Adah Sharma Says Real-Life Stories Don’t Need Exaggeration to Feel Cinematic

Mumbai: Actress Adah Sharma has said that filmmakers do not need to exaggerate real-life stories to make them cinematic, stressing that authentic experiences are often more dramatic than fiction.

Speaking about her upcoming Marathi film Gajra, which is inspired by true events, Adah said portraying real-life trauma comes with a sense of responsibility and should never become exploitative.

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“When you’re telling a story rooted in real experiences, there’s a responsibility that comes with it. The aim isn’t to shock people, it’s to help people understand what the characters are going through,” Adah told IANS.

She added that actors are merely visitors in someone else’s reality and strive to present those experiences as truthfully as possible.

“As actors, we’re visitors in someone else’s reality, so we try to make it look as real as we can for the audience. But let me tell you, real life is sometimes way more dramatic. We don’t need to exaggerate it to make it cinematic. Sometimes we need to tone it down or even conceal certain parts to make it suitable for the screen,” she said.

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Directed by Shreyas Jadhav, Gajra marks Adah Sharma’s debut in Marathi cinema. The film is based on true events and is scheduled for release in 2027.

Adah was recently seen in Governor: The Silent Saviour, starring National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee. Inspired by the 1990 Indian economic crisis, the film explores the institutional relationship between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Government of India. Produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah under the Sunshine Pictures banner, the film was released on June 12.

The actress is widely known for her performances in the Commando franchise alongside Vidyut Jammwal and the blockbuster The Kerala Story, which significantly boosted her popularity across India.

Adah made her acting debut with the 2008 horror film 1920 and has since appeared in films including Hasee Toh Phasee, Heart Attack, S/O Satyamurthy, and Kshanam.