Evelyn Lakshmi Sharma is a German actress and model who appears primarily in Indian films of the

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language. She marked her film debut with the 2006 American film ''Turn Left'' and made her

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debut in the 2012 film '' From Sydney with Love''. She gained prominence following her appearance in the 2013 film ''

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' (), also abbreviated as ''YJHD'', is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ayan Mukerji, written by Mukerji and Hussain Dalal, and produced by Karan Johar. It stars Ranbi ...

''.

Early life and background

Evelyn Lakshmi Sharma was born and raised in

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to an

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father and a German mother. She holds German citizenship. In October 2019, Sharma got engaged to an

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dental surgeon and entrepreneur, Tushaan Bhindi. On 15 May 2021, she married Bhindi in

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. Their first child, a daughter, was born that November.

Career

Sharma began her acting career with a bit part in the 2006 American film ''Turn Left''. In 2012, she made her

debut playing Lubaina Snyder in the film '' From Sydney with Love''. The following year, she was featured in the film ''

'', and her performance was praised in ''

Nautanki Saala! ''Nautanki Saala!'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rohan Sippy, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Kunaal Roy Kapur along with Pooja Salvi, Evelyn Sharma and Gaelyn Mendonca. The story is based upon t ...

'' and ''

Issaq ''Issaq'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi romantic film directed by Manish Tiwary and produced by Dhaval Gada and Shailesh R. Singh. The film, written by Padmaja Thakore-Tiwary, Manish Tiwary and Pawan Sony, was released on 26 July 2013. The film fe ...

''. In 2014, she played the role of Janet D'souza in the sleeper hit '' Yaariyan''. In August 2014, Sharma released her first music single, "Something Beautiful", produced by Brooklyn Shanti. She has also hosted her own travel show titled ''Life Mein Ek Baar''. In May 2015, she appeared in Devang Dholakia's ''

Kuch Kuch Locha Hai ''Kuch Kuch Locha Hai'' (), previously titled ''Patel Rap'', is a 2015 Bollywood comedy film directed by Devang Dholakia and starring Sunny Leone, Ram Kapoor, Evelyn Sharma and Navdeep Chhabra in lead roles. The film is loosely inspired by th ...

'' opposite Navdeep Chabbra,

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and

Ram Kapoor Ram Kapoor (; born 1 September 1973) is an Indian actor who works in films and television serials. He gained popularity portraying Jai Walia in the television series ''Kasamh Se'' and the character of Ram Kapoor in '' Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''. H ...

and it was released on 8 May 2015. She was also featured in ''

Ishqedarriyaan ''Ishqedarriyaan'' () is 2015 Bollywood romance film directed by V. K. Prakash and produced by Rajesh Banga, starring Mahaakshay Chakraborty, Evelyn Sharma and Mohit Dutta. The film was slated to release on 15 May 2015 with '' Bombay Velvet'' ...

,'' which was released on 29 May 2015. She appeared in ''

Saaho ''Saaho'' () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations. It stars Prabhas in the title role with an ensemble cast including Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Nei ...

'' and ''

Kissebaaz ''Kissebaaz'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language mystery film written by Shekhar Ramesh Mishra, directed by Annant Jaaitpaal, and produced by Sanjay Anand, Divya Anand and Nishant Pawar under Experion Moviez. The film, starring Pankaj Tripathi ...

'' in the year 2019.

Filmography

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