Adah Sharma

akkad in Kerala. Her mother is a trained classical dancer and a mallakhamba yoga practitioner.

Adah studied at Auxilium Convent High School in Bandra. She had an aspiration to be an actress from the time she was in the 10th class. She was keen to join the film industry soon after her schooling but her parents coaxed her to complete her education. She had left studies after 12th grade to become an actress.

Adah Sharma has predominantly worked in Hindi and Telugu films. Adah started her career with the horror film, ‘1920’, released in 2008, soon after she had finished her schooling. There after she appeared in various films across various genres, which included the romantic comedy film Hasee Toh Phasee and then was in action film like the Commando series, appearing in Commando 2 and 3. She received a lot of recognition and gained attention for her role in the controversial film,’ The Kerala Story’ released in 2023.

Adah had made her acting debut at the age of 16 in the film 1920, wherein she played the role of a possessed woman. Her performance earned her a Filmfare nomination for the Best Female Debut.

She then ventured into Telugu films and starred in films, ‘ Heart Attack’ in 2014, ‘S/O Satyamurthy’ in 2015 and ‘Kshanam’ in 2016. 

Adah has done several films in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada projects.

The Hindi films in which Adah Sharma has acted are in Phhir in 2011, Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke in 2013, By Pass Road in 2019, Selfiee in the same year, Bastar in 2024 and her most recent is Tumko Meri Kasam in 2025.

Adah Sharma has played lot of different and versatile roles in OTT serials like Pukaar on Life Ok in 2014-2015, The Holiday in 2019 on Amazon Prime, Pati Patni Aur Panga in 2020, Aisa Waisa Pyaar in 2021 on Jio Cinema, Meet Cute in 2022 on Sony Live, Commando series on Disney+Hotstar in 2023, Sunflower in 2024 on Zee5 and currently is a part of Reeta Sanya since 2024 till present which is being aired on Disney +Hotstar.

Adah Sharma has also acted in short films and music videos.