Adah Sharma

In this Indian name, the name Sharma is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Adah.
Adah Sharma

Sharma at Lakme Fashion Week in 2014
Born Adah Sharma[1]
Palakkad, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present
Religion Hindu

Adah Sharma is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in Hindi and Telugu language films. Sharma, after finishing her schooling, made her acting debut with a leading role in the 2008 Hindi language horror film 1920, a box office success. Her portrayal of a possessed woman in the film was critically praised and earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination.[2][3] After the release of her critically and commercially successful romantic comedy film Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), she ventured into the South Indian film industries, where her first six films—five in Telugu language—the romantic thriller Heart Attack (2014), the drama S/O Satyamurthy (2015), the action comedy Subramanyam for Sale (2015), the romance Garam (2016) and the thriller Kshanam (2016) and one in Kannada— the action thriller Rana Vikrama (2015), achieved commercial success and garnered her critical appreciation for her performances.

These prime accomplishments has established her as one of the most promising new actresses of Telugu cinema.[4]

Early life and education

Adah Sharma is a Tamil Brahmin born in Palakkad, Kerala and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1] Her father S. L. Sharma, who hailed from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, was a captain in the merchant navy and her mother, a native from Nattupura (bordering Palakkad), is a classical dancer.[1] Adah did her schooling from Auxilium Convent High School in Pali Hill, Bandra, Mumbai.[5] When she was in Class X, she had decided to become an actress. She wanted to drop out of school but her parents insisted that she at least complete her schooling.[6] After finishing her Plus Two, she stopped studying.[7]

Adah 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.[4][8] She also learned salsa for four months in the US, besides jazz and ballet and has claimed to be "very good" at belly dancing as well.[6]

Career

Sharma at a photoshoot for SAI in 2015

Trying to enter in the film industry, Sharma auditioned for several roles in Mumbai, but was rejected either because of her curly hair or because the makers felt that she looked too young.[9] She eventually landed the lead female role in the 2008 Hindi horror film 1920 opposite Rajneesh Duggal and directed by Vikram Bhatt. Her portrayal of a possessed woman was unanimously praised by critics. The Times of India's Nikhat Kazmi commented that she "delivers a consummate performance",[3] while Ashok Nayak from nowrunning.com wrote that she "rocks in her debut with a great performance".[10] Other reviewers labelled her performance as "excellent",[2] "[exceptionally] brilliant",[11][12] and "incredibly convincing".[13] The film was a commercial success, too, Bhatt's first box office hit after six years and 10 films,[14] 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,[15][16][17][18] and failing at the box office,[19][20] 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",[21] Sify's Sonia Chopra stated that she was "the only one in the film who can act".[17] Her third film, the romantic comedy Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke, released another two years later and was a critical and financial failure.[22][23] 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.[24] She described her character in the former as "vulnerable, yet extremely sexy" and worked for two months on her Telugu diction.[8] 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".[25] Both films were commercially successful,[26] with Hasee To Phasee ending up as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2014.[27]

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, alongside Puneeth Rajkumar and Anjali, her first Kannada project, released on consecutive days in April 2015.[28] Both films were financial successes as well,[29] 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.[30] 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.[26]

Sharma had three releases in February 2016, both 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). Both Garam and Kshanam received positive reviews upon the releases and proved to be profitable ventures at the Box office India.[31][26]Her final release of the year was the romantic comedy Idhu Namma Aalu, her first Tamil film, in which she had a small character 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.[26][32]

As of March 2016, Sharma has several projects at various stage of productions. She has completed work on the Hindi film Jagga Jasoos, a comedy drama directed by Anurag Basu. In the film, Sharma is playing a supporting role in the film and has been cast opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. Jagga Jasoos will be released in April, 2017.[33][34] In addition, Sharma has started shooting for Commando 2, a sequel to the 2013 film Commando, alongside Vidyut Jamwal.[35]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Director(s) Co-stars Language Notes
2008 1920 Lisa Singh Rathod Vikram Bhatt Rajneesh Duggal Hindi Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2011 Phhir Disha Girish Dhamija Hindi
2013 Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke Sanjana Mehra Jyotin Goel Dev Goel Hindi
2014 Heart Attack Hayathi Puri Jagannadh Nithiin Telugu
Hasee Toh Phasee Karishma Solanki Vinil Mathew Siddharth Malhotra Hindi
2015 S/O Satyamurthy Pallavi Kolasani Trivikram Srinivas Allu Arjun Telugu
Rana Vikrama Paaru Pavan Wadeyar Puneeth Rajkumar Kannada
Subramanyam For Sale Durga Harish Shankar Sai Dharam Tej Telugu
2016 Garam Sameera Madam Mohan Reddy Aadi Pudipeddi Telugu
Kshanam Swetha Ravikanth Perepu Adivi Sesh Telugu
Idhu Namma Aalu Herself Pandiraj Silambarasan Tamil Guest appearance
Jagga JasoosFilms that have not yet been released TBA Anurag Basu Ranbir Kapoor Hindi Pre-production[33][34]
2017 Commando 2 Films that have not yet been released TBA Deven Bhojani Vidyut Jamwal Hindi Filming[36]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Adah Sharma talks about her roots". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Movie Review: 1920 | Bollywood.com : Entertainment news, movie, music and fashion reviews". Bollywood.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  3. 1 2 Nikhat Kazmi (2008-09-12). "1920 - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  4. 1 2 M. Srinivas. "'I am luckier than my contemporaries'". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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  6. 1 2 "The success of Hasee toh phasee has put 1920 girl Adah Sharma firmly in the spotlight". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "I have roots in Kerala: Adah Sharma". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Interview with Adah Sharma". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "A chilly love yarn". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "1920 Review". Nowrunning. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "1920 Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Review: Vikram Bhatt`s '1920'- an engrossing horror flick!". Zee News. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Review : Review: Watch 1920 with someone you can hold on to". Sify. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Vikram Bhatt tastes success after six years". Sify. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  15. ↑ Bollywood Hungama (12 August 2011). "Phhir". bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  16. ↑ Sudhish Kamath. "Phhir - What the hell was that, again?". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Review : Phhir review: The no-brainer thriller, again!". Sify. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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  19. ↑ "Aarakshan fails to score at the box office". Rediff. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Hit hit hurray". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Review: 'Phhir' is melodramatic, predictable". IBNLive. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "'Ishkq In Paris' fails miserably at the box office". mid-day. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Preity Zinta's comeback film Ishkq In Paris is a wipe out at box office". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Adah Sharma carries different looks in back to back releases". The Indian Express. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "Review : Heart Attack – Puri Mark Romance - 123telugu.com". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  26. 1 2 3 4 "Rising Star in Southern Skies". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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  29. ↑ "SENSATIONAL HIT: 'Rana Vikrama' Completes 25 Days At Theatres!". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  30. ↑ "S/O Satyamurthy nets Rs 80 cr, in all-time top 10 Telugu films' list". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  31. ↑ "Interview : Adah Sharma – Bunny is an inspiring actor - 123telugu.com". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  32. ↑ Bhanage, Mihir (22 March 2016). "Adah Sharma to debut with Idhu Namma Aalu". The Hindu. THN. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  33. 1 2 staff (13 June 2014). "Playing detective in Cape Town". Indian Express. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  34. 1 2 Bhanage, Mihir (9 April 2014). "Multiple films with character name as title this year". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  35. ↑ "Commando' sequel to go on floors on Wednesday in Mumbai". Mid Day. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  36. ↑ "Commando' sequel to go on floors on Wednesday in Mumbai". Mid Day. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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