Projects choose me, characters find me: Actress Mahika Sharma
In 2025, Sharma expanded her filmography with a significant role in biographical crime drama Costao. She plays its villain Peter D'Mello's young wife, Cassandra. Directed by Sejal Shah, film star Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays the role of Costao Fernandes, a Goa customs officer who exposes a major gold smuggling operation in the 1990s.
Though new to the industry, Sharma has a head on her shoulders. She says it's always joyful to work with seasoned actors. 'When you start off, you don't choose, you just audition. I always wanted to work with Nawaz sir. My character, Cassandra, is a young girl who gets caught up in bigger politics. My reel roles have somehow run parallel to my real life. Before I got Costao, I was figuring out how to sustain myself in Mumbai. Cassandra came to me at a time when I think I needed her the most.'
Acting in the crime drama thriller television series Breathe: Into the Shadows to Liberation, was another intense experience. Sharma thrives in transforming herself with each role. When asked how she selects such varied roles, she says: 'I would say it's the other way round. Projects choose me and characters find me. I like to work on projects where I can explore impactful roles. It's always a delight to do challenging roles, where I can live vastly different lives in one lifetime!'
For Sharma, creativity isn't confined to scripts and sets. A trained MMA enthusiast, a passionate musician, painter, and writer, her personal interests often bleed into her professional aspirations.
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