Niketan Sharma is an Indian actor, writer and director. He is known for his theater and web series work. He is known for his role as Naveen Shetty aka Gambhir in the web series Cubicles, which aired on SonyLIV in 2019.
Wiki/Biography
Niketan Sharma was born on May 2 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He later moved to Delhi with his family. He attended Government Model High School, Vivek Vihar, Delhi. He later graduated from Kirori Mal College in Delhi. He aspired to become a Chartered Accountant (CA); however, he joined a troupe of actors and began acting in plays. He gave up the idea of pursuing a chartered accountancy. After moving to Mumbai from Delhi in July 2014, he enrolled at Bombay Drama School, where he studied acting from 2014 to 2015.
Niketan Sharma’s college days
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents. He has a brother named Arpit Sharma and a sister named Nikita Sharma.
Nektan Sharma and his mother
Nektan Sharma and his siblings
wife and children
He is unmarried and has no children.
Relationships/Affairs
He is in a relationship with Raisa Ghosh since 2020. She works in the communications department of Yash Raj Films (YRF) and has also produced some of his dramas.
Niketan Sharma and Raisa Ghosh (left)
Profession
theater
He wrote and directed many plays. His first play was “Adrak” which was first performed in 2018. Subsequently, he participated in and produced many dramas, such as “Bone of Contention” in 2020 and “Photo Copy” in 2022, which he collaborated with Rasika Agashe and became famous.
Nektan Sharma in action
He later founded NOW Productions, a production company that produces theatrical productions. He performed many shows at the famous Prithvi Theater in Mumbai.
The logo of Niketan Sharma’s production team NOW Productions
short film
In 2016, he wrote the story of the short film “Bundle of Questions”.
web series
His first web series as an actor was Cubicles which aired on SonyLIV in 2019; he played the role of Naveen Shetty aka Gambhir in the web series. In 2021, he played the role of KK in Candy, which aired on Voot.
Stills from Niketan Sharma’s web series “The Cubicle”
Facts/Trivia
- His mentor was Keval Arora, retired advisor of the theater society “Players” at Kiroli Mar Academy and a professor of English.
Niketan Sharma’s Mentor Keval Arora
- His nicknames are Pappu, Nikki and Nikku.
- Niketan also conducts monologue performance workshops called “Solo” in her free time.
Niketan Sharma Monologue Studio Poster
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