Adah Sharma was born in Mumbai, India on 11th May 1992. She primarily works in Telugu and Hindi films. After graduation, Sharma starred in the critically acclaimed 2008 Hindi horror thriller 1920, a box office hit, marking her acting debut. She received great acclaim for her portrayal of a possessed lady in the movie and was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Her father, S. L. Sharma, was a captain in the Indian Merchant Navy who passed away in 2014. Sheila Sharma, her mother, practices yoga as an Indian classical dancer.
Adah Sharma’s Bollywood Career
She tried her luck in the movie business, sending in multiple auditions but being turned down for jobs due to her curly hair or because the casting directors thought her age was too young. In the end, she was cast in the lead female part of 1920, a 2009 horror movie in Hindi.
After six years and ten films, Bhatt’s first box office hit, the movie was a commercial triumph. Sharma was nominated for Best Female Debut at the 54th Filmfare Awards. Her second release, Phhir, was another horror movie and came out three years later. Despite making an impact in every movie in which she has appeared, one gets the strong sensation that she hasn’t received her due.” She spent two months perfecting her Telugu pronunciation and characterized her role as “vulnerable, yet extremely sexy” in the former.
Why Adah Sharma is a Talent Queen?
She is a gymnast. Since the age of three, she has been dancing, and she has graduated from Mumbai’s Natraj Gopi Krishna Kathak Dance Academy with a degree in Kathak. She claimed to be “very good” at belly dance and that she had studied salsa for four months in the US in addition to jazz and ballet. She also practices Silambam, an Indian martial technique based on the use of weapons. From her early years, she has been a vegetarian.
Taran Adarsh, an Indian Film Critic, and Trade Analyst said “Adah is a natural”.
5 Best Movies from Adah Sharma
Although, she appeared in many films most of them were a super hit, but here are some of the famous releases for which she is well known.
The Kerala Story (2023)
The Kerala Story is a drama film released in 2023 in India in the Hindi language, produced and directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Sudipto Sen. The story revolves around a group of Keralan women who are forced to become Muslims and join the Islamic State. The movie, which is being marketed as a factual story, is based on the “love jihad” conspiracy theory popularized by the Hindutva movement. It makes the unfounded claim that thousands of Hindu women from Kerala have been recruited by the Islamic State and converted to Islam.
Adah Sharma’s role in The Kerala Story
Shalini Unnikrishnan is a college student in Kerala who follows a typical life up until the point where religious terrorism destroys her identity, relationships, dreams, and faith. She gives a sincere portrayal that effectively conveys the suffering of the defenseless Shalini who loses her innocence but keeps her backbone.” It ended up being one of the year’s highest-grossing movies.
Commando 3 (2019)
Commando 3 is a Hindi Action movie directed by Aditya Datt, which is produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah & Reliance Entertainment. After Commando (2013) and Commando 2 (2017), this movie is the third installment in the Commando franchise. In September 2018, filming got underway in Bradford and York City, England. Originally, September 2019 was scheduled for the release of the movie. On November 29, 2019, it was finally released in theaters. Despite being the biggest-grossing movie in the Commando film series, the movie’s budget prevented it from being very successful financially.
Adah Sharma’s role in Commando 3
Officers Karan and Bhavana left for London on a mission to prevent a terrorist strike on India after learning of a potential threat to their nation. She originally played the role of a female Police Inspector. Both are assigned for a difficult task against a criminal mind terrorist.
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Selfiee (2023)
Selfiee is an action comedy-drama film from 2023 that was produced by Dharma Productions and directed by Raj Mehta in the Indian language. The film, which is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam movie Driving Licence, centers on the rivalry between an RTO Inspector and a well-known actor. Critics gave the movie varying ratings. But at the box office, the movie brought in a modest ₹23.63 crore (US$3.0 million), making it a complete commercial failure.
Adah Sharma’s role in Selfiee
The movie is based on a rivalry between Akshay Kumar and Emran Hashmi, whereas Adah’s role is not much prominent she is known by the name Meera in the movie.
Hasee Toh Phasee (2014)
Hasee Toh Phasee was released in 2014, an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film produced by Karan Johar and directed by Vinil Mathew. In Hasee Toh Phasee, Nikhil, a struggling businessman, must prove his worth to his father-in-law while contending with the unexpected return of his fiancée’s geeky sister Meeta, whom he had an earlier encounter with. Nikhil believes he is in love with Karishma, an actress with whom he is engaged.
Adah Sharma’s role in Hasee Toh Phasee
She played the role of a side actress with the name “Karishma” which is Parineeti’s sister. Although she got a lot of critical reviews from the viewers where people have their point of view, some said “She is a sister who always steals the good stuff” while there are some who said, “She lacks empathy in the whole movie”. But overall, it was a super romantic movie.
Bypass Road (2019)
The 2019 Indian thriller-drama film Bypass Road was written and directed by Neil Nitin Mukesh and stars Naman Nitin Mukesh. The main actors in the movie are Shama Sikander, Adah Sharma, and Neil Nitin Mukesh. The movie opened in theaters on November 8, 2019. The movie brought in 1.16 crore against its 7 crore budget. Both reviewers and viewers were praising the Star Cast’s performance.
Adah Sharma’s role in Bypass Road
Bypass Road is a must-watch on our list. Adah aka Radhika Nair (in movie) played the role of girlfriend of movie’s main character (Neil Nitin Mukesh). The movie portrays a series of romantic events and chemistry between Adah and Neil Nitin.
FAQs
What is the religion of Adah Sharma?
She comes from a family of Tamil Brahmins. Her mother, a neighbor from Nattupura, is an old-style craftsman, and her father, S. L. Sharma, was a commandant in the merchant maritime power. Both of them are from Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Is Adah Sharma from Kerala?
She was raised in Mumbai, India.
What is the real and full name of Adah Sharma?
Her real name is Chamundeshwari Lakshmi Narasimhan Sundaresan Iyer.
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