Utkarsh Sharma (born 22 May 1994) is an Indian actor. The son of director

Anil Sharma Anil Sharma may refer to: * Anil Sharma (director) (born 1960), Indian film director and producer * Anil Sharma (Himachal Pradesh politician) (born 1956), Indian politician, member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly * Anil Sharma (Uttar ...

, he made his first screen appearance as a child in the 2001 Blockbuster film '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'', which starred

Sunny Deol Ajay Singh Deol (born 19 October 1956), better known by his stage name Sunny Deol, is an Indian actor, film director, producer, politician and current Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Punjab, India. As an actor, ...

and Ameesha Patel. As an adult and lead actor, he made his debut with action thriller film ''

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''.

Life and career

Utkarsh Sharma is the son of

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

director

, who is well known for his movie '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha''. He earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Production and Direction from Chapman University USA and studied Method Non Acting from

Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute) is an acting school founded in 1969 by actor, director, and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. The Institute is located in Union Square on East 15th Street, ...

. After working as Charanjeet in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, Utkarsh is playing a lead role in the movie

Genius (2018 film) ''Genius'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological spy action thriller film directed by Anil Sharma. It marks the debut of his son Utkarsh Sharma as a male lead, who also featured as a child actor in Sharma's 2001 film '' Gadar: ...

, an Indian action thriller with co-star Ishitha Chauhan. Utkarsh character in the movie

is an orphan from Mathura and Vrindavan area in Uttar Pradesh, who lives with priests. He is into Bhagavad Gita and science so has his own unique philosophy. The movie

is set to release on 24 August 2018, directed by

and produced by Soham Rockstar Entertainment. The movie also stars

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui (; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in ''Patang'' (2012). He g ...

along with veteran

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...

. Utkarsh Sharma is a trained dancer and loves to play football.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Utkarsh 1994 births 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Mumbai Living people Indian male film actors