Ashu Sharma is an Indian television and film actor. He is well known for portraying the character of Satyendra Bharadwaj in

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's second-longest-running series, ''

Sasural Simar Ka ''Sasural Simar Ka'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television soap opera produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, that aired from 25 April 2011 to 2 March 2018 on Colors TV. The show starred Dipika Kakar, Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar, Avika Gor, Dheeraj ...

''. He also appears in

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's ''

Tera Yaar Hoon Main ''Tera Yaar Hoon Main'' ( I am your friend) is an Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama television series, produced by Shashi Mittal and Sumeet Hukamchand Mittal under the banner Shashi Sumeet Productions, starring Sudeep Sahir, Sayantani Ghos ...

''.

Career

Film career (2009–2011, 2016)

Sharma started his film career with the top-grossing black comedy drama ''

Dev.D ''Dev.D'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic black comedy film released on 6 February 2009. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, it is a modern-day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Bengali novel ''Devdas'', previously ada ...

'' (2009), where he played a Canadian boy, and followed it by starring in the thrillers '' Teen Patti'' and ''

No One Killed Jessica ''No One Killed Jessica'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed and written by Raj Kumar Gupta. It stars Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles, with Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Myra Karn in supporting roles. The film ...

'' (2011). While the former was a commercial failure, the latter was a major success. After a four-year gap, he appeared in the action comedy ''

Happy Bhag Jayegi ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mudassar Aziz, and produced by Aanand L. Rai and Krishika Lulla. It stars Diana Penty as the eponymous character; a free-spirited bride-to- ...

'' (2016), which was also commercially successful.

Television roles (2011–present)

In 2011, Sharma appeared in

's ''

'', which marked his acting debut in television. The show, starring

Dipika Kakar Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in ''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 12 ...

and

Avika Gor Avika Gor (born 30 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi television and Telugu films. She is famously known for playing the role of Anandi in '' Balika Vadhu'' and Roli in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. She made her Telugu film ...

as two sisters who marry two rich brothers, played by

Shoaib Ibrahim Shoaib Ibrahim (born 20 June 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He is known for playing Prem Bhardwaj in Colors TV's popular show ''Sasural Simar Ka''. In 2017 he participated in Star Plus's dance reality show '' Nach Bal ...

and Manish Raisinghan, became one of India's top-grossing series, and emerged as the second-longest-running programs of Colors behind ''

Balika Vadhu ''Balika Vadhu'' (English: The Child Bride) is an Indian soap opera that was aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 and 31 July 2016 with 2,248 episodes. The story is set in rural Rajasthan and revolves around the life of a Child marriage, ch ...

''. Later in 2015, Sharma made a cameo appearance in &TV's female buddy show ''

Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls ''Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls'' is an Indian television series based on the 2013 novel ''Those Pricey Thakur Girls'' by Anuja Chauhan. It aired from 30 March 2015 to 23 October 2015 on &TV. The show stars Sukirti Kandpal and Aamir Ali. The show i ...

''. He left ''Sasural Simar Ka'' in 2017. From 2018 to 2019, Sharma appeared in the series '' Patiala Babes''.

Filmography

Film

* ''

'' (2009) as Canadian boy * '' Teen Patti'' (2010) as Rammi * ''

'' (2011) as Lucky Gill * '' Surkhaab'' (2012) as Manpreet * ''

'' (2016) as Winkle * ''Dishoom'' (2016) as Kamlesh bhai * ''Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir se'' (2018) as Preston * ''Missing'' (2018) as Nandlal * ''Fastey Fasaatey'' (2019) as Jugnu * ''Comedian'' (2020) as Ashwin Verma

Television

References

External links

* 1982 births Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actors {{India-actor-stub