Pallavi Sharda

Pallavi Sharda is an Australian film actress of Indian ancestry. Her film credits include Oscar nominated film Lion (2016), Bollywood films Begum Jaan (2017) and Hawaizaada (2015) and comedy film Save Your Legs! (2012). She portrays Megan Chapman in Netflix sci-fi crime-drama series The One and Asha Maurya in the Netflix movie Wedding Season.

Biography
She was born in Perth, Western Australia. She went to school at Lowther Hall in Essendon where she obtained an academic scholarship and commenced her LLB and BA (Media & Communications) & Diploma in Modern Languages (French) at the University of Melbourne.

Having trained in the classical dance form of Bharatha Natyam since the age of three, movement is a large part of her performing arts repertoire, particularly her free form fusion dance style which she showcases in her live performances. She is also one the first Indian origin Australian actresses to foray into the mainstream Australian film industry and has been a pioneer in the realm of multicultural representation on Australian screens.

Sharda started her Bollywood career by playing a cameo in Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan (2010). In March 2010 Sharda was crowned Miss India Australia in Sydney.

Appearances

 * Season One