Introduction
Tunisha Sharma (4 January 2002 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian television and film actress. She made her acting debut with Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap as Chand Kawar in 2015. Sharma is best known for having played Rajkumari Ahankara in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Zara/Babli in Ishq Subhan Allah and Aadhya Verma in Internet Wala Love.
Sharma made her film debut with Fitoor playing Young Firdaus and later played Young Diya in Baar Baar Dekho. In both these films she played Katrina Kaif's younger version.
Early life
Sharma was born on 4 January 2002 in Chandigarh to Vanita Sharma.
Career
Sharma started her career with Sony TV's Maharana Pratap as Chand Kanwar. She went on to play Rajkumari Ahankara in Colors TV's Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat. In 2016, she made her film debut as Young Firdaus in Fitoor. In the same year, she played Young Dia in Baar Baar Dekho and Mini in Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh.
In 2017, Sharma played Mehtab Kaur in Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh. From 2018 to 2019, she played Aadhya Verma in Colors TV's Internet Wala Love.
In 2019, she appeared in Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah as Zara / Babli. In 2021, she was seen in season 2 of SAB TV's Hero – Gayab Mode On as ASP Aditi. In 2022, she played the lead role in Sony SAB show Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul opposite Sheezan Mohammed Khan.
Death
On 24 December 2022, Sharma committed suicide by hanging herself on the set of her television serial Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul. She was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead on arrival. She was 20.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap | Chand Kanwar | ||
| Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat | Rajkumari Ahankara | |||
| 2016 | Gabbar Poonchwala | Sanya | ||
| 2017 | Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh | Mehtab Kaur | ||
| 2018–2019 | Internet Wala Love | Aadhya Verma | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ishq Subhan Allah | Zara/Babli | ||
| 2021 | Hero – Gayab Mode On | ASP Aditi Jamval | Season 2 | |
| 2022 | Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul | Shehzaadi Mariam | Chapter 1 |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fitoor | Young Firdaus | ||
| Baar Baar Dekho | Young Diya | |||
| Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | Minnie Sinha | |||
| 2019 | Dabangg 3 | Hostile girl | Cameo |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sardari (Chapter 1) | Manavgeet Gill | |
| Pyaar Ho Jaayega | Vishal Mishra | ||
| Nainon Ka Ye Rona Jaaye Na | Raj Barman | ||
| 2022 | Tu Baithe Mere Samne | ||
| Heeriye | Abhi Dutt | ||
| Tu Baithe Mere Samne | Raj Barman | ||
| Paani Na Samajh |