As is by now well known, Aditya Chopra returns to the directorial business with ‘Rab Ne Bana Di jodi’. The main lead is of course Shah Rukh Khan and the new female lead is bound to inspire some speculation.

Anushka Sharma, a 21-year old model from Bangalore, is the winner of the big launch sweepstakes.

Anushka, who was the show-stopper for Wendell Rodricks’ Spring Summer ‘07 collection, has been picked because the Chopras think she is the ‘embodiment of small-town Punjab’.