Sharvari Explained

Sharvari
Birth Name:Sharvari Wagh
Birth Date:14 June 1997
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation:Actress
Relatives:Manohar Joshi
(grandfather)
Yearsactive:2020–present

Sharvari Wagh (born 14 June 1997), known mononymously as Sharvari, is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films.[1] She began her career as an assistant director for Luv Ranjan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 2015, before making her acting debut with Kabir Khan's war drama series The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye (2020).

Sharvari ventured into films with Yash Raj Films's comedy Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She achieved her breakthrough with the commercially successful comedy horror film Munjya in 2024.

Early life

She was born in a Marathi family on 14 June 1997.[2] Her parents are Shailesh Wagh, a builder and Namrata Wagh, an architect. She studied at Mumbai's The Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly High School and Ruparel College.[3] Manohar Joshi, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was her maternal grandfather.[4]

Career

Sharvari worked as an assistant director in the movies Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, Bajirao Mastani and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. She said she had been auditioning since 2014 for a leading roles in films.[5] She made her acting debut with the 2020 Amazon Prime series The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye opposite Sunny Kaushal.[6]

Sharvari made her film debut alongside Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan and Siddhant Chaturvedi in Yash Raj Films (YRF)'s crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli 2, which was released in 2021.[7] Her performance earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. Hindustan Times noted, "Sharvari is pretty confident for her first film and has a great screen presence."[8] It did not perform well at the box-office.[9]

Her next release was three years later, in the comedy horror film Munjya in 2024. Inspired by the Maharashtrian folktale of munjya, the film served as an instalment of the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe.[10] Upon the release of the film Sukanya Verma from Rediff opined, "Sharvari sticks to her brief -- beam in enthusiasm, scowl in prosthetics".[11] Commercially, the film emerged as a sleeper hit and proved to be her break-out role.[12] [13] Sharvari had a brief role (billed as a special appearance) opposite debutante Junaid Khan in YRF's period drama Maharaj, a delayed production that was released on Netflix.[14] In her third release of the year, Sharvari played the title role of a Dalit woman in the action drama Vedaa, co-starring John Abraham.[15] In a mixed review of the film, Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in took note of how well she "channel[led] her heroine’s fighting spirit".[16] It emerged as a box-office bomb, which The Times of India attributed to its release alongside Stree 2.[17]

Sharvari will next join the YRF Spy Universe with Alia Bhatt in Alpha and star alongside Diljit Dosanjh and Vedang Raina in Imtiaz Ali's as-yet untitled directorial.[18] [19]

Filmography

Films

YearTitle RoleNotes
2015Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2Assistant director
Bajirao Mastani
2018Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
2021Bunty Aur Babli 2Sonia/Babli
2024MunjyaBela[20]
MaharajViraajSpecial appearance[21]
VedaaVedaa
2026Post-production
Post-production[22]
Filming[23]

