Sharman Joshi

Biography

Sharman Joshi (born 28 April 1979) is an Indian actor and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi movies. He is best known for his roles in films such as Rang De Basanti (2006), Golmaal (2006), Dhol (2007) and 3 Idiots (2009).

Joshi belongs to a Gujarati Brahmin family of actors and performing artists. His father, Arvind Joshi, was a veteran of Gujarati theatre, while his aunt Sarita Joshi (Bhosle) and cousins acted in Marathi and Gujarati theatre. His sister is actress Manasi Joshi Roy and his brother-in-law is actor Rohit Roy.

Joshi has acted, produced and directed stage plays in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati languages. He directed and starred in various theatre performances. He appeared as a deaf character in the Gujarati version of the popular play All the Best, which did over 550 shows in three years.

 Another one of his popular comedy plays was "Ame Layi Gaya, Tame Rahi Gaya" where he played four different roles. In 2016, he made his directorial debut with the Hindi rom-com, Main Aur Tum. It features him in the lead role along with Tejashree Pradhan.

He made his film debut in the 1999 art film, Godmother. This was followed by Style (2001), produced by N Chandra. Style was followed by its sequel Xcuse Me (2003) and other comedies such as Shaadi No. 1 (2005). In 2006, he starred in Rang De Basanti.

Later that year he starred in the comedy film Golmaal. In 2007 he appeared in Life in a... Metro, Dhol, and Raqeeb. The following year saw him as the character Shyam in Hello, the film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel One Night @ the Call Center.

 Joshi played the male lead in Sorry Bhai! in 2008 and one of the three characters (Raju Rastogi) in the 2009 film 3 Idiots, which was based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone. He also played a lead role in the family drama Ferrari ki Sawaari (2012). 

He also played the role of a cop in the erotic thriller Wajah Tum Ho. He has played a lead role in the Bollywood movies Kaashi in Search of Ganga (2018) and 3 Storeys. 

He is also known for his role as Raju Rastogi in the movie 3 Idiots. He made his digital debut with Balaji Telefilms's production Baarish in 2019 as the male lead opposite of Asha Negi.