No, PK was not Anushka Sharma‘s first Rajkumar Hirani‘s first film. She was previously seen in the director’s popular movie, Lage Raho Munna Bhai! I was as shocked as you are after reading this. There’s a sequence where Sanjay Dutt passes a wall that has a poster of the actress on it! And guess what? Back then, Anushka hadn’t even started her Bollywood journey and was pursuing a career in modelling. Check out a screenshot of the scene.
Looks like Anushka has had a connection with Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani movies since a long time! Not many know this but she had also auditioned for 3 Idiots. Clearly, this filmmaker-actor jodi was meant to be!