Television

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022International Indian Film Academy AwardsStar Debut of the Year – FemaleBunty Aur Babli 2[25] [26]
Filmfare AwardsBest Female Debut[27] [28]
Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons AwardsStylish Emerging Talent – Female[29]
2025Best Actress – Jury Choice Munjya[30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kumari Rana . Priya . 9 February 2023 . Class of 2023: Sharvari, the 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' actress talks about films, fashion and more . 7 November 2024 . . 19 January 2025 . https://web.archive.org/web/20250119140734/https://www.cosmopolitan.in/celebrity/features/story/class-2023-sharvari-bunty-aur-babli-2-actress-talks-about-films-fashion-668084-2023-02-03 . live .
  2. Web site: Bunty Aur Babli 2 star Sharvari Wagh celebrates 25th birthday with an intimate house party . . 16 June 2022 . 16 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616074023/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/features/bunty-aur-babli-2-star-sharvari-wagh-celebrates-25th-birthday-intimate-house-party/ . live .
  3. Web site: Meet 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' debutante Sharvari Wagh . 15 November 2021 . DNA India . en . 21 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220821044401/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-bunty-aur-babli-2-debutante-sharvari-wagh-granddaughter-of-maharashtra-s-former-cm-manohar-joshi-2917183 . live .
  4. News: Singh . Mohnish . Why is Bollywood excited about Sharvari Wagh? . 25 November 2021 . Rediff . 13 January 2020 . en . 25 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211125060535/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-is-bollywood-excited-about-sharvari-wagh/20200113.htm . live .
  5. Web site: 28 February 2020 . Bunty Aur Babli 2 actor Sharvari Wagh on being rejected for 6 years before getting a project . 24 November 2021 . Hindustan Times . en . 23 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211123073750/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bunty-aur-babli-2-actor-sharvari-wagh-on-being-rejected-for-6-years-before-getting-a-project-feels-like-failing-an-exam/story-6s2FN7Ntbb7LIpn924ViNO.html . live .
  6. Web site: The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye trailer sees Sunny Kaushal, Sharvari lead INA, wage war against British rule . 7 January 2020 . Firstpost . https://web.archive.org/web/20200108221908/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-forgotten-army-azaadi-ke-liye-trailer-sees-sunny-kaushal-sharvari-lead-ina-wage-war-against-british-rule-7871341.html . 8 January 2020 . 10 January 2020 . live .
  7. Web site: 19 November 2021 . Bunty Aur Babli 2 movie review and release highlights . 24 November 2021 . The Indian Express . en . 19 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119091318/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bunty-aur-babli-2-movie-review-release-live-updates-dhamaka-7629886/ . live .
  8. News: 19 November 2021 . Bunty Aur Babli 2 movie review: Rani Mukerji is the saving grace in this snooze-fest, don't watch even if paid for it . 19 November 2021 . Hindustan Times . 20 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211120195924/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bunty-aur-babli-2-movie-review-rani-mukerji-is-the-saving-grace-in-this-snooze-fest-don-t-watch-even-if-paid-for-it-101637313786451-amp.html . live .
  9. News: Can Ranbir Kapoor do for Yash Raj with Shamshera what Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar could not? . Mint . 24 June 2022 . 24 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624164037/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/can-ranbir-kapoor-do-for-yash-raj-with-shamshera-what-aamir-khan-ranveer-singh-and-akshay-kumar-could-not-11656072339740.html . live .
  10. News: 2 June 2024 . Sharvari opens up about mouthwatering Konkan cuisine experience on 'Munjya' set . 2 June 2024 . The Times of India . 2 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602013732/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sharvari-opens-up-about-mouthwatering-konkan-cuisine-experience-on-munjya-set/articleshow/110627979.cms . live .
  11. Web site: Munjya Review: Watch Out For Abhay Verma! . Rediff . 7 June 2024 . 11 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240611182437/https://www.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/munjya-review/20240607.htm . live .
  12. Web site: Abraham . Hannah . 3 July 2024 . ‘Munjya’ Star Sharvari On Finding Success In Bollywood With A Supernatural Horror-Comedy & Her Desire To Work With Greta Gerwig . 3 July 2024 . . 3 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703075133/https://deadline.com/2024/07/munjya-sharvari-bollywood-greta-gerwig-yrf-alia-bhatt-1235999575/ . live .
  13. Web site: 10 June 2024 . Munjya Emerges As Surprise Hit! . 10 June 2024 . Rediff.com . 10 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240610091611/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/box-office-munjya-emerges-as-surprise-hit/20240610.htm . live .
