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Dhruv Sharma (1982 – 1 August 2017) was an Indian Kannada-language actor and cricketer.
Dhruv Sharma | |
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Born | 1982 |
Died | 1 August 2017 35) | (aged
Other names | Dhruva Sharma[1] |
Occupation(s) | Actor, cricketer |
Years active | 1994; 2002–2018 |
Dhruv Sharma played a small role in Yahoo (2004).[2] He made his debut as a lead actor with Snehanjali (2007), which won the Guinness Book of World Record for the first film to have a deaf-mute person in the lead role.[3] The film received mixed reviews but Dhruv's performance was praised.[4][5] His next film was the Malayalam film The Hitlist (2012) in which he played the antagonist. The film had a low-key release and notably featured Mohanlal in a voiceover.[6] The film released to negative reviews with a critic opining that his performance was one of the saving graces.[7]
In 2013, he co-starred Soumya Bollapragada and Venkatesh Prasad in the romantic comedy Neenandre Ishta Kano. A critic felt that Dhruv was good but that Venkatesh Prasad outshone him.[8] He played a minor role opposite Neha Patil and co-starring his father in Thippaji Circle (2015),[9] a film based on the life of a devadasi.[10] He played one of the leads in the cricket film Bangalore 560023 (2015) co-starring Karthik Jayaram, Chandan Kumar, Rajeev and Chikkanna.[11] In 2018, he starred posthumously in Kicchu (2018), which was based on the issue of deforestation and featured Sudeep in a cameo.[1] The film was notable for also featuring Abhinaya, another deaf-mute actor.[12] The film released to mixed reviews with a critic writing that the film "might not be a drama that keeps you in the edge of your seat, but it has its heart set in the right place".[13] His final film Looty (2018), which featured him opposite Shweta Pandit, released to highly negative reviews.[14]
In 2005, he played for India at the Deaf Cricket World Cup.[15] In 2011, he joined the Karnataka Bulldozers of the Celebrity Cricket League after being noticed by Salman Khan.[16] In 2013, he was the vice captain of the team, which was headed by Sudeep.[17] He was named the Man of the Tournament in a 2016 game that his team won against the Telugu Warriors.[18]
Dhruv Sharma was born to businessman and actor Suresh Sharma.[15] He is deaf-mute in Bangalore and found it difficult to follow college lectures after taking some computer science classes.[15] Dhruv died on 1 August 2017.[19][20]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Prema Simhasana | Child artist | |
2002 | Joot | ||
2004 | Yahoo | Sneha's lover | |
2007 | Snehanjali | Prem | |
2012 | The Hitlist | Dhruv | Malayalam film |
2013 | Neenandre Ishta Kano | Sanjay | |
2015 | Thippaji Circle | ||
Bangalore 560023 | |||
2018 | Kicchu | Suri | Posthumous film |
Looty | Jaggi | Posthumous film |
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