Tara Sharma

Tara Sharma Saluja
Sharma at the art exhibition 'Passages' in 2014
Born	(1977-01-11) 11 January 1977 London, England, UK
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress, Model, Hostess
Years active	2002-present
Spouse(s)	Roopak Saluja (2007-present)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Partap Sharma

Tara Sharma (born 11 January 1977; London, England) is a British film actress, model & hostes of Indian descent^[1] with her own show, The Tara Sharma Show on parenting and maternal child care on Star World India, which has also aired previously on ITV, Colors, BBC One, & Pogo channels

Early life and education

She was born London, United Kingdom to writer and theater actor Partap Sharma. She studied at the London School of Commerce in London ^[2] affiliated with ICSE and did well academically. She graduated with a distinction and finished her IB on a scholarship, at the United World College of the Adriatic in Italy. Tara Sharma did her B.Sc in Management at the London School of Economics.

Career

After graduating from LSE, Sharma was a financial consultant at Citibank and Accenture. She appeared in advertisements for Lakme, Garnier and Pepsi, the latter included a commercial with Shah Rukh Khan and which proved to be a stepping stone into movies.^[3]

She debuted in Anupam Kher's Om Jai Jagadish.', followed by Khosla Ka Ghosla, Page 3, Saaya, and Masti.

Tara's father died in 2011. "Losing my father ... left me devastated and changed my life too. But, I do have a strong belief that no one really goes away and my father will always live in our hearts," she said.^[4] She became involved in spreading awareness about good parenting and maternal child care,^[5] conceptualizing and starting her show on new-age motherhood, The Tara Sharma Show. The show's first two seasons were successes and the third season debuted on Colors and Nick from 18 October 2013.^[6][7] Tara co-produces the show with the 120 Media Collective.^[8][9]

Personal life

She married media entrepreneur Roopak Saluja, an INSEAD alumnus in November 2007. The couple have two sons, Zen (b. 2009) and Kai (b. 2011).

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tara Sharma.

• Tara Sharma at the Internet Movie Database
• The Tara Sharma Show
• The Tara Sharma Show on Facebook