Niketan Sharma is an Indian actor, writer, and director. He is known for his works in theatre and web series. He gained fame for acting in the web series Cubicles as Naveen Shetty aka Gambhir, which streamed on SonyLIV in 2019.
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Wiki/Biography
Niketan Sharma was born on 2 May in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He later moved to Delhi along with his family. He did his schooling at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Vivek Vihar, Delhi. He later pursued his graduation at Kirori Mal College, Delhi. He desired to become a Chartered Accountant (CA); however, he joined the theatre group Players and started acting in plays; he dropped the idea to pursue Chartered Accountancy. After moving to Mumbai from Delhi in July 2014, he enrolled at the Drama School in Mumbai and studied acting there from 2014 to 2015.
Niketan Sharma during his college days
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents. He has a brother named Arpit Sharma and a sister named Nikita Sharma.
Niketan Sharma with his mother
Niketan Sharma with his siblings
Wife & Children
He is unmarried and does not have any children.
Relationships/Affairs
He is in a relationship with Raisa Ghosh since 2020. She works in the communication department of Yash Raj Films (YRF) and has also produced some of his plays.
Niketan Sharma with Raisa Ghosh (left)
Career
Theatre
He has written and directed many plays. His first play was Adrak which was enacted for the first time in 2018. He later acted in and made many plays such as Bone of Contention in 2020 and Photo Copy in 2022, featuring Rasika Agashe, which became very famous.
Niketan Sharma during a play
He later founded the production company NOW Productions which produces theatre plays. He has done many shows at the reputed Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai.
Logo of Niketan Sharma’s production group, NOW Productions
Short Film
He has written the story of the short film Bundle of Questions in 2016.
Web Series
His debut web series as an actor was Cubicles in 2019 which streamed on SonyLIV; he played the role of Naveen Shetty aka Gambhir in the web series. He played the role of KK in Candy in 2021 which streamed on Voot.
Niketan Sharma in a still from the web series Cubicles
Facts/Trivia
- His mentor is Keval Arora, retired staff advisor of Kirori Mal College’s theatre society, The Players, and an English professor.
Niketan Sharma’s mentor, Keval Arora
- His nicknames are Pappu, Nikki, and Nikku. [1]Instagram – Raisa Ghosh [2]Facebook – Niketan Sharma
- Niketan also gives monologue acting workshops named Solo during his free time.
Poster of Niketan Sharma’s Monologues Workshop
References
| ↑1 | Instagram – Raisa Ghosh |
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| ↑2 | Facebook – Niketan Sharma |
