Shruti Sharma (actress)

Shruti Sharma is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She started her career as a contestant on the reality show India's Next Superstars in 2018 and then made her acting debut on television in 2019 with Gathbandhan where she played IPS Dhanak Parekh.[1] Sharma made her film debut with the Telugu film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019) and made her Hindi film debut with Pagglait (2021). She also played the dual role of Kahani Verma and Satya Singh Verma in Namak Issk Ka.[2]

Shruti Sharma
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Known forGathbandhan

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Sharma entered Hindi television as a participant in India's Next Superstars in 2018 and emerged as the "Third Superstar".[3] The same year she made her web debut with the YouTube web series Blockbuster Zindagi alongside Aakarshit Gupta. She appeared in a music video, Main Hua Tera alongside Avitesh Shrivastava in 2018.[citation needed]

She made her acting debut in January 2019 with the television show, Gathbandhan where she played the role of IPS Dhanak Parekh, a police officer who marries a don opposite Abrar Qazi. The show went off-air in November 2019. Sharma made her film debut with the 2019 Telugu film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya opposite Naveen Polishetty in the role of assistant detective.[4] It received positive reviews from the critics, and was successful at the box office.[5]

In 2020, Sharma played the lead role of Daivik Palak Verma Chaudhary in supernatural series Nazar 2 opposite Sheezan Mohammed. It ended early due to the situation of Covid-19.[6] She then played Shayari Choudhary alongside Shehzada Dhami in Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka! the same year. In November 2020, she starred in Namak Issk Ka portraying the double role of Kahani Verma/Chamcham and Satya Verma opposite Aditya Ojha. The show went off-air in August 2021.[7]

Sharma made her Hindi film debut with Sanya Malhotra's Pagglait in 2021. She played the role of Nazia Zaidi. It received mixed to positive reviews.[8]

Filmography edit

Films edit

Year Title Role Language Ref
2019 Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Sneha Raghuvanshi Telugu [9]
2021 Pagglait Nazia Zaidi Hindi [10]

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 India's Next Superstars Contestant Winner [11]
2019 Gathbandhan ACP Dhanak Parekh Jadhav [12]
2020 Nazar Daivik Palak Verma Chaudhary Season 2 [13]
Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka! Shayari Choudhary [14]
Bigg Boss 14 Kahani Verma To promote Namak Issk ka [citation needed]
2020–2021 Namak Issk ka Kahani Yug Pratap Rajput / Chamcham Rani [citation needed]
2021 Satya Singh Verma [15]
2024 Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

Web series edit

Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Blockbuster Zindagi Unknown [citation needed]

Music videos edit

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2018 Main Hua Tera Avitesh Shrivastava [citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "I had to face a lot of discrimination on the show being from Lucknow: Shruti Sharma". The Times of India. 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ Hindustan Times (2 February 2021). "Shruti Sharma: The way this industry has accepted me, it makes me so emotional". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "India's Next Superstars Special Mention awardee Shruti Sharma: I am eagerly waiting to work with Karan Johar and Rohit Shetty". The Indian Express.
  4. ^ "Shruti Sharma's determination pays; de-glam role works in her favor". The Hindu. 26 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Rahul Yadav Nakka expresses his gratitude for the success of Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya". Times Of India. 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Shruti Sharma: I always wanted to be a part of a show like Nazar 2; it's fascinating to be a part of the show". Times Of India. 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Exclusive! Namak Issk Ka actor Shruti Sharma confirms show going off-air". TimesOfIndia. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ Ghosh, Sayan (26 March 2021). "'Pagglait' movie review: An insightful tale of repression and tragedy, taking pride in its simplicity". The Hindu.
  9. ^ "'Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya': Naveen Polishetty and Shruti Sharma wraps up shooting". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Gathbandhan actress Shruti Sharma bags her first Bollywood film; to debut with 'Pagglait'". The Times of India. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Exclusive| Aman Gandotra, Natasha Bharadwaj and Shruti Sharma were declared winners of India's Next Superstars". The Indian Express. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Gathbandhan pair Abrar Qazi and Shruti Sharma finally meet each other after a long time; see pics". Times Of India. 23 June 2020.
  13. ^ "'Gathbandhan' actress Shruti Sharma bags the lead role in 'Nazar 2'". The Times of India.
  14. ^ "Shruti Sharma on her role in Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka: Shayari is jhalli, completely different from me". India Today. 29 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Shruti Sharma pens a heartfelt note as she bids adieu to Satya and Kahanii from Namak Issk Ka for one last time". Times Of India. 24 August 2021.

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