"Besharam" Leading Lady, Movie-Theater Actress Indian-Australian Pallavi Sharda | Profile | Photos

Due to her latest film (as of this writing) "Besharam" with Ranbir Kapoor, this Indian-Australian beauty (see photo below) is fast gaining the attention of worldwide audiences. We are speaking, of course, about Pallavi Sharda.

A daughter of Indian migrants from Delhi, who are professors at University of Western Australia and Victoria University, Pallavi Sharda was born on January 10, 1987 in Perth. Her father is a Punjabi. She is a very bright woman with a diploma in Modern Languages and Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne.

In 2008, she transferred to Mumbai, where two years later, she started her career as a Bollywood actress through a cameo role in "My Name is Khan".  She was then cast into a lead role as a teacher in the drama-comedy "Dus Tola". Her performance was warmly received by critics. In 2011, she was the leading lady in the theater musical Taj Express. Her 2013 movie "Besharam" is now currently screened in theaters worldwide (here is my review of said movie, see below still photo of said film).

Her filmography (movies list):

• 2010: My Name Is Khan, Dus Tola, Walkaway
• 2011: Love Breakups Zindagi
• 2012: Heroine
• 2013: Save Your Legs, Besharam

More photos of our featured Indian-Australian actress Pallavi Sharda (click to enlarge):

Sources: Wikipedia, various forum posts

Besharam Review: Sorry, Ranbir Kapoor!

Directed by Abhinav Kashyap and produced by Himanshu Mehra and Sanjeev Gupta, "Besharam" (see poster below) is a romantic action comedy movie that stars Ranbir Kapoor and Pallavi Sharda. It runs for 142 minutes and earned mixed reviews from critics after its release last October 2.

But never mind the critics. I usually don't trust them. I suspect they judge a film based on vested interests. However I am quite sorry for Ranbir because in this particularly moment I agree with their negative review of "Besharam". 

This film revolves around the love story between the charming good-natured orphan turned small-time thief Babli and the educated beauty Tara Sharma, played by RK and Pallavi (see below photo).

The movie’s funny moments, though, would come from Inspector Chulbul Chautala and his wife, head Constable Bulbul Chautala (by Rishi and Neetu Kapoors). They are a really good pair of comic actors!

The climax is a give-away; Babli fighting side-by-side with the officers of the law.

This film does not give justice to its stellar and talented cast. The storyline is plain, formulaic and predictable. The love story and romance between Babli and Tara was not developed.

Babli's mantra in the movie was "No yearning for respect, no fear of humiliation" (Na sammaan ka moh, na apmaan ka bhay).

However, in the end, the movie did not earn my respect but, still, Ranbir Kapoor must not fear humiliation (after all, his movie career would not be hurt by this lackluster film; we all fall down sometimes but what is more important is how we get up).

Do you agree with my "Besharam Review"? Please feel free to enter your comments. Thanks.