Anushka Sen (born 4 August 2002) is an Indian television actress and model known for portraying the role of Meher in the children fantasy show, Baal Veer. She has also played Manikarnika Rao/Rani Lakshmi Bai in the Indian historical drama television series Jhansi Ki Rani.

Personal life

Sen was born in Ranchi in a Bengali Baidya family, later moving to Mumbai along with her family. She studied at Ryan International School, Kandivali and scored 89.4% in 12th standard CBSE board exam as a commerce student. As of 2021, she is pursuing a degree in filmography at Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai.

Career

Sen began her career as a child actor in 2009 with Zee TV's serial ''Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli''. In the year, her first music video ''Humko hai Aasha'' was released. In 2012, she became popular playing the character of Meher in the TV serial ''Baal Veer''. 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 appeared in the period drama film ''Lihaaf: The Quilt'' and also acted in a short film ''Sammaditthi''. In 2020 she was a lead in the TV show ''Apna Time Bhi Aayega'' but left after three weeks. In 2012, she became popular playing the character of Meher in the TV serial ''Baal Veer''. 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 appeared in the period drama film ''Lihaaf: The Quilt'' and also acted in a short film ''Sammaditthi''. In 2020 she was a lead in the TV show ''Apna Time Bhi Aayega'' but left after three weeks. She has also appeared in several music videos, the latest being ''Chura Liya''.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.'' She has also appeared in several music videos, the latest being ''Chura Liya''.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.''
In May 2021, she entered the stunt-based reality TV show ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11'' and was eliminated in the seventh week. She was the youngest contestant to appear on this show.In 2023, she was appointed as Honorary Ambassador of Korean Tourism. She is also shooting for her first Korean film, titled as ''Asia''.

Other works

Sen is a social media influencer. In June 2021, she appeared in Snapchat's weekly show What's on my Plate in which she showed her cooking skills. This show had 10 episodes.