Tara Sharma

British actress and television presenter

Tara Sharma (born 11 January 1977) 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 Bollywood 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 Hindi films, she has appeared in English television shows and English films like Raven: The Secret Temple (2007) and The Other End of the Line (2008).

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 United World College of the Adriatic, Italy. Thereafter, she completed her B. Sc in Management at the London School of Economics.

After graduating from LSE, Sharma was a financial consultant at Citibank and Accenture. She appeared in advertisements for Lakme, Garnier, Liril, and Pepsi, the third 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 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, Colors, Nickelodeon and Star World. The show is also available to view on her social media platforms YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

She married media entrepreneur Roopak Saluja in November 2007. They have two children, Zen and Kai.

Year Film Character Notes 2002 Om Jai Jagadish Puja 2003 Saaya Dr. Maya Bhatnagar 2004 Masti Geeta Bardaasht Ramona 2005 Sitam Chanda Mr. Prime Minister Roshanara Amavas Tara Page 3 Gayatri Sachdeva 2006 Aksar Nisha Khosla Ka Ghosla Meghna 2007 Heyy Babyy Special Appearance Overnight Tara 2008 The Other End of the Line Zia English film Maharathi Swati 2009 Suno Na Ek Nanhi Aawaaz Anupama Nayyar The Whisperers Kavita Mumbai Cutting 2010 Dulha Mil Gaya Tanvi Prem Kaa Game Sheetal Sahni 10mL Love Shweta 2019 Shame Sumer's Wife Short film Kadakh Sheetal 2023 The Archies Mary Andrews