Adah Sharma Explained

Adah Sharma
Birth Date:11 May 1992
Birth Place:Palakkad, Kerala, India
Alias:Chamundeswari Iyer
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2008–present

Adah Sharma (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. 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 movie The Kerala Story (2023).

Early life and education

Sharma (Chamundeshwari Iyer) was born in Palakkad to Tamil brahmin father and Anglo-Indian mother. Her father S. L. Sharma (d. 2014) was a captain in the Indian Merchant Navy.[2] [3] Her mother Sheila Sharma is an Indian classical dancer and mallakhamba yoga practitioner.[2] [4] [5]

Sharma studied at Auxilium Convent High School, Bandra.[6] 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.[7] After completing her twelfth grade, she stopped studying.[8]

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.[9] [10] She had learnt salsa for four months in the US, besides jazz and ballet, and has claimed to be "very good" at belly dancing.[7] She is also a practitioner of Silambam, an Indian weapon-based martial art.[11]

Sharma lived in her Palakkad and Pali Hill house all her life, as she preferred to live close to nature surrounded by trees.[12] In June 2024, she moved to a sea-facing building Mont Blanc in Mumbai into Sushant Singh Rajput's apartment where the latter was found dead on 14 June, 2020.[13]

Career

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 Indias Nikhat Kazmi commented that she "delivers a consummate performance",[15] and labelled her performance as "excellent",[16] "[exceptionally] brilliant",[17] [18] and "incredibly convincing".[19] The film was a commercial success, Bhatt's first box office hit after six years and 10 films,[20] 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,[21] [22] [23] [24] and failing at the box office,[25] [26] 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",[27] Sify's Sonia Chopra stated that she was "the only one in the film who can act".[23] Her third film, the romantic comedy Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke, released another two years later and was a critical and financial failure.[28] [29]

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.[30] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama stated, "Adah Sharma is a natural. One strongly feels she hasn't got her due, despite leaving an impression in every film she's featured in."[31] She described her character in the former as "vulnerable, yet extremely sexy" and worked for two months on her Telugu diction. 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".[32] Both films were commercially successful,[33] with Hasee To Phasee ending up as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2014.[34]

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,[35] alongside Puneeth Rajkumar and Anjali, her first Kannada project, released on consecutive days in April 2015.[36] Both films were financial successes as well, with the former, having collected over 80 crore, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time, in spite of receiving mixed reviews from critics.[37] 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 proved to be a moderate success, and Sharma received good reviews for her performance.[33] 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.[38] 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.[33] [39] Her next release was the thriller Commando 2, a sequel to the 2013 film , where she plays the female lead role of an inspector opposite Vidyut Jammwal. Commercially, the film was an average-grosser.[40] [41] In 2020, she played the role of a transgender woman in a MX Player webseries titled Pati Patni Aur Panga.[42]

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.[43] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu noted, "Adah Sharma delivers an earnest performance and captures the pain of the vulnerable Shalini who is robbed of her innocence but retains her spine." The film turned out to among the highest grossing films of the year.[44] However, her claim of being Malayali was questioned and received negative reviews

After the huge success of The Kerala Story, she has also confirmed working on her first international film, playing the role of a female superhero in an action film.[45] Her project Basstar also received negative reviews and her performance was criticized by netizens because her overacting [46] [47]

Filmography

Films

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YearTitleRole LanguageNotes
20081920Lisa Singh RathodHindiNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2011PhhirDisha Malhotra
2013Hum Hai Raahi Car KeSanjana Mehra
2014Heart AttackHayatiTelugu
Hasee Toh PhaseeKarishma SolankiHindi
2015S/O SatyamurthyPallavi KolasaniTelugu
Rana VikramaPaaruKannada
Subramanyam for SaleDurga Telugu
2016GaramSameera
KshanamSwetha
Idhu Namma AaluUnnamedTamilSpecial appearance in song "Maaman Waiting"
2017Commando 2Inspector Bhavna ReddyHindi
2019Charlie Chaplin 2 SaaraTamil
KalkiDr. PadmaTelugu
Bypass Road Radhika NairHindi−2019Commando 3Inspector Bhavna Reddy
2022Question MarkSwapnaTelugu
2023SelfieeMeera Hindi
The Kerala Story Shalini Unnikrishnan / Fathima Ba
2024 I.G. Neerja Mathur
CD: Criminal Or Devil RakshaTelugu[48]
The Game Of Girgit Gayatri BhargavHindiPre-Production[49]

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformRef.
2014–2015PukaarAartiLife OK[50]
2019The HolidayMehek Amazon Prime[51]
2020Pati Patni Aur PangaShivani BhatnagarMX Player[52]
2021Aisa Waisa PyaarSweta SahuJioCinema[53]
2022Meet CuteShaliniSonyLIV[54]
2023CommandoBhavana ReddyDisney+ Hotstar[55]
2024Sunflower (S2)Rosie MehtaZEE5[56]

Short films

YearTitleRole LanguageRef.
2019Tindey Sridevi Hindi[57]
MohShruti
2020SoulsathiPreeti / Soul[58]
2021Chuha BilliKats[59]
2022Which Side Are You?Reeva
2023KofukuSadaf[60]

Music videos

!Year!Title!Singer(s)!Ref.
2010Gaaia Na kar niKamal Heer
2017LifeAkhil[61]
2020Tu Yaad AyaAdnan Sami[62]
2021Drunk N HighAastha Gill, Mellow D[63]
Sorry SorryRaashi Sood[64]
Aashiq Mud Na JaaweAkhil[65]
2022Piya Re PiyaYasser Desai[66]
2023RaabtaJubin Nautiyal

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2009Stardust AwardsExciting New Face – Female1920[67]
Filmfare Award for Best Female DebutFilmfare Award for Best Female Debut1920[68]
2024Iconic Gold AwardsBest Actress of the Year – Critics ChoiceThe Kerala Story
Zee Cine AwardsZee 5 Best Actor – FemaleThe Kerala Story[69]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adah Sharma turns 30. Actress talks about working birthday Exclusive . 18 September 2022 . India Today . en . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170936/https://www.indiatoday.inpp/amp/movies/celebrities/story/adah-sharma-turns-30-actress-talks-⁰about-working-birthday-exclusive-1948216-2022-05-11 . live .
  2. News: Adah Sharma talks about her roots . 30 November 2021 . The Times of India . 26 April 2015 . Even Bollywood folks from Mumbai find it amusing that she's a Palakkad Iyer, whose parents named her Adah. That is my original name! says the actress. And her last name also raises similar aspersions about her Tamil nativity among the discerning. It doesn't seem to annoy her any more. ... I'm a Tamil Brahmin. My father hailed from Madurai and my mom's a native from Nattupura, bordering Palakkad. In our community, the father's first name becomes the surname, she says. Her last name was originally spelt as Sarma, and Adah attributes the change in spelling to years of living in Mumbai. . 10 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610172844/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Adah-Sharma-talks-about-her-roots/articleshow/47070358.cms . live .
  3. https://www.ibtimes.co.in/adah-sharmas-father-sl-sharma-dies-heart-attack-614142 Adah Sharma's Father SL Sharma Dies of Heart Attack
  4. https://www.youandi.com/bond-magic-sheila-and-adah-sharm/ Bond of Magic: Sheila and Adah Sharma
  5. News: 6 May 2023. 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. 6 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230506045457/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/twitter-schools-adah-sharma-as-she-mistakes-tamil-for-malayalam-kerala-story-8594412/. live.
  6. News: Adah Sharma- The Etimes Photogallery Page 98 . photogallery.indiatimes.com . 2 May 2023 . 2 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502163541/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/yearendershow/3449646.cms . live .
  7. Web site: The success of Hasee toh e has put 1920 girl Adah Sharma firmly in the spotlight . The Telegraph . 12 May 2015 . 13 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180813044115/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140218/jsp/t2/story_17948881.jsp . dead.
  8. News: I have roots in Kerala: Adah Sharma . The Times of India . 25 April 2015 . 12 May 2015 . 1 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150501021618/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-have-roots-in-Kerala-Adah-Sharma/articleshow/47038488.cms . live.
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  10. Web site: Interview with Adah Sharma . The Times of India . 12 May 2015 . 14 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150914071012/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Interview-with-Adah-Sharma/articleshow/27751709.cms . live.
  11. News: 2 December 2019. Commando 3's Adah Sharma does silambam; know all about the martial art form. Indian Express. 11 May 2023.
  12. News: 2024-08-13 . Adah Sharma clarifies that she has rented the house Sushant Singh Rajput lived in: 'The Rs 300 crore from The Kerala Story is not mine' . 2024-08-17 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  13. Web site: Adah Sharma On If She Was Scared While Moving Into Sushant Singh Rajput's Flat: "Kyun Darr Lagna Chahiye?" . 2024-08-17 . www.ndtv.com . en.
  14. News: A chilly love yarn . The Hindu . 9 September 2008 . 12 May 2015 . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011232555/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/A-chilly-love-yarn/article15388973.ece . live.
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  20. Web site: Vikram Bhatt tastes success after six years . Sify . 12 May 2015 . 10 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910121452/http://www.sify.com/movies/vikram-bhatt-tastes-success-after-six-years-news-bollywood-kkfsTveacaisi.html . dead.
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  22. News: Phhir – What the hell was that, again? . Sudhish Kamath . The Hindu . 13 August 2011 . 12 May 2015 . 1 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601034118/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/phhir-what-the-hell-was-that-again/article2353811.ece . live.
  23. Web site: Review : Phhir review: The no-brainer thriller, again! . Sify . 12 May 2015 . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140027/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-phhir-i-review-the-no-brainer-thriller-again-review-bollywood-pcmacJihegfdg.html . dead.
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  25. Web site: Aarakshan fails to score at the box office . 16 August 2011 . Rediff . 12 May 2015 . 18 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090944/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aarakshan-fails-to-score-at-box-office/20110816.htm . live.
  26. Web site: Hit hit hurray . The Telegraph . Kolkota . 12 May 2015 . 18 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075039/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111010/jsp/entertainment/story_14604569.jsp . dead.
  27. Web site: Review: 'Phhir' is melodramatic, predictable . CNN-IBN . 12 May 2015 . 4 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104194227/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-phhir-is-melodramatic-predictable/174979-8-66.html . dead.
  28. Web site: 'Ishkq in Paris' fails miserably at the box office . 28 May 2013 . mid-day . 12 May 2015 . 18 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092400/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ishkq-in-paris-fails-miserably-at-the-box-office/215467 . live.
  29. Web site: Preity Zinta's comeback film Ishkq in Paris is a wipe out at box office . The Indian Express . 12 May 2015 . 22 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161022/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/preity-zintas-comeback-film-ishkq-in-paris-is-a-wipe-out-at-box-office/1122879/ . live.
  30. Web site: Adah Sharma carries different looks in back to back releases . 1 February 2014 . The Indian Express . 12 May 2015 . 18 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518141600/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/adah-sharma-carries-different-looks-in-back-to-back-releases/ . live.
  31. Web site: Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) | Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015021943/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/580749 . dead . 15 October 2013 . . 24 February 2014.
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  33. Web site: Rising Star in Southern Skies . The New Indian Express . 12 May 2015 . 19 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519131856/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/Rising-Star-in-Southern-Skies/2015/04/26/article2779855.ece . dead.
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  35. News: Puneeth Rajkumar, Adah Sharma shoot at MG Road Metro Station, Bangalore . . 23 August 2014 . 12 June 2019 . 7 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190907064232/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/Puneeth-Rajkumar-Adah-Sharma-shoot-at-MG-Road-Metro-Station-Bangalore/articleshow/40670025.cms . live.
  36. Web site: Adah Sharma excited for her forthcoming films . 8 April 2015 . The Indian Express . 12 May 2015 . 18 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518141614/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/adah-sharma-excited-for-her-forthcoming-films/ . live.
  37. Web site: S/O Satyamurthy nets Rs 80 cr, in all-time top 10 Telugu films' list . Hindustan Times . 12 May 2015 . 10 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510210028/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional/s-o-satyamurthy-nets-rs-80-cr-in-all-time-top-10-telugu-films-list/article1-1345120.aspx . dead.
  38. Web site: 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. . 28 February 2017 . 23 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234212/http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/reviving-the-lost-craft.html . live.
  39. News: Bhanage . Mihir . Adah Sharma to debut with Idhu Namma Aalu . 18 January 2016 . . . 22 March 2016 . 21 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221085435/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/adah-sharma-to-debut-with-idhu-namma-aalu/article8346930.ece . live.
