Anushka Manchanda born on February 11, 1985 in Delhi, India. She is an Indian singer, model, an ex-Channel [V] -VJ. She gained popularity as a winner of the Indian television talent show, Coke [V] Popstars in 2002 and formed the first Indian pop girl band Viva! along with other winners Seema Ramchandani, Pratichee Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin and Mahua Kamat.
She recently (on 1st Oct 2009) won challenge of
Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 reality show which was held in South Africa and telecasted on Colors TV. Indian actor Akshay Kumar was hosts for the show while celebrity participant includes
Sushma Reddy,
Pia Trivedi,
Rupali Ganguly,
Mandira Bedi, Shweta Salve, Sonika Kaliraman, Bruna Abdullah,
Shonali Nagrani, Rosa Catalano, Carol Gracias, Jesse Randhawa and Nauheed Cyrusi.
Jesse Randhawa became the first runner up of the show.
Anushka will also appear in a cameo role in the forthcoming Bollywood film
Dulha Mil Gaya.