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Asha Sharma Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 28, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth26 October 1936

Age87 Years

BirthplaceIndia

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndian

Marital statusNot Known

SpouseNot Known

Asha Sharma Biography

Asha Sharma was an Indian character actress known for mother and grandmother roles across film and television. Her career spanned roughly 45 years, with a体

Early life and background
Asha Sharma was born in India on 26 October 1936. Details about her early family life, schooling and personal relationships are not publicly documented in the available record. She was Indian by nationality and, later in life, her hair was described as salt-and-pepper and her eyes black. Her height was listed at approximately 165 cm (5'5").

Career
Sharma began her on-screen career in the mid-1970s, making her film debut in Kaagaz Ki Nao (1975). Over the next several decades she became a familiar supporting presence, especially in roles that cast her as a mother or grandmother. She appeared in about 40 Hindi films and television series during a career that stretched for roughly 45 years.

Through the 1980s and 1990s she worked steadily in both cinema and television. Notable early film appearances include Do Dishayen (1982), in which she was credited as Mrs. Nivaran Sharma, and Insaaf Kaun Karega (1984). On television she was part of the ensemble of popular Doordarshan serials: she played the character Bhagwanti in Hum Log (1984), appeared as Girdhari Seth’s wife in Nukkad (1986), and was seen as Janko in Buniyaad (1987). She also took roles in regional cinema, including a supporting part as a doctor in the Bengali film Badnam (1990) and a role in the Punjabi action drama Qurbani Jatt Di (1990).

Across the 1990s and 2000s Sharma continued to take supporting roles in films such as Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraee (1993) and Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998), and later in Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005). Her television work extended into the 2000s and 2010s, with appearances in series and episodic programs including Ek Aur Mahabharat (1997), the horror-thriller anthology Ssshhhh… Koi Hai (2002) where she played a grandmother, Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya (2009), Savdhaan India: Crime Alert (2012), and Kumkum Bhagya (2019).

In the 2010s and 2020s she continued to work in shorter formats and supporting film roles. She appeared in the 2014 film Nirahua Hindustani and had a role in the 2023 production Adipurush. Sharma also performed in short films: she was cast as Nani in the 2017 short Toffee, appeared in the 2019 YouTube short Asli Holi as a grandmother attempting to persuade her granddaughter to celebrate Holi in person, and played Leela in the 2021 short drama The Last Jam Jar.

Public profile
Sharma’s screen persona was most often that of a family elder; she was widely recognized for playing mothers and grandmothers. Over the course of her long career she worked in a mix of mainstream Hindi cinema, regional films, television serials, and short films. Her body of work earned her at least one industry nomination: she was once nominated for the Favorite Buzurg Award at the Star Parivar Awards.

Personal life
Publicly available records do not provide confirmed information about Sharma’s marital status or close family members. The licensed record lists her spouse and marital status as not known.

Latest updates
Asha Sharma died on 25 August 2024 at the age of 87. The record notes her age at the time of death as 87 years. Her contributions to film and television, particularly in character roles that depicted family elders, are noted across the span of her multi-decade career.
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Recent Work

Adipurush

Supporting role in the 2023 film

2023
The Last Jam Jar

Played Leela in this 2021 short drama film

2021
Asli Holi

Appeared as a grandmother in this 2019 YouTube short

2019
Toffee

Played Nani in this 2017 Hindi short film

2017
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Career Highlights

  1. Film debut in Kaagaz Ki Nao (1975)
  2. Television roles in Hum Log (1984), Nukkad (1986) and Buniyaad (1987)
  3. Appeared in around 40 films and TV series across roughly 45 years
  4. Nominated for Favorite Buzurg Award at the Star Parivar Awards
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Asha Sharma born?

26 October 1936

What is Asha Sharma known for?

Actress

What is Asha Sharma’s marital status?

Not Known

Who is Asha Sharma married to?

Not Known