Sharvari: Age, Movies, Munjya Fame and What’s Next in 2026

Sharvari (Sharvari Wagh) Biography, Age, Movies & Upcoming Films 2026

Sharvari Wagh, known mononymously as Sharvari, is one of Hindi cinema’s most watched young actresses of 2026. In less than a decade she has gone from hauling clapperboards as an assistant director to winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, delivering a ₹100-crore blockbuster with Munjya, and sharing screen space with Alia Bhatt in YRF’s Alpha. Here’s a complete look at Sharvari’s age, family, filmography and what’s next.

Born on 14 June 1997 in Mumbai, Sharvari Wagh grew up in a family with strong political roots — she is the granddaughter of Manohar Joshi, the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Despite the family background, Sharvari’s own ambition was always films. She studied in Mumbai, started modelling as a teenager, and won the Clean & Clear Fresh Face Contest early on, which put her in front of brands and casting directors before she turned 20.

Interestingly, acting wasn’t the plan at the start. Sharvari has spoken about choosing civil engineering before following her childhood dream, crediting her parents for pushing her to audition instead. She began auditioning for lead roles back in 2014 — and spent years getting rejected before anyone said yes.

Most audiences discovered Sharvari with Bunty Aur Babli 2, but she had already logged three years on Bollywood sets. Between 2015 and 2018 she worked as an assistant director on:

• Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
• Bajirao Mastani (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)
• Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (Luv Ranjan)

That grounding matters. She has said the assistant-director stint taught her how sets actually run — a rare advantage for a first-time lead.

Sharvari made her acting debut in 2020 with Kabir Khan’s Amazon Prime Video war drama The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye, opposite Sunny Kaushal.

Her big-screen debut came in 2021 with Yash Raj Films’ Bunty Aur Babli 2, where she played Sonia Rawat, the new Babli, alongside Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan and Siddhant Chaturvedi. Despite the film’s muted box-office run, Sharvari’s performance won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and the IIFA Star Debut of the Year – Female. Two awards, one launch — she was officially on the map.

If 2021 introduced her, 2024 made her a star. She delivered three very different films in one year:

• Munjya — Aditya Sarpotdar’s Marathi-folklore-inspired comedy horror from Maddock’s Horror Comedy Universe. Sharvari played Bela opposite Abhay Verma. The film crashed past the ₹100-crore mark, handing her a genuine box-office hit with no superstar in the lead. It also earned her the Filmfare Best Actress – Jury Choice honour.
• Maharaj — a special appearance as Viraaj opposite Junaid Khan in the YRF period drama that premiered on Netflix.
• Vedaa — Nikkhil Advani’s action drama in which she took the title role, a Dalit woman fighting for dignity, opposite John Abraham. The film drew mixed reviews, but her item number “Taras” became a chartbuster and made Sharvari a fixture on music and trends charts.

The range — horror-comedy, period drama, social action — is deliberately the point. Sharvari has built her career on refusing to be slotted.

Main Vaapas Aaunga — Imtiaz Ali’s Partition-set romantic drama, opposite Vedang Raina (with Diljit Dosanjh also in the cast). Released in June 2026, the story of a young couple separated by the 1947 Partition let Sharvari play a pre-Independence-era lover — a first for her — and gave Punjabi and North Indian audiences a deeply familiar setting.

Alpha — released 3 July 2026, Shiv Rawail’s film is the seventh entry and first female-led movie in the YRF Spy Universe, starring Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Dia Mirza. Sharvari plays Durga. The film opened to mixed reviews and a modest ₹9.25 crore first day, then grew steadily through its opening weekend to cross ₹34 crore in India and roughly ₹75 crore worldwide in its first six days. Whatever the verdict on the film, Sharvari is now officially a franchise-level leading lady.

Yeh Prem Mol Liya — the next one on the list, directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya and scheduled for 27 November 2026.

• Filmfare Awards — Best Female Debut, Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2022)
• IIFA Awards — Star Debut of the Year, Female (2022)
• Filmfare Awards — Best Actress, Jury Choice, Munjya (2025)

Bollywood’s talent pipeline is crowded, yet Sharvari has done what most newcomers fail at: she survived a flop debut (Bunty Aur Babli 2), a mixed-review drama (Vedaa) and a lukewarm franchise entry (Alpha), and still keeps landing lead roles at YRF and with A-list directors. At 29, with a horror-comedy hit, a Spy Universe credit and a Barjatya film queued up, she is arguably the most durable new face of her generation.

1. What is Sharvari’s age?
Sharvari (Sharvari Wagh) was born on 14 June 1997, making her 29 years old in 2026.

2. What was Sharvari’s debut film?
Her film debut was YRF’s Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021), in which she played the new Babli. Her acting debut overall was the 2020 web series The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye.

3. Which is Sharvari’s biggest hit?
Munjya (2024) is her biggest commercial success, crossing ₹100 crore at the box office.

4. Is Sharvari related to Manohar Joshi?
Yes, Sharvari Wagh is the granddaughter of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.

5. What are Sharvari’s upcoming movies?
Yeh Prem Mol Liya, directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, is scheduled for 27 November 2026.

6. Has Sharvari won any awards?
Yes — Filmfare Best Female Debut and IIFA Star Debut for Bunty Aur Babli 2, plus a Filmfare Jury Choice Best Actress award for Munjya.

Sharvari in pictures

Gallery photos via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

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