Soundarya Sharma

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Soundarya Sharma
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Sharma in 2023
Born (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 29)
New Delhi, India
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2017 – present
Known for

Soundarya Sharma (born 20 September 1994) [1] is an Indian actress and model. She made her acting debut with romantic Ranchi Diaries in 2017 for which she won the 'Best Debutante' at the Jharkhand International Film Festival and was nominated at Zee Cine Awards. In 2022, she participated in Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 16 .

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Early life and education

Soundarya Sharma was born on September 20, 1994, in Preet Vihar, East Delhi, India. She grew up in a supportive family with her father, Naresh Sharma, her mother, Usha Sharma, who is a teacher, and her siblings Avinash and Mona Sharma. During her early years, Soundarya had a strong interest in music and trained in Indian classical music. She was also passionate about theatre, which led her to join the National School of Drama and the ACT 1 Theatre group.

Career

Sharma played the lead role in the film Ranchi Diaries , which was produced by Anupam Kher. The film was released in October 2017, and she was nominated for the 'Best Female Debutant' by Zee Cine Awards and Star Screen Awards. She won the 'Best Debutante' at the Jharkhand International Film Festival.

She won the Lokmat Most Stylish Diva Award at Lokmat Stylish Awards in 2018. [2] Soundarya was also a part of a Times Music exclusive release titled Garmi Mein Chill. [3] [4]

She did a workshop with Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute [5] and a short-acting course from the New York Film Academy. [6] [7]

In 2022, she was seen in MX Player's crime web series Raktanchal 2 playing Roli. [8] She was also seen in Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 16 . On Day 112, she was evicted, where she finished at 9th place. [9]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017 Ranchi Diaries Gudiya [10]
2022 Thank God TanyaCameo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022–2023 Bigg Boss 16 Contestant9th place [11]

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2022 Raktanchal 2 Roli [12]
Country MafiaNannu [13]
Karm Yuddh Payal Rana [14]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2021Mast Barsaat Sajid Khan, Danish Sabri [15]
2022Bomb HaiRaKa [16]
2023Bade Din SeMuskaan, Altamash Faridi [17] [18]
Khoobsurat Neha Kakkar, Raghav Chaitanya [19]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2018 Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut Ranchi Diaries Nominated[ citation needed ]
Star Screen Awards Best Female Debut Nominated[ citation needed ]
Jharkhand International Film Festival Best DebutanteWon[ citation needed ]
Lokmat Stylish Awards Most Stylish DivaWon [20]

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