Find all about Salman Khan’s ‘Tubelight’ Co-Star Zhu Zhu

By Sona Kadam on August 21, 2016 at 2:40 PM

There was much debate and speculation about which actor would be cast opposite Salman Khan as his heroine in Kabir Khan’s Tubelight. Names like Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif were being thrown around and it seemed like a race between these two big-ticket stars to bag the coveted role. But it all ended with Chinese actor and singer Zhu Zhu , as she will be playing Salman’s heroine in Tubelight.

So as all of you are trying to find who she is and what she does? So here is all you need to know about Zhu Zhu.

# Zhu Zhu was born in a military family in Beijin, China on July 19, 1984. Her granfather was part of the People’s Liberation Army and fought quite a few wars.

# She has a degree in electronics and information engineering from the Beijing Technology and Business University.

# Post her graduation, she pursued designing before turning into a VJ for MTV China.

# After a successful stint as a VJ, Zhu Zhu turned to acting and she has worked on famous International projects like What Women Want, Shanghai Calling, The Man with the Iron Fists, Last Flight and a few others.

# Like her co-star Salman Khan, the actress like horses too. She even knows how to ride them perfectly!

# Like Deepika Padukone, her work is also managed by talent management agency – CAA. This was also the same agency that managed Priyanka’s initial work abroad.

#She is currently part of the cast of Marco Polo, a Netflix show that started in 2014.

# Zhu Zhu dated Lapo Elkann, an Italian entrepreneur and grandson of Gianni Agnelli (CEO of Fiat Automobiles) for a year till 2013. Currently, she is single.