Sharma was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class family in Hisar in the state of Haryana. Since childhood, he was interested in acting and used to actively organise and participate in Ramlila during Dasara (also called Navaratri) festivals.[1][2]
He graduated from the National School of Drama, Mandi House, New Delhi in 1994,[3] the lead role of his theatre play franchise (Koi Baat Chale) with writer and director Ramji Bali.[4]
In 2010, he acted in Rage productions' bilingual play, One on One[6] and the play Lakeerein, written by Gulzar and directed by Salim Arif, opposite actor, Lubna Salim.[7]
He briefly appeared in a short documentary The Facebook Generation, produced by Blue Strike Productions and Dev Samaj Modern School and directed by Sahil Bhardwaj. The film competed in the Reel to Real film making competition at Harmony 2012 organised by The Global Education and Leadership Foundation and was among the top 10 finalists.[citation needed]
He turned to film direction with a biopic on Haryanvi poet Pandit Lakhmi Chand, which he wrote as well.[8]