studied at Ryan International School, Kandivali, and scored 89.4% in the higher secondary education CBSE board exams as a commerce student.^[3] Later, she pursued a degree in filmography at Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai.^[4]

Career

Sen began her career as a child actor in 2009 with Zee TV's serial Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli. In the same year, her first music video Humko hai Aasha was released.^[5]

In 2012, she became popular for playing the character of Meher in Sab TV's Baalveer.^[6] In 2015, she appeared in the Bollywood film Crazy Cukkad Family.

She has acted in TV serials Internet Wala Love and Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev. She also appeared in the period drama film Lihaaf: The Quilt, and acted in a short film Sammaditthi. She has also appeared in several music videos.

She is known for playing the historical character Manikarnika Rao a.k.a. Rani Lakshmi Bai in the 2019 series Khoob Ladi Mardaani – Jhansi Ki Rani.^[7] In 2020, she was a lead in Zee TV's Apna Time Bhi Aayega but left after three weeks.^[8]

In 2021, she entered the stunt-based reality TV show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 and was eliminated in the seventh week.^[9] She was the youngest contestant to appear on this show.^[10]

In 2023, she was appointed as the Honorary Ambassador of Korean Tourism. She is also shooting for her first Korean film, titled Asia.^[11]

In 2024, she starred as Asmara in Amazon Prime Video's teen drama Dil Dosti Dilemma.^[12] She will next be seen in JioHotstar's musical drama series Hai Junoon! Dream. Dare. Dominate..^[13]

Filmography

Sen in 2022

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Crazy Cukkad Family	Unnamed		[14]
2019	Lihaaf: The Quilt	Young Ismat Chughtai		[15]
	Sammaditthi	Bittu	Short film	[16]
2023	Am I Next	Honey		[17]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli	Misti		[18]
2011	Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev	Child Parvati		[18]
2012	Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein	Unnamed	Season 1; Episode 13
2012–2016	Baalveer	Meher Dagli / Baal Sakhi		[19]
2013	Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali	Child comedian	Cameo appearance
2016	Comedy Nights Bachao Taaza	Child comedian	Cameo appearance
2018	Internet Wala Love	Diya Verma		[20]
2019	Jhansi Ki Rani	Manikarnika "Manu" Rao		[7]
2020	Apna Time Bhi Aayega	Rani Singh Rajawat	18 episodes	[21]
2021	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11	Contestant	9th place	[22]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Crashh	Jia/Alia Mehra	[23]
2022	Swaanng	Muskaan	[24][25]
2024	Dil Dosti Dilemma	Asmara	[26]
2025	Kill Dill – The Heartbreak Club	Kisha	[27]
	Hai Junoon!	Charulaxmi Iyer	[28]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2019	"Gal Karke"	Asees Kaur	[29]
2020	"Superstar"	Neha Kakkar and Vibhor Parashar	[30]
	"Pyar Naal"	Vibhor Parashar	[31]
	"Meri Hai Maa"	Tarsh	[citation needed]
	"Aaina"	Monali Thakur and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee	[32]
2021	"Teri Aadat"	Abhi Dutt	[33]
	"Chura Liya"	Sachet–Parampara	[34]
	"Choorha"	Nikk	[citation needed]
2022	"Mast Nazron Se"	Jubin Nautiyal	[35]
	"Is This That Feeling"	Shekhar Ravjiani	[36]
2023	"Teri Aadat 2"	Abhi Dutt	[37][38]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	Indian Television Academy Awards	Popular Actress – Web	Crashh	Nominated	[39]
2024	Filmfare OTT Awards	Best Actor in a Series (Female): Comedy	Dil Dosti Dilemma	Nominated	[40]