Aham Sharma

Aham Sharma is an engineer turned actor from Bihar, India. He made his debut with the television show Chand Ke Paar Chalo (2008) along with Bollywood actress Yami Gautam.

Sharma is known for his role in the Indian mythological television series, Mahabharat (2013 TV series) as Karna for which he was widely appreciated by viewers in India and abroad. His performance in this show earned mostly positive reviews from critics and many awards as well.

Sharma won an Indian Telly Award for Best Actor In Supporting Role and a STAR Parivaar Award for "Saathi Nayi Soch Ka" both for his performance in Mahabharat. He was featured in the 50 Sexiest Asian Male List 2014 where he was voted in at 27th place in the poll.^[2] He also made it into the TV Actors: Fuze TV Personality Of The Year Male Poll and came 4th.^[3]

Career

Aham Sharma began his acting career by starring in a television series named, Chand Ke Paar Chalo aired on NDTV Imagine channel. He played the central role of Rehan, a young man of aristocratic lineage, set in Lucknow. Rehan was separated from his family as a child due to his father's death which made him resent his mother deeply. He was quoted saying about the role of Rehan as, "I am from Bihar but have stayed away from my family for a long time so I can relate to Rehan. Every character in this show is simple and viewers can relate to them easily." ^[4] He then played the role of Nirbhay Pundir, a supporting role in the television serial Bairi Piya in the channel COLOURS, 2010. He referred to the role and said, "I play the dutiful son of the house. It's a very soft and sweet character. I can reveal only this." Then he played a negative role in the serial Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath in one episode aired on 25 May 2013, in the role of "Dr. Ajay /Vidyut-The Flash man", a villain with super powers.^[5]

Sharma joined the cast of Zee TV's series Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi (2011) , on the lives of two orphan sisters, Isha and Ira. He played the role of "Shravan", a loud, funny and lovable gangster who is a bike mechanic by profession. Shravan, despite having gone through overwhelming odds, has just one weakness and that is his obsession with RJ Palak which was another identity assumed by the character Isha. Sharma's character turned stalker on the quiet and affable Isha, with a passion that often bordered on being obsessive. He remarked that he was excited to play the role as it had some negative shades to it: "It feels quite surreal playing this role. My first memory of watching an obsessive stalker onscreen was Shah Rukh Khan in Darr. He immortalized the role of a stalker! And while I might not necessarily have to say 'K-k-k-k-Kiran'. I do hope that I can do justice to the role that has been given to me! The story is at an interesting juncture now and I'm happy to do this role which has tremendous shades to enact." ^[6]

In 2009, Sharma did his first film Blue Oranges by a debutant director, Rajesh Ganguly. The film centers on a murder mystery about an alcoholic women named Shalini (Pooja Kanwal) who was murdered, creating suspects out of a painter, a student and a pilot. He played the role of the painter named "Kevin Travasso" alongside veteran actor Rajit Kapoor. He also worked in other films like Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai (2012) and Karle Pyaar Karle (2014). Currently he is filming for an international film titled Arunachal 1962. The film is based on a character during 1959 across the Indo-China border. The film's dialogue is entirely in English alongside sub titles.^[7]

Sharma rose to prominence by his performances in the TV series' Aasman Se Aage (2012) and Mahabharat (2013) where he played the roles of "Angad" and "Karna" respectively. As Angad his dancing skill was appreciated by the audience.^[8] The casting for the role of Karna was finalized lastly ^[9] as lot of actors were considered to play the iconic character. He revealed that he was called for audition while he was working in another project. He was finalized after audition and a series of look tests.^[10] For his portrayal of Karna, he earned his first awards Saathi Nayi Soch Ka at Star Parivaar and Best Actor In Supporting Role at Indian Telly Awards. His performance in Mahabharat not only enthralled the Indian audiences but also attracted viewers from overseas. Sharma, along with the cast of Mahabharat, were invited to hold a fan meeting tour.^[11][12][13] The Times of India reported in 2014 that the show has a huge fan following abroad and as result, the prominent characters from the show had been called to Indonesia for a special event.^[14]

In 2015, he has also been finalized as the lead to do a new television show named Manmarziyaan produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary for Star Plus.^[15]

Personal life

Aham Sharma was born in Patna, India where his father worked as a government official. He studied engineering at Indore before turning to be an actor. ^[16]

Filmography

Cinema

• 2009 Blue Oranges as Kevin Travasso^[17]
• 2012 Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai as Zoravar
• 2014 Karle Pyaar Karle as Jass

Television

• Chand Ke Paar Chalo as Rehan ^[18]
• Bairi Piya as Nirbhay Pundir
• Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi as Shravan
• Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath^[19] as Dr Ajay / Vidyut- The Flash Man
• Fear Files^[20] as Kushal
• Aahat as Anil
• CID as Rai (single episode)
• Aasman Se Aage as Angad
• Mahabharat^[21] as Karna
• Dosti..Yariyaan..Manmarzian ^[22] as Arjun

Tours

Aham Sharma, together with his fellow casts of Mahabharat, performed on "Mahabharat Show: Fan Meeting Tour" in the year 2014 ^{[23] [24] [25] [26]}

Awards

• 2014 Star Parivar Award for "Saathi Nayi Soch Ka" ^[27]
• 2014 Indian Telly Award for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" - Mahabharat ^[28]

References

External links

• Aham Sharma at the Internet Movie Database
• Aham Sharma Official Twitter Account
• Aham Sharma Official Instagram Profile