Pallavi Sharda is an Indian-Australian film/theatre actress and dancer, trained in the classical Indian dance form of Bharatha Natyam. Born in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 and brought up in Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 she is currently based out of Mumbai. Her Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 debut came in the comedic-drama film, Dus Tola

Dus Tola

Dus Tola is a 2010 Hindi comedy and drama film, remade from the Hit Malayalam film of the 80's Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu, directed by Ajoy Varma and starring Manoj Bajpai in the lead role. Dus Tola was released on 22 October 2010.Distributed in the U.S...

, in which she played the role of Geeta 'the village dance teacher' opposite actor Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpai

Manoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:...

. Dus Tola hit Indian theatres on 22 October 2010 and Pallavi's performance harnessed critical acclaim. Pallavi's second release, an Indo-American film called Walkaway was released on 29 October 2010 across the USA.

In March 2010 Pallavi was crowned 'Miss India Australia' in Sydney.

Pallavi's latest Bollywood venture, Love Breakups Zindagi

Love Breakups Zindagi

Love Breakups Zindagi is an Hindi romantic film, written and directed by Sahil Sangha and produced by Dia Mirza, Zayed Khan and Sahil Sangha under the banner of Sahara Motion Pictures and Born Free Entertainment. It stars Zayed Khan and Dia Mirza in the lead roles. The music is composed by the...

released on 7 October 2011. Pallavi is the lead actress in the theatrical musical, 'Taj Express' directed by Shruti Merchant and choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant.