Tara Sharma (born 11 January 1977) is a British actress, entrepreneur, creator, co-producer and host of The Tara Sharma Show.[1] She is the daughter of authors Partap Sharma and Susan Sharma. She made her Bollywood debut in Anupam Kher directorial debut Om Jai Jagadish in 2002. Then she went onto star in various commercially and critically hit films like Masti (2004), Page 3 (2005), Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006), Maharathi (2008), Mumbai Cutting (2009), Dulha Mil Gaya (2010) and Kadakh (2019). Apart from Hindi films, she has appeared in English television shows and English films like Raven: The Secret Temple (2007) and The Other End of the Line (2008).

Tara Sharma
Tara in 2014
Born (1977-01-11) 11 January 1977 (age 47)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUnited World College of the Adriatic
London School of Economics
Bombay International School
Occupation(s)Actress
Model
Television presenter
Years active2002–present
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Children2
Parent(s)Partap Sharma (father)
Susan Sharma (mother)

Early life and education

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Tara was born to an Indian author and playwright Partap Sharma and British artist and author Susan Sharma.[2] She studied at the Bombay International School and the United World College of the Adriatic, Italy. Thereafter, she completed her B.Sc in Management at the London School of Economics.[citation needed]

Career

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After graduating from LSE, Sharma was a financial consultant at Citibank and Accenture. She appeared in advertisements for Lakme, Garnier, Liril, and Pepsi, the third included a commercial with Shah Rukh Khan which proved to be a stepping stone into movies.[3]

She debuted in Anupam Kher's Om Jai Jagadish, followed by Khosla Ka Ghosla, Page 3, Saaya, and Masti.[4]

Sharma creates, co-produces and hosts The Tara Sharma Show, a multi-platform show to discuss topical family, parenting, women's and children's issues,[5] with a view to bringing about positive change. The show has completed five seasons having aired on Pogo, NDTV Imagine, Colors, Nickelodeon and Star World.[6] The show is also available to view on her social media platforms YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

Personal life

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She married media entrepreneur Roopak Saluja in November 2007.[2][7] They have two children, Zen and Kai.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Character Notes
2002 Om Jai Jagadish Puja
2003 Saaya Dr. Maya Bhatnagar
2004 Masti Geeta
Bardaasht Ramona
2005 Sitam Chanda
Mr. Prime Minister Roshanara
Amavas Tara
Page 3 Gayatri Sachdeva
2006 Aksar Nisha
Khosla Ka Ghosla Meghna
2007 Heyy Babyy Special Appearance
Overnight Tara
2008 The Other End of the Line Zia English film
Maharathi Swati
2009 Suno Na Ek Nanhi Aawaaz Anupama Nayyar
The Whisperers Kavita
Mumbai Cutting -
2010 Dulha Mil Gaya Tanvi
Prem Kaa Game Sheetal Sahni
10mL Love Shweta
2019 Shame Sumer's Wife Short film
Kadakh Sheetal
2023 The Archies Mary Andrews

Television

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Year Title Role Language Broadcasting Channel
2007 Raven: The Secret Temple Satyarani English BBC One
2011–2012 The Tara Sharma Show

(Season 1)

Self Hindi Viacom18 Colors
2013–2014 The Tara Sharma Show

(Season 2)

Self English NDTV Good Times
2015–Present The Tara Sharma Show

(Season 3,4, 5 &

upcoming Season 6)

Self English Star World India

YouTube

References

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  1. ^ "The Tara Sharma Show". Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gene Junction: Tara Sharma Saluja". Verve Magazine. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ Methil Renuka (23 April 2001). "Pepsi ad girl Tara Sharma bags more modelling spots and a film : EYECATCHERS - India Today 23042001". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Tara Sharma wants to do more movies". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Tara Sharma: My chat show imparts life lessons without being preachy". The Indian Express. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "The Tara Sharma Show - Platform to discuss topical family & parenting issues". tarasharmashow.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Glitzy wedding of Tara Sharma - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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