He obtained a bachelor's degree in Media, Entertainment and Film Technology from ITFT Chandigarh.

In 2013, Sharma appeared in his first Bollywood film, the comedy-drama Fukrey, directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba.

His final film of the year was Rohit Shetty's action romance Dilwale alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, Kajol, and Kriti Sanon, which broke several box office records and proved to be his highest-grossing release.

[3] The feature grossed over ₹4 billion (US$46 million) worldwide to emerge as one of Indian cinema's highest grossers.

[citation needed] Sharma starred alongside Kriti Sanon and Late Sushant Singh Rajput in Dinesh Vijan's reincarnation romance Raabta (2017).