The 43-year-old filmmaker took to his Twitter handle to release a still of the 'NH10' actress from his upcoming flick ' Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,' which also stars Ranbir Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
"#HappyBirthdayAnushkaSharma ....for you a still from our film....#AeDilHaiMushkil ....," he wrote alongside.
The first look of Anushka, where she is seen reading a book, portrays her character to have intensity.
The film, slated to release this October, is still under production.
Salman Khan, who will star with the birthday girl in Ali Abbas Zafar's upcoming movie 'Sultan' too took to his Twitter handle to release the teaser of Anushka's character in her movie, named Aarfa.
"Happy Birthday to my Sultani Arfa #SultanKiJaan @SultanTheMovie @AnushkaSharma," he wrote alongside.
The movie, which speaks about wrestler Sultan Ali, is slated to release this Eid.