  14. News: Junaid Khan resumes shooting for Maharaja; film also stars Shalini Pandey and Sharvari Wagh . 9 June 2021 . News18 . 24 May 2022 . 23 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523004615/https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/aamir-khans-son-junaid-khan-resumes-shooting-for-debut-film-maharaja-3826907.html . live .
  15. News: John Abraham and Sharvari Wagh commence shooting for Nikkhil Advani's next titled Vedaa . Bollywood Hungama . 21 June 2023 . 21 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621130455/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/john-abraham-sharvari-commence-shooting-nikkhil-advanis-vedaa/ . live .
  16. News: Ramnath . Nandini . 15 August 2024 . ‘Vedaa’ review: Caste in the same mould . 15 August 2024 . Scroll.in.
  17. News: 20 August 2024 . Stree 2 dominates box office, leaving Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa far behind: Trade experts - Exclusive . 22 October 2024 . . 0971-8257 . 27 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240827143350/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/stree-2-dominates-box-office-leaving-khel-khel-mein-and-vedaa-far-behind-trade-experts-exclusive/articleshow/112575315.cms . live .
  18. Web site: 14 February 2025 . Sharvari to join hands with Diljit Dosanjh, Vedang Raina for an Imtiaz Ali directorial: Report : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama . 1 August 2025 . . en.
  19. News: Ramachandran . Naman . Frater . Patrick . 4 July 2024 . Alia Bhatt, Sharvari-Led Yash Raj Spy Universe Film Reveals Title . 5 July 2024 . Variety . 5 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240705055850/https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/alia-bhatt-sharvari-yash-raj-spy-universe-film-title-1236060637/ . live .
  20. Web site: 21 May 2024 . Maddock Films' unveils 'Munjya' movie to release on June 7 . 21 May 2024 . The Week . en . 21 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521063852/https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/entertainment/2024/05/21/ent2-maddock-munjya.html . live .
  21. News: Kanabar . Ankita . 14 June 2024 . High Court gives stay order to Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan's debut film 'Maharaj' till June 18 . 14 June 2024 . . 14 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614013011/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/high-court-gives-stay-order-to-aamir-khans-son-junaid-khans-debut-film-maharaj-till-june-18-exclusive/articleshow/110973803.cms . live .
  22. News: Arya . Prachi . Alia Bhatt, Sharvari Wagh's YRF spy-thriller titled 'Alpha', shooting begins . 5 July 2024 . 5 July 2024 . India Today . 5 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240705073019/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/alia-bhatt-sharvari-wagh-yrf-spythriller-alpha-shooting-begins-yrf-aditya-chopra-2562660-2024-07-05 . live .
  23. News: BREAKING: Ayushmann Khurrana-Sharvari’s next with Sooraj Barjatya gets a title – Yeh Prem Mol Liya . 9 November 2025 . 9 November 2025 . Bollywood Hungama .
  24. Web site: Sharvari on being praised for The Forgotten Army: I feel over the moon . 15 November 2021 . India Today . en.
  25. Web site: IIFA Awards 2022:a list of all the winners . 5 June 2022 . IIFA . en . 4 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604231640/https://iifa.com/blog/blog-details/nexa-iifa-awards-2022-a-list-of-all-the-winners- . live .
  26. Web site: IIFA Awards 2022 complete list of winners: Vicky Kaushal, Kriti Sanon win top acting honours . 5 June 2022 . DNA India . en . 5 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220605054602/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-iifa-awards-2022-complete-list-of-winners-vicky-kaushal-kriti-sanon-win-top-acting-honours-2958025 . live .
  27. Web site: Winners of the Filmfare Awards 2022 . 31 August 2022 . Filmfare . en . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901070051/https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-wolf777news-filmfare-awards-2022_-55337.html . live .
  28. Web site: 31 August 2022 . Filmfare Awards 2022 full list of winners . 31 August 2022 . Hindustan Times . en . 31 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220831035245/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2022-full-list-of-winners-shershaah-sardar-udham-win-big-ranveer-singh-kriti-sanon-bag-best-actor-101661916046782.html . live .
  29. Web site: Pinkvilla Style Awards Nominations: Sharvari To Rashmika, Nominees For Super Stylish Emerging Talent Female . HiIndia.com . 4 June 2022 . 11 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240611221009/https://hiindia.com/pinkvilla-style-awards-nominations-sharvari-to-rashmika-nominees-for-super-stylish-emerging-talent-female/ . live .
  30. Web site: Pinkvilla Screen & Style Icons Awards 2025: Complete list of winners ft. Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Kajol, Shahid Kapoor and more . 28 March 2025 . Pinkvilla . en.

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