Divyendu Sharma (born 19 June 1983), better known as Divyenndu,[2] is an Indian actor and model best known for his roles of Nishant aka Liquid in Pyar Ka Punchnama, Narayan Sharma in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Sundar Tripathi in the film Batti Gul Meter Chalu and Munna Bhaiya in Amazon Prime Video series Mirzapur.
Divyenndu | |
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Divyenndu at the trailer launch of 2016 The End in 2016 | |
| Born | Divyendu Sharma (1983-06-19) 19 June 1983 (age 39)[1] |
| Alma mater | Kirori Mal College FTII, Pune |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse | Akanksha Sharma |
Divyenndu was born on 19 June 1983 in Delhi. He is a graduate in political science from Delhi University's Kirori Mal College. He has three years of theatre experience in Delhi after which he pursued a two-year diploma in acting from FTII, Pune. He was previously seen in a number of ads for brands like Virgin Mobile, Birla Sun Life and Fidelity Mutual Funds.[3][1][4] He is married to Akanksha Sharma.[5]
In 2019, Divyenndu dropped his surname citing numerology and his belief that, in a country like India, it's important to remove the many caste divisions. His official documents, however, use his full name.[2]
He first appeared in a sight role in Madhuri Dixit's comeback movie Aaja Nachle. His debut Bollywood movie was Pyar Ka Punchnama, where he played a character called Liquid.[6][7] For his role in the film, he won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male. He also played the role of the poet Omi in David Dhawan's remake of Chashme Baddoor.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2007 | Aaja Nachle | MLA's Goon | ||
| 2011 | Pyaar Ka Punchnama | Nishant "Liquid" Agarwal | Screen Award for Best Male Debut | |
| 2013 | Chashme Baddoor | Omkar "Omi" Sharma | ||
| 2014 | Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami | Subhash Joshi | ||
| 2015 | Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfriend | Dhruv Khanna | ||
| 2017 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Narayan "Naru" Sharma | ||
| 2016 The End | Sunny Singh | |||
| 2018 | Batti Gul Meter Chalu | Sundar Mohan Tripathi | ||
| 2019 | Badnaam Gali | Randeep Singh Sodhi | ZEE5 | |
| Kanpuriye | Vijay Pal | Disney+ Hotstar | ||
| Fatafat | Unknown | Short film on ZEE5 | [9] | |
| 2020 | Shukranu | Inder | ZEE5 | [10] |
| 2022 | 1800 Life | Vishal | Short film on Amazon miniTV | [11] |
| Mere Desh Ki Dharti | Ajay | |||
| Odd couple (2022 film) | Piyush Mishra | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| "Thai Massage | TBA | [12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Permanent Roommates | Cameo | Season 2 Episode 4 |
| 2018–2020 | Mirzapur | Phoolchand "Munna" Tripathi | Streaming on Amazon Prime Video |
| 2020 | Bicchoo Ka Khel | Akhil Shrivastav | Streaming on AltBalaji and ZEE5[13][14] |
| 2022 | Salt City | Saurabh Bajpai | On SonyLIV[15] |
| TBA | The Railway Men |
TBA | Filming[16] |
Screen Award for Best Male Debut | |
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Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role | |
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