# Aditi Sharma (अदिति शर्मा) (actress, born 1983)
**Aditi Sharma**, also credited as **Aditi Dev Sharma**, is an Indian actress known for work in Hindi, Punjabi, and Telugu films and in Hindi television, whose best-known screen roles are the title character in *Gangaa* (2015), Mauli in *Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka* (2018–2019), and Katha in *Katha Ankahee* (2022–2023). She entered the industry by winning the acting reality show India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in 2004.[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-dev-sharma-my-career-may-have-gone-somewhere-else-or-maybe-nosedived-101669554928671.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586396/bio/) |
| Break | Won the talent hunt India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in 2004, jointly with fellow contestant Sarwar Ahuja[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/silsila-badalte-rishton-ka-actor-aditi-sharma-5209777/) |
| Film debut | *Khanna & Iyer* (2007), lead role as Nandini Iyer[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586396/bio/) |
| Notable Hindi films | *Black & White* (2008), *Mausam* (2011), *Ladies vs Ricky Bahl* (2011, as Saira Rashid)[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aditi-sharma) |
| Television leads | *Gangaa* (2015–2017), *Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka* (2018–2019), *Katha Ankahee* (2022–2023, 254 episodes)[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9611301/) |
| Punjabi cinema | Active since 2015 in films including *Angrej*, *Subedar Joginder Singh*, *Laatu*, *Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua*, *Ikko Mikke*, and *Teeja Punjab*[6](https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/ranveer-singhs-co-actress-a-du-graduate-once-stayed-at-delhis-satya-niketan-check-aditi-sharmas-educational-qualifications/amp_articleshow/133950661.cms) |
| Marriage | Married actor Sarwar Ahuja in 2014; the couple's son was born in 2019[7](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/aditi-sharma) |
## Early life and start in the industry
Sharma was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, into a family of doctors, and has said she never expected acting to become her profession.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586396/bio/) • [3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/silsila-badalte-rishton-ka-actor-aditi-sharma-5209777/) She studied at [Delhi University](https://www.edgepedia.org/delhi-university) and, before her break, stayed in Delhi's Satya Niketan neighborhood; in a 2023 interview with The Times of India she described an emotional connection with the city and her college years.[6](https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/ranveer-singhs-co-actress-a-du-graduate-once-stayed-at-delhis-satya-niketan-check-aditi-sharmas-educational-qualifications/amp_articleshow/133950661.cms)
Her entry came through the [Zee TV](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-tv) talent hunt India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj, which she entered in 2004. She and Sarwar Ahuja won the show, and she has described the period afterward as the real test: as an outsider with no industry connections, she said, there was no one to guide her once the competition ended.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/silsila-badalte-rishton-ka-actor-aditi-sharma-5209777/) • [8](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/aditi-sharma-reveals-what-happened-after-she-won-cinestars-ki-khoj-18-years-ago-101670638054335.html)
## Film career
Her first film was the Hindi *Khanna & Iyer* (2007), in which she played the lead role of Nandini Iyer.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586396/bio/) She followed it with a role opposite the main protagonist in [Subhash Ghai](https://www.edgepedia.org/subhash-ghai)'s *Black & White* (2008).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586396/bio/) The same year she made her Telugu debut with *Gunde Jallumandhi*, and in a 2008 interview said she was not comfortable with unwarranted skin show on screen.[9](https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/aditisharma.html)
Her most visible Hindi film appearances came in 2011: she played Lajjo in [Pankaj Kapur](https://www.edgepedia.org/pankaj-kapur)'s *Mausam* and Saira Rashid, one of the women conned by [Ranveer Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/ranveer-singh)'s title character, in [Yash Raj Films](https://www.edgepedia.org/yash-raj-films)' *Ladies vs Ricky Bahl*.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aditi-sharma) • [1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-dev-sharma-my-career-may-have-gone-somewhere-else-or-maybe-nosedived-101669554928671.html) On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, *Ladies vs Ricky Bahl* is her highest-rated film at 67 percent and *Mausam* her lowest at 20 percent.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aditi-sharma) Other Hindi credits include *Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami* (2014).[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aditi-sharma)
## Punjabi cinema
From 2016 Sharma concentrated on Punjabi films, a phase she has said kept her occupied after her son's birth, with work never stopping completely.[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-dev-sharma-my-career-may-have-gone-somewhere-else-or-maybe-nosedived-101669554928671.html) Her Punjabi credits include *Angrej* (2015), *Subedar Joginder Singh* (2018), *Laatu* (2018), *Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua* (2018), *Ikko Mikke* (2020), *Teeja Punjab* (2021), *Khaao Piyo Aish Karo* (2022), and *Chal Jindiye* (2023).[6](https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/ranveer-singhs-co-actress-a-du-graduate-once-stayed-at-delhis-satya-niketan-check-aditi-sharmas-educational-qualifications/amp_articleshow/133950661.cms) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aditi-sharma) A Tribune review of *Laatu* praised her as a talented actress while noting the film kept her in the visual world of *Angrej*.[10](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/movie-reviews/this-laatu-does-not-light-up-684130/)
