Shardul Bhardwaj | Performer

Shardul Bhardwaj | Performer

Actor Shardul Bhardwaj has been busy in 2023, with roles in the Netflix mini-series Trial by Fire and two feature films, namely Kuttey and The Scavenger of Dreams and a short film Next Please.

Shardul studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, before making his movie debut in a supporting role in Bhonsle (2018). His next film, Eeb Allay Ooo! (2019), saw him take a leading role and won him a Special Jury Mention at the well-regarded Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and a Filmfare Awards nomination.  He also acted in the film Chand Mubarak, which was a part of the Unpaused anthology on Amazon Prime. Shardul is the co-founder of an arts collective called The Gathered. He is an award-winning theatre actor; has worked as assistant director and casting director on the film Soni (2018); subtitled two films for director Pushpendra Singh, Ashwatthama (2017) and Pearl of the Desert (2019); and written about the arts for Indian English-language newspaper, The Tribune.

In their own words...

“BAFTA Breakthrough has been a big boost and I am sure it will push me to do the work I have always wanted to do. I sincerely hope to learn from certain masters of their craft BAFTA can put me in touch with. Looking at the others who have been selected this year, it gives me immense pride to be on this list. I wish to learn from them, too. ”

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