Born and raised in a Delhi slum, Sharma’s early fascination with cinema was sparked by a radio interview with Sanjeev Kumar, leading him to join a modest Punjabi theatre troupe before completing formal training at the National School of Drama in 2003 and later at the Canadian Film Centre. He entered television with Doordarshan’s Bharat Ek Khoj in 1989 and made his film debut in Krishna (1996), but…