Pooja Sharma (Indian actress)
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Indian television actress and model

Pooja Sharma is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2012 with an episodic role in Teri Meri Love Stories. Sharma is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in Mahabharat and Parvati in Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai.[1]

Career

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Pageantry

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Sharma was one of the top 10 finalists of Femina Miss India 2006 edition.[2] She also won the subtitle 'Miss Beautiful Hair' in the pageant.[3]

Television

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Sharma worked as an anchor for a sports-based talk show on Doordarshan, and for Zoom TV during her college days.[4] She made her acting debut in 2012 with Star Plus's Teri Meri Love Stories, where she played Siya Behl, an episodic role. In 2013, she portrayed the role of Draupadi on Star Plus's Mahabharat.[5] The show was critically and commercially successful.[6] The show ended in August 2014. In the end of 2014, she was seen as Lakshmi in comedy show, Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai on Big Magic.[7] In 2015, she was seen in a cameo appearance in Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan on Star Plus.[8]

After a two and half year absence from television, in 2017, Sharma was seen portraying the role of Parvati on Colors TV's Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai. In 2018 and 2019, she voiced over for a show and narrated three shows.

In the media

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Sharma was ranked 17th in Times Most Desirable Women On Television List 2017.[9] For her performance as Mahakali, The Indian Express placed her at tenth position in its "Top 10 television actresses" list of 217.[10]

Filmography

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As actor

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Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2012 Teri Meri Love Stories Siya Behl 2013–2014 Mahabharat Draupadi 2014 Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai Lakshmi Cameo 2015 Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan Pooja Sharma Cameo [11] 2017–2018 Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai Mahakali/Parvati 2018 Karmaphal Daata Shani Mahakali Cameo 2019 TV Ka Dum - India TV's Mega Conclave Panelist [12] 2024–present Public Police S.H.O Nikita Singh Lead Role

As voice artist

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Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2017–2018 Porus River Jhelum Narrator 2018 Chandragupta Maurya RadhaKrishn Yogmaya Voiceover 2019–2020 Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush River Sarayu Narrator

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Show Result Ref. 2014 Indian Telly Award Fresh New Face (Female) Mahabharat Nominated Best Actress in a Lead Role Nominated 2017 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Female) Popular Mahakali Nominated

References

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