Biography
Who is Adah Sharma?
Early life and background
Adah Sharma was born on May 11, 1992, in Mumbai, India. Her father, S. L. Sharma, served as a captain in the Indian Merchant Navy and hailed from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Her mother, Sheila Sharma, is an Indian classical dancer and mallakhamba yoga practitioner from Palakkad, Kerala.
Adah studied at Auxilium Convent High School located in Bandra, Mumbai. During her tenth grade, she decided to pursue a career in acting. Although she wanted to leave school early, her parents insisted that she finish her education. After completing twelfth grade, she stopped formal schooling to focus entirely on her artistic pursuits.
Training and dance
Adah Sharma has a strong background in dance and physical training. She has been dancing since the age of three and completed her graduation in Kathak from the Natraj Gopi Krishna Kathak Dance Academy in Mumbai. In addition to Kathak, she spent four months learning salsa in the United States and also trained in jazz and ballet.
She is skilled in belly dancing and works as a gymnast. Also, Adah practices Silambam, which is an ancient Indian weapon-based martial art. Her dedication to physical fitness supports her various action roles in films.
Acting career highlights
Adah Sharma made her acting debut with a leading role in the 2008 Hindi horror film 1920, directed by Vikram Bhatt. Her performance as a possessed woman received critical praise and earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. The movie was also a commercial success at the box office.
Following her horror debut, she entered the South Indian film industry with the 2008 Telugu romantic film Heart Attack, directed by Puri Jagannadh. She later appeared in major Telugu and Kannada films such as S/O Satyamurthy in 2015 and Kshanam in 2016, alongside roles in Hindi comedies like Hasee Toh Phasee.
Birthday and age
Adah Sharma was born on May 11, 1992, which makes Adah 34 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Adah shares the date with 65 other famous people.
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