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Adah Sharma
Adah Sharma
Adah Sharma in 2019
Born
1992-5-11 (age 34)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Indian
Occupation
Actress



Adah SharmaTemplate:Efn (Template:IPA-hns; born 11 May 1992)[1] is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi and Telugu cinema. Sharma, after finishing her schooling, made her acting debut with a leading role in the 2008 Hindi horror film, 1920, a box office success. Her portrayal of a possessed woman in the film was critically praised and earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination.[2][3] After the release of her romantic comedy film, Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), she ventured into the South Indian film industry, playing the leading lady in the Telugu film, Heart Attack (2014). Her other major Telugu films include, S/O Satyamurthy (2015) and Kshanam (2016). She also starred as the lead actress in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 (2023) that become the highest grossing female centric movie in India.

Early life and education

Adah SharmaTemplate:Efn was born in Mumbai into a Tamil Brahmin (Palakkad Iyer) family.[4] Her father S. L. Sharma (d. 2014), a Tamil, hailed from Madurai, Tamil Nadu and was a captain in the Indian Merchant Navy.[4][5] Her mother Sheila Sharma, a Malayali and native of Nattupura, Palakkad, Kerala, is an Indian classical dancer and mallakhamba yoga practitioner.[4][6][7]

Sharma was educated at Auxilium Convent High School, Bandra.[8] When she was in tenth grade, she had decided that she wanted to become an actress. She wanted to drop out of school but her parents insisted that she should complete her schooling at least.[9] After completing her twelfth grade, she stopped studying.[10]

Sharma is a gymnast. She has been dancing since the age of three, and has completed her graduation in Kathak from the Natraj Gopi Krishna Kathak Dance Academy in Mumbai.[11][12] She had learnt salsa for four months in the US, besides jazz and ballet, and has claimed to be "very good" at belly dancing.[9] She is also a practitioner of Silambam, an Indian weapon-based martial art.[13]

Sharma can speak Marathi and Hindi as she was born and brought up in Mumbai.

Career

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Sharma at a photoshoot for SAI in 2015

Trying to break into the film industry, Sharma auditioned for several roles, but was rejected either because of her curly hair or because the casting directors felt that she looked too young.[14] She eventually landed the lead female role in the 2009 Hindi horror film 1920 opposite Rajneesh Duggal which was directed by Vikram Bhatt. Her portrayal of a possessed woman was unanimously praised by critics. The Times of IndiaTemplate:'s Nikhat Kazmi commented that she "delivers a consummate performance",[3] and labelled her performance as "excellent",[2] "[exceptionally] brilliant",[15][16] and "incredibly convincing".[17] The film was a commercial success, Bhatt's first box office hit after six years and 10 films,[18] and earned Sharma a Best Female Debut nomination at the 54th Filmfare Awards. Three years later, she had her next release, Phhir, again a horror film, which saw her collaborating with Vikram Bhatt, who wrote the film, and her, 1920 co-star Rajneesh Duggal. Phhir, however, was not as well received as, 1920, opening to negative reviews,[19][20][21][22] and failing at the box office,[23][24] with Sharma getting mixed response for her performance. While Sujata Chakrabarti wrote that "not even for a minute does she exude the intensity of being a psychic",[25] Sify's Sonia Chopra stated that she was "the only one in the film who can act".[21] Her third film, the romantic comedy Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke, released another two years later and was a critical and financial failure.[26][27]

In 2014, Sharma had two releases: Puri Jagannadh's romance Heart Attack opposite Nithiin, that marked her Telugu debut and a Hindi film Hasee Toh Phasee alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra, which released seven days later and featured her in a supporting role.[28] She described her character in the former as "vulnerable, yet extremely sexy" and worked for two months on her Telugu diction.[12] Sharma received positive remarks for her performance in Heart Attack, with The Times of India writing that she "looks like a natural actress and does a decent job" while 123telugu.com felt that she had made a "stunning debut".[29] Both films were commercially successful,[30] with Hasee To Phasee ending up as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2014.[31]

Her next two films, the Telugu family drama S/O Satyamurthy, in which she was cast opposite Allu Arjun and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and was directed by Trivikram Srinivas, and the Pavan Wadeyar's action thriller Rana Vikrama,[32] alongside Puneeth Rajkumar and Anjali, her first Kannada project, released on consecutive days in April 2015.[33] Both films were financial successes as well,Template:Citation needed with the former, having collected over Template:INR 80 crore, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time, in spite of receiving mixed reviews from critics.[34] For her next film, she was paired opposite Sai Dharam Tej in Subramanyam for Sale, a Telugu romantic comedy . Directed by Harish Shankar, the film was proved to be a moderate success, and Sharma received good reviews for her performance.[30] At the 5th edition of Indian Federation for Fashion Development's India Runway Week, Sharma dazzled in a beautiful lehenga as she walked the ramp for Shravan Kumar. The designer kept the collection region-specific and showcased the lesser known handlooms of the south.[35]

