Pallavi Sharda

Personal context

Summary

Pallavi Sharda is an Australian actor whose work spans Indian, Australian, British, and American film and television, including Lion, Beecham House, and Wedding Season. She has spoken repeatedly about South Asian representation on screen, colourism, and barriers facing actors of colour, and has described pioneering that representation as part of her work. Sharda has also called herself a feminist and publicly supported women’s equality and rights; her public record includes advocacy for women’s social entrepreneurship in India. No public party campaigning or political affiliation is on record.