Mrinalini Sharma (born 27 September) is an Indian model and

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actress.

Early life and education

Sharma hails from New Delhi. Mrinalini did her schooling in

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. Thereafter she did her graduation from

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, Delhi (University of Delhi).

Career

Sharma started her career as a model in Delhi and soon shifted to Mumbai. She has been cast in many commercial advertisements and began her career in

with an item number in

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’s movie ''

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''. Her acting career took off with three films with

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. The first one was ''

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'' in which she got to share the screen space with

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. The movie also starred actress

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. The other movie was choreographer Raju Khan’s directorial debut '' Showbiz''.

Filmography

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