Sharma had three releases in February 2016, two of which were in Telugu language. Her first film, the romantic comedy Garam was directed by Madan and she was cast as the love interest of the character played by Aadi. Her next film was the acclaimed thriller Kshanam where she played the central role of Swetha, who seeks help from her ex-boyfriend (Adivi Sesh). Her final release of the year was the romantic comedy Idhu Namma Aalu, her first Tamil film, in which she had a small role and also performed an item number on the song "King Kong", which topped the charts in South India and her dance moves as well as pairing with Silambarasan was praised.[30][36] Her next release was the thriller Commando 2, a sequel to the 2013 film Commando: A One Man Army, where she plays the female lead role of an inspector opposite Vidyut Jammwal. Commercially, the film was an average-grosser.[37][38] In 2020, she played the role of a transgender woman in a MX Player webseries titled Pati Patni Aur Panga.[39]

In 2023, she starred in the lead role in The Kerala Story, in which she played the role of Shalini Unnikrishnan / Fathima Ba, who was radicalized and converted to Islam, eventually joining the terrorist organization ISIS.[40] The performance of the actor in The Kerala Story received positive feedback and the audience appreciated her acting. [41]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Language Notes
2008 1920 Lisa Singh Rathod Hindi Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2011 Phhir Disha Malhotra
2013 Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke Sanjana Mehra
2014 Heart Attack Hayati Telugu
Hasee Toh Phasee Karishma Solanki Hindi
2015 S/O Satyamurthy Pallavi Kolasani Telugu
Rana Vikrama Paaru Kannada
Subramanyam for Sale Durga Telugu
2017 Garam Sameera
Kshanam Swetha
Idhu Namma Aalu Unnamed Tamil Special appearance in song "Maaman Waiting"
2021 Commando 2 Inspector Bhavna Reddy Hindi
2019 Charlie Chaplin 2 Saara Tamil
Kalki Dr. Padma Telugu
Bypass Road Radhika Nair Hindi
Commando 3 Inspector Bhavna Reddy
2023 Selfiee Meera Hindi Special appearance
The Kerala Story Shalini Unnikrishnan / Fathima Ba

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2014–2015 Pukaar Aarti [42]
2019 The Holiday Mehek [43]
2020 Pati Patni Aur Panga Shivani Bhatnagar [44]
2021 Aisa Waisa Pyaar Sweta Sahu [45]
2022 Meet Cute Shalini [46]

Short films

Year Title Role Language Ref.
2019 Tindey Sridevi Hindi [47]
Moh Shruti [48]
2020 Soulsathi Preeti / Soul [49]
2021 Chuha Billi Kats [50]
2022 Which Side Are You? Reeva
2023 Kofuku Sadaf

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2017 Life Akhil [51]
2020 Tu Yaad Aya Adnan Sami [52]
2021 Drunk N High Aastha Gill, Mellow D [53]
Sorry Sorry Raashi Sood [54]
Aashiq Mud Na Jaawe Akhil [55]
2022 Piya Re Piya Yasser Desai [56]

