Tara Sharma


Tara Sharma is a British-Indian actress, entrepreneur, creator, and producer.

Early life and education

Tara was born to an Indian author and playwright, Partap Sharma and British artist & author Sue Sharma. She studied at the Bombay International School. Tara bagged a scholarship to the United World College of the Adriatic in Italy to pursue her International Baccalaureate. Thereafter, she did her B.Sc in Management at the London School of Economics.

Career

After graduating from LSE, Sharma was a financial consultant at Citibank and Accenture. She appeared in advertisements for Lakme, Garnier, Liril, and Pepsi, the latter included a commercial with Shah Rukh Khan 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 co-produced and hosted The Tara Sharma Show, a multi-platform show to discuss topical family, parenting, women's and children's issues. The show has completed four seasons having aired on Pogo, NDTV Imagine, Colors, Nickelodeon and Star World. The show has also aired previously on television channels like ITV, Colors, BBC One, & Pogo.

Personal life

She married media entrepreneur Roopak Saluja in November 2007.

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageBroadcasting Channel
2007SatyaraniEnglishBBC One
2011–presentThe Tara Sharma ShowSelfHindiViacom18 Colors
2013–presentThe Tara Sharma ShowSelfEnglishNDTV Good Times