## Television
Sharma made her television debut in December 2015 as the title character of &TV's *Gangaa*, a show she has said rose to fame with and in which she also played a mother to a child; she has said she was comfortable playing a mother from her early days in the industry.[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-was-okay-playing-a-mother-even-in-my-initial-days-in-showbiz-aditi-dev-sharma/articleshow/95521661.cms) • [12](https://flixpatrol.com/person/aditi-sharma/) In 2018 she joined Colors' *Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka* as Dr. Mauli, a working wife whose husband (played by [Shakti Arora](https://www.edgepedia.org/shakti-arora)) is drawn to Nandini, played by [Drashti Dhami](https://www.edgepedia.org/drashti-dhami); Sharma said the character's relatability was the main reason she signed the show.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/silsila-badalte-rishton-ka-actor-aditi-sharma-5209777/)
After that show ended in 2019 she took a break from television, spent about six months looking for a new project while completing two Punjabi films, and then signed *Katha Ankahee*, which went on air on Sony TV in late 2022 with [Adnan Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/adnan-khan) as her co-lead.[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-dev-sharma-my-career-may-have-gone-somewhere-else-or-maybe-nosedived-101669554928671.html) • [7](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/aditi-sharma) The show ran for 254 episodes through 2023.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9611301/) The series was adapted from a Turkish original, and Sharma said she deliberately chose not to watch it so that she could create her own version of Katha rather than copy the Turkish actress.[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-was-okay-playing-a-mother-even-in-my-initial-days-in-showbiz-aditi-dev-sharma/articleshow/95521661.cms)
In August 2024, while starring in the teleplay *Janpath Kiss*, she said she was not doing television at the time, was working on Punjabi films, and might return to TV the following year.[13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/aditi-sharma-not-doing-television-right-now-maybe-next-year-will-do-a-tv-show/amp_articleshow/112504887.cms)
## Personal life
Sharma married the actor Sarwar Ahuja, her co-winner from Cinestars Ki Khoj, in 2014.[7](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/aditi-sharma) • [14](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/punjabi/movie-actress/aditi-sharma) Their son was born in 2019.[7](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/aditi-sharma) She has described the couple's arrangement of alternating longer-running projects so that one parent is home with the child, and has credited family support as necessary for continuing a career in the industry.[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-dev-sharma-my-career-may-have-gone-somewhere-else-or-maybe-nosedived-101669554928671.html)
## References
1. [Aditi Dev Sharma: My career may have gone somewhere else or maybe nosedived, Hindustan Times (November 27, 2022)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aditi-dev-sharma-my-career-may-have-gone-somewhere-else-or-maybe-nosedived-101669554928671.html)
2. [Aditi Sharma – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586396/bio/)
3. [Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka actor Aditi Sharma: Deep friendship and sense of equality has made marriages easier and happier, The Indian Express (June 8, 2018)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/silsila-badalte-rishton-ka-actor-aditi-sharma-5209777/)
4. [Aditi Sharma Movies List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aditi-sharma)
5. [Aditi Sharma (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9611301/)
6. [Check Aditi Sharma's educational qualifications, The Economic Times](https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/ranveer-singhs-co-actress-a-du-graduate-once-stayed-at-delhis-satya-niketan-check-aditi-sharmas-educational-qualifications/amp_articleshow/133950661.cms)
7. [Aditi Sharma – Filmography & Biography, Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/aditi-sharma)
8. [Aditi Sharma sums up journey after winning Cinestars Ki Khoj 18 years ago, Hindustan Times (November 2022)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/aditi-sharma-reveals-what-happened-after-she-won-cinestars-ki-khoj-18-years-ago-101670638054335.html)
9. [Interview with Aditi Sharma, Idlebrain.com (June 13, 2008)](https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/aditisharma.html)
10. [This Laatu does not light up, The Tribune](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/movie-reviews/this-laatu-does-not-light-up-684130/)
11. [I was okay playing a mother even in my initial days in showbiz: Aditi Dev Sharma, The Times of India (November 15, 2022)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-was-okay-playing-a-mother-even-in-my-initial-days-in-showbiz-aditi-dev-sharma/articleshow/95521661.cms)
12. [Aditi Sharma, FlixPatrol](https://flixpatrol.com/person/aditi-sharma/)
13. [Aditi Sharma: Not doing television right now, maybe next year will do a TV show, The Times of India (August 14, 2024)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/aditi-sharma-not-doing-television-right-now-maybe-next-year-will-do-a-tv-show/amp_articleshow/112504887.cms)
14. [Punjabi Movie Actress Aditi Sharma Biography, NETTV4U](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/punjabi/movie-actress/aditi-sharma)
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