Ten-year-old child actor Hardika Sharma’s most recent project was the horror movie Chhorii 2, where she plays Nushrratt Bharuccha’s daughter. When we asked her if she feels scared while watching horror movies, she said, “I’m not scared of anything in the world. I was very small when we all used to watch horror movies like The Conjuring at my nani’s house. I used to find those movies very funny.” Her parents and twin brother came along with her to The Free Press Journal studio for the interview.
Hardika has come in several movies and web series such as Citadel Honey-Bunny, Call Me Bae, Hungama 2, A Thursday, The Freelancer, Soni Ki Scooty, Mombae, Asur 2, Hunter, Blackout, 36 Days, and Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper. She seems to be the popular choice for playing the younger version of actresses like Sara Ali Khan, Ananya Panday, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Her forthcoming project is Rakht Brahmand.
Born and brought up in Delhi, she shifted to Pune when her father changed his job, and post-pandemic, her parents decided to shift to Mumbai because Hardika was frequently selected for numerous projects, along with several national and international brand commercials like Hyundai, Snapdragon, Cleartrip, Croma, Lifebuoy Hand Wash, Toyota, etc.
Although she finds Suniel Shetty kind and humble, Ashutosh Rana would teach her magic tricks. Her favourite seems to be ‘Kareena Kapoor ma’am’, with whom she has done several ads, and also ‘Madhuri Dixit ma’am’, whose expressions and dance she loves.
But what about school and the future?
“I’m a very fast learner, and our school is very supportive and grants me leaves for the shoots. I have very nice teachers and very nice friends. Whenever I’m absent, my teachers just explain to me separately and also upload everything on the app. I’m also excited about going to college and think about how I will dress up and the friends I will make. Although I want to be an actress, I also have a backup plan — to be a scientist. I love science and especially the experiments. Right now, we don’t have Chemistry, but that is what I will choose later!” she told us.
