Anarkali

Anarkali Akarsha (Sinhala: අනර්කලී ආකර්ෂා; born 12 July 1987,as Anarkali Janina Jayatilaka) is a Sri Lankan Film actress, model, singer, TV Host and a politician. She was crowned Miss Sri Lanka 2004 and represented Sri Lanka at the Miss World 2004 beauty pageant. She has worked as a brand ambassador & a fundraiser.

Anarkali (lit. 'pomegranate blossom') was an unconfirmed woman said to be loved by the 16th-century Mughal prince Salim, who later became Emperor Jahangir. According to some accounts Anarkali was the nickname of a courtesan named Nadira Begum or Sharf-un-Nisa. According to speculative and fictional accounts, Anarkali had an illicit relationship with Salim, whose father Mughal Emperor Akbar had her executed by immurement.