Tunisha Sharma (4 January 2002 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian television and film actress. She made her acting debut with ''

Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap ''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' () is an Indian historical fiction series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century ruler of Mewar kingdom. It starred Sharad Malhotra, Rac ...

'' as Chand Kawar in 2015. Sharma is best known for having played Rajkumari Ahankara in ''

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'' (English: ''The Great Emperor Ashoka'') is a 2015 Indian historical drama TV series that aired on Colors TV from 2 February 2015 to 7 October 2016. The show was created and written by author and screenwriter Faiza ...

'', Zara/Babli in ''

Ishq Subhan Allah ''Ishq Subhan Allah'' (English: ''Love, Oh My God'') is an Indian television series that premiered on 14 March 2018 on Zee TV. Produced by Dheeraj Kumar, it starred Eisha Singh and Adnan Khan. Set against a Muslim backdrop, it addressed contemp ...

'' and Aadhya Verma in ''

Internet Wala Love ''Internet Wala Love'' ( Love via Internet) is an Indian Hindi-language television drama show which aired on Colors TV from 27 August 2018 to 8 March 2019 before shifting to Colors Rishtey and concluding there on 29 March 2019. Produced by Sunjo ...

''. Sharma made her film debut with ''

Fitoor ''Fitoor'' (''Madness, Obsession, Passion'') is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, and written by Kapoor and Supratik Sen based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel ''Grea ...

'' playing Young Firdaus and later played Young Diya in ''

Baar Baar Dekho ''Baar Baar Dekho'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language science-fiction romantic drama film directed by Nitya Mehra which marks her debut in Hindi cinema. It is produced by Karan Johar and Farhan Akhtar under Dharma Productions and Excel Ente ...

''. In both these films, she played

Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif (; born Katrina Turquotte; 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in Hindi-language films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has received accolades, including four Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards, in a ...

's younger version.

Early life

Sharma was born on 4 January 2002 in

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

to Vanita Sharma. In her initial years of work, she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety issues.

Career

Sharma started her career with

Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony. SET India's You ...

's ''

Maharana Pratap Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under A ...

'' as Chand Kanwar. She went on to play Rajkumari Ahankara in

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...

's ''

.'' In 2016, she made her film debut as Young Firdaus in ''

''. In the same year, she played Young Dia in ''

'' and Mini in '' Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh''. In 2017, Sharma played

Mehtab Kaur Maharani Mehtab Kaur ( 1782 – 1813) was the first wife of Ranjit Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. She was the mother of Ranjit's reputed son, Sher Singh, Maharaja Sher Singh, who briefly became the ruler of the S ...

in '' Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh''. From 2018 to 2019, she played Aadhya Verma in

's ''

''. In 2019, she appeared in

Zee TV Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...

's ''

'' as Zara/Babli. In 2021, she was seen in season 2 of

SAB TV Sony SAB (formerly SAB TV) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. History Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...

's ''

Hero – Gayab Mode On ''Hero – Gayab Mode On'' is an Indian Hindi-language science fiction television series that has been produced under Peninsula Pictures by Alind Srivastava and Nissar Parvez. It stars Abhishek Nigam as the titular character. The show revolve ...

'' as ASP Aditi. In 2022, she played the lead role in

Sony SAB Sony SAB (formerly SAB TV) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. History Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...

show '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul'' opposite

Sheezan Mohammed Khan Sheezan Mohammed Khan (, born 9 September 1994) is an Indian television actor. He is best known as young Akbar/Sultan Murad Mirza in ''Jodha Akbar'' and as Ali Baba in '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul''. Early life Khan was born on 9 September 1994 ...

. She is slated to appear posthumously in

Abbas–Mustan Abbas–Mustan is an Indian filmmaking duo consisting of brothers Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla and Mustan Alibhai Burmawalla, known for directing stylish suspense, action and romantic thrillers in Bollywood with dark-lighted themes. The duo directed ...

's film '' 3 Monkeys''.

Death

On 24 December 2022, in a studio in

Naigaon Naigaon is an area under Vasai Taluk in the Vasai Virar Belt that is separated by the Vasai Creek from Mira-Bhayandar, Thane and Mumbai city. It is linked by the Versova Bridge /Ghodbunder Bridge to Navghar village, which is connected from the ...

, Maharashtra, Sharma hanged herself in the make-up room of co-star

on the set of the television serial '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul''. She was taken to a hospital where she was declared

dead on arrival Dead on Scene ('' 'DOS' '') Found dead before first responders get on scene and no medical treatment was given. Dead on arrival (DOA), also dead in the field and brought in dead (BID), are terms which indicate that a patient was found to be ...

. Sheezan Mohammed Khan was booked for abetment to suicide and was arrested after her mother filed a case against him; Sharma and Khan had reportedly been in a relationship but had broken up shortly before her death.

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Films

Music videos

References

External links

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