Tara Sharma (born 11 January 1982) 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 '' Om Jai Jagadish'' in 2002. Then she went onto star in various commercially and critically hit films like ''Masti'' (2004), ''Page 3'' (2005), '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' (2006), '' Maharathi'' (2008), '' Mumbai Cutting'' (2009), '' Dulha Mil Gaya'' (2010) and '' Kadakh'' (2019). Apart from

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, she has appeared in English television shows and English films like '' Raven: The Secret Temple'' (2007) and '' The Other End of the Line'' (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

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. Thereafter, she completed her B.Sc 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 third included a commercial with

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

, Colors,

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and

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Personal life

She married media

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

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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