Anjum Sharma: After Jaunpur, 'Sharad Shukla' has his eyes on Mirzapur's throne, and got recognition after 12 years of struggle

The third part of the 'Mirzapur' series will be more explosive than ever. This can be guessed by watching the explosive trailer of the series. ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi, Rasika Duggal, Shweta Tripathi, and Vijay Verma will be seen in important roles in this series. Along with other characters in the second part of the series, the character of 'Sharad Shukla' also became very popular, and was played by Anjum Sharma. Let's know how the actor's film journey has been.

With the dream of acting in his eyes, when Anjum thought of taking up acting, he did not know that his dream would go through 12 years of struggle. Very few people would know about 'Sharad Shukla', the owner of Jaunpur's throne in 'Mirzapur' that before becoming an actor, he was working as an assistant with anand L. Rai, director of films like 'Tanu Weds Manu'. According to reports, during this time he had to sleep on the floor by spreading newspapers.

Anjum started his acting career with the british drama 'Slumdog Millionaire'. This film won 8 Oscars in the 81st Academy Awards. However, the actor was not satisfied with the role he got in the film. Talking about this film, Anjum said in an interview, "When I was working in the theater, a call came from somewhere and it was said that I have to test for a foreign film."

There is a long story behind getting the role of Sharad Shukla in 'Mirzapur'. Anjum had told in an interview that he had done a play named 'Jungle Book' and he also played the lead role in it. A few months after this play, director Gurmeet Singh called. Gurmeet told the actor on the phone that there is a role, which has only one scene in season one but is very important for season 2. Then the actor agreed to do this character.

Directed by Gurmeet Singh and anand Iyer, 'Mirzapur 3' is produced by Excel media and Entertainment. The show stars actors like Pankaj Tripathi, ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi Sharma, Rasika Dugal, Vijay Verma, Isha Talwar, Anjum Sharma, Priyanshu Painyuli and Harshita Shekhar Gaur in lead roles. 'Mirzapur 3' will premiere on Prime Video on July 5, 2024.