Archna Sharma

{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{protection padlock|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Archna Sharma | image = | image_upright = | caption = Archna Sharma in 2025 | birth_name = Archna Sharma | alma_mater = {{ubl| * University of Mysore * Anna University}} | birth_date = | birth_place = Bangalore, Karnataka, India<ref name="cinegoer1"/> | occupation = Actress | children = | years_active = 2009–present | spouse = | known_for = }} '''Archna Sharma''', is an Indian actor and model, who has appeared in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films and television.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 May 2009 |title=Cinema Plus / Columns : Bihar beauty |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/22/stories/2009052250090300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525150728/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/05/22/stories/2009052250090300.htm |archive-date=25 May 2009 |access-date=8 September 2013 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Scroll |date=2019-01-13 |title=Here is the list of every politician and official who appears in 'The Accidental Prime Minister' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/909230/here-is-the-list-of-every-politician-and-official-who-appears-in-the-accidental-prime-minister |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education == She is originally from Bihar, was born in Bengaluru, Karnataka,<ref name="cinegoer1"/> and currently resides in Mumbai, pursuing her acting career.<ref name="cinegoer1">{{cite web |date=25 December 2011 |title=Ayshickka Sharma | Actress Ayshickka Sharma | RP Patnaik Facebook | Sarathkumar – Interviews |url=http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/interviews/interview-with-ayshickka-sharma-251211.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130908185752/http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/interviews/interview-with-ayshickka-sharma-251211.html |archive-date=8 September 2013 |access-date=8 September 2013 |publisher=CineGoer.com}}</ref>

She completed her graduation in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University and her post-graduation in Business Administration from University of Mysore.

==Career== After receiving a diploma in acting from the Anupam Kher Institute of acting, Mumbai, she shifted to Chennai and lived there for eight years.<ref name="cinegoer1"/> She has appeared in over fifty TV commercials across South India including a jewellery advertisement alongside Varalaxmi Sarathkumar.<ref name="Name *">{{cite web |date=22 October 2011 |title=Ayshickka Sharma Interview |url=http://businessoftollywood.com/2011/10/ayshickka-sharma/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201033205/http://businessoftollywood.com/2011/10/ayshickka-sharma/ |archive-date=1 December 2013 |access-date=8 September 2013 |publisher=Business of Tollywood}}</ref><ref name="cinegoer1"/> She studied for her MBA in Chennai and learned Bharatanatyam.<ref name="cinegoer1"/>

She acted in director S. A. Chandrasekhar's film ''Veluthu Kattu.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 June 2010 |title=New songs, new faces |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/new-songs-new-faces/article447248.ece |access-date=8 September 2013 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>''

She has also appeared in both seasons of the Sony LIV web series ''Kathmandu Connection''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Kathmandu Connection |url=https://kinobaza.com.ua/titles/kathmandu-connection |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=kinobaza.com.ua |language=uk}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of Archna Sharma credits |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Language !Notes |- | 2009 || ''Thozhi'' || Saranya || rowspan="3" | Tamil |credited as Dwaraka |- | rowspan="2"|2010 || ''Puzhal'' || Rita | |- | ''Veluthu Kattu'' || Janani | |- |2012 | ''Friends Book'' || Nithya || Telugu | |- |2019 | ''The Accidental Prime Minister'' ||Chiki Sarkar|| rowspan="2"|Hindi |<ref name="auto1" /> |- |2021 |''Kathmandu Connection'' |Sushmita Kaushik |SonyLIV series<ref name="auto"/> |}

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== External links == * {{Instagram|archna_sharmma}}

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