Sharvari Wagh, known mononymously as Sharvari (born 14 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works in

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films. She started her career in 2015 as an assistant director for

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before making her acting debut in 2020 with Kabir Khan's web series ''

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''. Wagh's film debut in

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's '' Bunty Aur Babli 2'' (2021) won her the

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Early life

She was born in a

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family in 1997. Her parents are Shailesh Wagh, a builder and Namrata Wagh, an architect. She studied at

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's The Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly High School and

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, former chief minister of Maharashtra, is her maternal grandfather.

Career

Wagh has worked as an assistant director in the movies ''Pyaar'' ''Ka'' ''Punchnama 2'', ''Bajirao'' ''Mastani'' and ''Sonu'' ''Ke'' ''Titu Ki'' ''Sweety''. She said she had been auditioning since 2014 for a main role in movies. She made her acting debut with the 2020

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series ''

'' opposite

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. Wagh made her film debut alongside

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in '' Bunty Aur Babli 2'', which was released on 19 November 2021. Her performance won her the

. She will next appear in ''Maharaja'' along with Junaid Khan and Shalini Pandey.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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1996 births Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses from Mumbai 21st-century Indian actresses