Sharvari Wagh
Wagh in 2021
Born (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 27)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
RelativesManohar Joshi
(grandfather)

Sharvari Wagh (born 14 June 1996)[1] is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She began her career in 2015 as an assistant director for Luv Ranjan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, before making her acting debut with Kabir Khan's web series The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye (2020). Wagh made her film debut in Yash Raj Films's Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[2]

Early life

She was born in a Marathi family in 1996. 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.[2] Manohar Joshi, former chief minister of Maharashtra, was her maternal grandfather.[3]

Career

Wagh has worked as an assistant director in the movies Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, Bajirao Mastani and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.[3] She said she had been auditioning since 2014 for a main role in movies.[4] She made her acting debut with the 2020 Amazon Prime series The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye opposite Sunny Kaushal.[5]

Wagh made her film debut alongside Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan and Siddhant Chaturvedi in Bunty Aur Babli 2, which was released in 2021.[6] 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."[7]

Wagh will next appear in Maharaja along with Junaid Khan and Shalini Pandey.[8] She will also feature in the action film Vedaa with John Abraham.[9]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 — Assistant director [3]
Bajirao Mastani — Assistant director [3]
2018 Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety — Assistant director [3]
2021 Bunty Aur Babli 2 Sonia "Babli" Rawat [6]
2024 Maharaja† TBA Completed [10]
Vedaa † TBA Post-production [9]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2020 The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye Maya Shrinivasan [11]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 22nd IIFA Awards Star Debut of the Year – Female Bunty Aur Babli 2 Won [12][13]
67th Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Won [14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Bunty Aur Babli 2 star Sharvari Wagh celebrates 25th birthday with an intimate house party". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Meet 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' debutante Sharvari Wagh". DNA India. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Singh, Mohnish (13 January 2020). "Why is Bollywood excited about Sharvari Wagh?". Rediff. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Bunty Aur Babli 2 actor Sharvari Wagh on being rejected for 6 years before getting a project". Hindustan Times. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye trailer sees Sunny Kaushal, Sharvari lead INA, wage war against British rule". Firstpost. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Bunty Aur Babli 2 movie review and release highlights". The Indian Express. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Bunty Aur Babli 2 movie review: Rani Mukerji is the saving grace in this snooze-fest, don't watch even if paid for it". Hindustan Times. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Junaid Khan resumes shooting for Maharaja; film also stars Shalini Pandey and Sharvari Wagh". News18. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b "John Abraham and Sharvari Wagh commence shooting for Nikkhil Advani's next titled Vedaa". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan's debut film tentatively titled Maharaja: Film and Cast". Bollywood Hungama. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Sharvari on being praised for The Forgotten Army: I feel over the moon". India Today. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  12. ^ "IIFA Awards 2022:a list of all the winners". IIFA. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  13. ^ "IIFA Awards 2022 complete list of winners: Vicky Kaushal, Kriti Sanon win top acting honours". DNA India. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Winners of the Filmfare Awards 2022". Filmfare. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Filmfare Awards 2022 full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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