  40. News: Commando' sequel to go on floors on Wednesday in Mumbai . . 17 February 2016 . 20 February 2016 . 2 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302042144/http://m.mid-day.com/articles/commando-sequel-to-go-on-floors-today-in-mumbai/16961193 . live.
  41. Web site: Chittora . Piyush . 1 July 2020 . Adah Sharma Shares Benefits Of Not Being A Star Kid, Godfather, Nepotism By Horror Video . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116004714/https://www.moviespie.com/news/celebrity-news/adah-sharma-shares-benefits-of-not-being-a-star-kid-godfather-nepotism-by-horror-video/ . 16 January 2021 . 1 July 2020 . Moviespie . en-US.
  42. Web site: Happy with the response for my role in Pati Patni Aur Panga : Adah Sharma . The New Indian Express . 17 December 2020 . 19 December 2020 . 24 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210524190110/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/dec/17/happy-with-the-response-for-my-role-in-pati-patni-aur-panga-adah-sharma-2237170.html . live .
  43. News: Nishad . Sneha Singh . 'The Kerala Story' trailer out: Adah Sharma headlines a hard-hitting, thought-provoking story . 3 May 2023 . . 26 April 2023 . 26 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426184229/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/the-kerala-story-trailer-out-adah-sharma-headlines-vipul-amrutlal-shahs-hard-hitting-story-23283104 . live .
  44. News: The Kerala Story movie review: Adah Sharma’s performance marred by half-truths and an emotionally exploitative gaze . 5 May 2023 . . 26 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426184229/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-kerala-story-movie-review-adah-sharmas-performance-marred-by-half-truths-and-an-emotionally-exploitative-gaze/article66815585.ece/amp/ . live .
  45. News: 2023-06-13 . ‘The Kerala Story' actress Adah Sharma to play female superhero in upcoming international film . The Times of India . 2023-10-26 . 0971-8257.
  46. Web site: Adah Sharma's Act Too Can't Save Sudipto Sen's Yawn Fest. Free Press Journal.
  47. Web site: Exclusive: Bastar- The Naxal Story Actress Adah Sharma Reveals THIS about Box Office Pressure After The Kerala Story Success. Free Press Journal.
  48. Web site: 2024-05-25 . Adah Sharma's Stellar Performance Anchors CD: Criminal Or Devil . 2024-07-13 . News18 . en.
  49. Web site: After The Kerala Story, Adah Sharma turns cop for The Game Of Girgit. Will share screen with Shreyas Talpade . 2023-12-09 . India Today . en.
  50. Web site: 2014-11-13 . Rannvijay Singh Adah Sharma launch 'Pukaar- Call for the Hero' . 2023-04-21 . www.indiatvnews.com . en . 21 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421183008/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rannvijay-singh-adah-sharma-launch-pukaar-call-for-the-hero-18433.html . live .
  51. Web site: 2019-07-30 . Adah Sharma: The Holiday shows that male-female friendship can be platonic and fun . 2023-04-21 . The Indian Express . en . 21 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421183008/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/adah-sharma-the-holiday-web-series-5861774/ . live .
  52. Web site: 'Guess I have done justice to the opportunity': Adah Sharma on playing trans-woman in 'Pati Patni Aur Panga' . 2023-04-21 . DNA India . en . 21 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421184511/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/news-actress-adah-sharma-trans-woman-role-in-pati-patni-aur-panga-ssm-2863586 . live .
  53. News: 'Aisa Waisa Pyaar': Adah Sharma, Saqib Saleem And Ahsaas Channa starrer 'Aisa Waisa Pyaar' Official Trailer . The Times of India . 2023-04-21 . 0971-8257 . 30 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430224127/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/mx-play/hindi/aisa-waisa-pyaar-trailer-adah-sharma-saqib-saleem-and-ahsaas-channa-starrer-aisa-waisa-pyaar-official-trailer/videoshow/87274891.cms . live .
  54. News: 2022-11-25 . 'Meet Cute' Telugu anthology review: A mixed bag, with two standout stories and other cheerful but generic ones . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-04-21 . 0971-751X . 28 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221228133838/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/meet-cute-anthology-review-feel-good-stories-and-a-few-good-moments/article66178364.ece . live .
  55. News: 2022-11-25 . Disney+ Hotstar announces series based on 'Commando' films. en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-07-31.
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