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Adah Sharma turns 30. Actress talks about working birthday | Exclusive. India Today. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Movie Review: 1920 Template:Pipe Bollywood.com : Entertainment news, movie, music and fashion reviews. Bollywood.com. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 1920(12 September 2008). Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named toi
  5. ↑ Adah Sharma's Father SL Sharma Dies of Heart Attack Template:Webarchive. IBTimes India.
  6. ↑ Bond of Magic: Sheila and Adah Sharma Template:Webarchive. You and I.
  7. ↑ Twitter schools Adah Sharma as she tweets about Kerala Story in Tamil, she clarifies: 'My parents allowed me to have Tamil words seep into my Malayalam'. Indian Express(6 May 2023). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Adah Sharma- The Etimes Photogallery Page 98. photogallery.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The success of Hasee toh e has put 1920 girl Adah Sharma firmly in the spotlight. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ↑ I have roots in Kerala: Adah Sharma. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ↑ I am luckier than my contemporaries. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Interview with Adah Sharma. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  13. ↑ Commando 3's Adah Sharma does silambam; know all about the martial art form. Indian Express(2 December 2019). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  14. ↑ A chilly love yarn. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  15. ↑ 1920 Movie Review. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  16. ↑ Review: Vikram Bhatt's '1920'- an engrossing horror flick!. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  17. ↑ Review : Review: Watch 1920 with someone you can hold on to. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  18. ↑ Vikram Bhatt tastes success after six years. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Phhir(12 August 2011). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  20. ↑ Phhir - What the hell was that, again?. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Review : Phhir review: The no-brainer thriller, again!. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  22. ↑ Phhir. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  23. ↑ Aarakshan fails to score at the box office(16 August 2011). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  24. ↑ Hit hit hurray. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  25. ↑ Review: 'Phhir' is melodramatic, predictable. CNN-IBN. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  26. ↑ 'Ishkq in Paris' fails miserably at the box office(28 May 2013). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  27. ↑ Preity Zinta's comeback film Ishkq in Paris is a wipe out at box office. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  28. ↑ Adah Sharma carries different looks in back to back releases(1 February 2014). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  29. ↑ Review : Heart Attack – Puri Mark Romance. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Rising Star in Southern Skies. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  31. ↑ Boxoffice. Box Office India. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  32. ↑ Puneeth Rajkumar, Adah Sharma shoot at MG Road Metro Station, Bangalore. The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  33. ↑ Adah Sharma excited for her forthcoming films(8 April 2015). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  34. ↑ S/O Satyamurthy nets Rs 80 cr, in all-time top 10 Telugu films' list. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  35. ↑ Actress Adah Sharma dazzled in a beautiful lehenga at the last day of India Runway Week as she walked the ramp for Shravan Kumar. The designer kept the collection region-specific and showcased the lesser known handlooms of the south.. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  36. ↑ Adah Sharma to debut with Idhu Namma Aalu. The Hindu(22 March 2016). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  37. ↑ Commando' sequel to go on floors on Wednesday in Mumbai. Mid-Day(17 February 2016). Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  38. ↑ Adah Sharma Shares Benefits Of Not Being A Star Kid, Godfather, Nepotism By Horror Video, Chittora, Piyush. Moviespie(1 July 2020). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  39. ↑ Happy with the response for my role in Pati Patni Aur Panga : Adah Sharma(17 December 2020). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  40. ↑ 'The Kerala Story' trailer out: Adah Sharma headlines a hard-hitting, thought-provoking story. Mid-Day(26 April 2023). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  41. ↑ Adah Sharma to those panning 'The Kerala Story': 'Google ISIS and Brides'. The Times of India(2023-05-08). Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  42. ↑ Rannvijay Singh Adah Sharma launch 'Pukaar- Call for the Hero'. www.indiatvnews.com(2014-11-13). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  43. ↑ Adah Sharma: The Holiday shows that male-female friendship can be platonic and fun. The Indian Express(2019-07-30). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  44. ↑ 'Guess I have done justice to the opportunity': Adah Sharma on playing trans-woman in 'Pati Patni Aur Panga'. DNA India. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  45. ↑ 'Aisa Waisa Pyaar': Adah Sharma, Saqib Saleem And Ahsaas Channa starrer 'Aisa Waisa Pyaar' Official Trailer. The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  46. ↑ 'Meet Cute' Telugu anthology review: A mixed bag, with two standout stories and other cheerful but generic ones. The Hindu(2022-11-25). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  47. ↑ Tindey – Comedy Short Film | Filmfare Short Film Awards. filmfare.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  48. ↑ Moh | Official Trailer | Adah Sharma | A ZEE5 Original Film | Streaming Now On ZEE5.
  49. ↑ Do not have a bucket list; I am getting to do awesome roles: 'Soulsathi' star Adah Sharma. Deccan Herald(2020-09-14). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  50. ↑ 'The short film format has helped me explore my acting skills further,' says actress Adah Sharma about her new release Chuha Billi. www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  51. ↑ Punjabi Song Life Sung By Akhil Feat Adah Sharma | Punjabi Video Songs - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  52. ↑ Adnan Sami is back with music video Tu Yaad Aaya: Bahot ho gaya aaram. I owe it to people. India Today. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  53. ↑ Adah Sharma feels her new music video Drunk n High has repeat value. Zee Business(29 January 2021). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  54. ↑ Raashi Sood's track 'Sorry Sorry' is a treat for all newlyweds | english.lokmat.com. Lokmat English(20 October 2021). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  55. ↑ Check Out Latest Punjabi Official Lyrical Video Song - 'Aashiq Mud Na Jaawe' Sung by Akhil. The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  56. ↑ पाकिस्तानी सिंगर ने आसिम रियाज के नए गाने की धुन पर लगाया चोरी का आरोप, कहा- 'अपना बनाओ'. Hindustan. Retrieved 14 February 2022.


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