“I didn’t know I could either,” he said. “Until you started watching.”

: Her characters always retain their autonomy, choosing love rather than being consumed by it.

If you had to shelve Anushka Sharma’s characters into your personal romantic fiction library, where would they go? Does Alizeh sit next to your Colleen Hoover books? Is Tani on the same shelf as your Emily Henry rom-coms?

For fans of her real-life romance, there are published biographies and eBooks:

Romantic fiction relies on well-defined character arcs and structural tropes. Anushka Sharma’s romantic filmography reads like a checklist of the most popular sub-genres in contemporary romance writing. Her characters are rarely passive participants in love; they are driving forces with distinct agency. 1. Small-Town Vibrancy and Realism

The Spectator of Her Own Heart A Romantic Fiction Collection Featuring Anushka Sharma