Tara Sharma (born 11 January 1977) is a British actress, entrepreneur, creator, co-producer and host of ''The Tara Sharma Show''. She is the daughter of authors Partap Sharma and Susan Sharma. She made her

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debut in Anupam Kher directorial debut ''

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'' in 2002. Then she went onto star in various commercially and critically hit films like ''Masti'' (2004), ''Page 3'' (2005), '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' (2006), ''

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'' (2008), ''

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'' (2009), ''

Dulha Mil Gaya ''Dulha Mil Gaya'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Mudassar Aziz. It stars Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan and Ishita Sharma in the lead roles whilst Shah Rukh Khan makes a special appearance. It was released on 8 ...

'' (2010) and ''

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'' (2019). Apart from Hindi films, she has appeared in english television shows and english films like '' Raven: The Secret Temple'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2008).

Early life and education

Tara was born to an Indian author and playwright Partap Sharma and British artist and author Susan Sharma. She studied at the Bombay International School and the United World College of the Adriatic,

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. Thereafter, she completed her

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in Management at the

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Career

After graduating from LSE, Sharma was a financial consultant at

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and

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. She appeared in advertisements for Lakme, Garnier,

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, and

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, the latter included a commercial with

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which proved to be a stepping stone into movies. She debuted in Anupam Kher's ''

'', followed by '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Page 3'', ''Saaya'', and ''Masti''. Sharma creates, co-produces and hosts ''The Tara Sharma Show'', a multi-platform show to discuss topical family, parenting, women's and children's issues, with a view to bringing about positive change. The show has completed five seasons having aired on Pogo,

NDTV Imagine Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi. The channel was known for shows such as '' Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya, '' Swayamvar'', ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'', ''M ...

, Colors,

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and

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. The show is also available to view on her social media platform
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Personal life

She married media entrepreneur

Roopak Saluja Roopak Saluja (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian media entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the Founder & CEO of BANG BANG, a Mumbai-Los Angeles production company, and the Founder & Chairman of The 120 Media Collective, a communications & conte ...

in November 2007. They have two children, Zen and Kai.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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The Tara Sharma ShowTara Sharma interview
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' {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Tara Living people 1977 births Actresses from London British emigrants to India Actresses from Mumbai British film actresses British voice actresses British people of Indian descent British actresses of Indian descent Actresses in Hindi cinema British expatriate actresses in India European actresses in India European actresses in Bollywood Actresses of European descent in Indian films Actresses of European descent in Bollywood films Alumni of the London School of Economics People educated at a United World College 21st-century British actresses