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Sharan Sharma is an Indian film director. He is known for directing the Bollywood film ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ in 2020. In the year 2023, there were rumours that Sharan Sharma and actress Akansha Ranjan Kapoor were dating each other.
Wiki/Biography
He completed his bachelor’s degree in Business and Film in 2010 from the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. Later, he enrolled in some internships within the marketing divisions of film companies in both India and America.
A childhood photograph of Sharan Sharma with his mother
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx.): 60 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Sanjiv Sharma, and his mother’s name is Sangeena Sharma. He has a younger sister named Shania Sharma.
A family picture of Sharan Sharma
Wife
He is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
In 2023, there were rumours that Sharan Sharma has been dating actress Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, who appeared in the film ‘Monica… O My Darling’ (2022) for 6 months. The rumours about their dating started after they were spotted together at various parties. They were also captured by the paparazzi while travelling together. However, when asked about their relationship, the couple remained silent.
Akansha Ranjan Kapoor with Sharan Sharma
Career
Film
Sharan Sharma started his career in the film industry as an assistant director of the film ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ in 2013. He later worked as a creative director for the film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ (2016) and Lust Stories (2018). He made his debut as an independent director with the film ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ (2020) starring Jhanvi Kapoor. The film was originally scheduled to be released in theatres, but due to the lockdown in India during the coronavirus pandemic, the film was released on the OTT platform Netflix.
Sharan Sharma (left) with Jhanvi Kapoor and Pankaj Tripathi on the set of the film ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’
Facts/Trivia
- Initially, Sharan Sharma wanted to pursue a career in the business side of the film industry. However, after doing some internships in marketing departments of film companies in both India and America, he found his interest in the creative and narrative aspects of filmmaking after which he worked hard to become a film director.
- He has been a part of Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions for nine years. He has worked as a personal team member of Karan Johar for some episodes of his show, ‘Koffee with Karan.’
- In 2021, he got nominated for ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Film’ awards at the Filmfare Awards for his film ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ (2020).
- Apart from filmmaking, he has a keen interest in playing cricket. He also loves to watch cricket documentaries.