15 Unknown Facts About Divyendu Sharma Aka Munna Bhaiya

Divyendu Sharma (Divyenndu) is a well-known actor in the Bollywood industry. He belonged to a middle-class family and dreamt of becoming a big star in the film industry. Divyendu Sharma life story is very inspiring, his journey from hitting a rock bottom to touching the peak is something everyone should know about.

He had to struggle to get recognized in the film industry as he did not have any godfather but he certainly accomplished what he wanted. Divyenndu is popularly known for his role as “Munna Tripathi” in the Amazon Original show Mirzapur. Divyendu Sharma Instagram has millions of followers.

Here are some unknown facts about the talented actor Divyenndu Sharma:

1. Divyendu Sharma is born and brought up in Delhi

Divyenndu was born on 19 June 1983 in Delhi. Divyendu Sharma age is 39 years as of 2023.

2. Divyendu belongs to a middle-class family

Divyendu Sharma family comprises of his father who used to work at The Janpath Hotel in Delhi. Not much is known about his mother. Divyendu Sharma sister has always been supportive of his dreams.

3. Divyendu Sharma education

Divyendu was not good at his studies during his school days. In the 10th standard, he barely managed to score 49%. For his 10+2, Divyenndu chose Arts and Humanities and discovered that he loved studying political science and social studies. He surprised his family when he scored 84% which was a huge surprise for him too. He graduated in Political Science from Kirori Mal College in Delhi.

4. He also has a two-year diploma in acting from FTII, Pune

He also has theater experience. He was also a part of ‘Players’- a theater troupe and directed and acted in plays like Hawalat and Goal.

After completing his diploma course, Divyenndu moved to Mumbai in search of work. , so to earn a living he used to host corporate events and sometimes used to help his college friends in their video editing projects.

5. Divyenndu struggled a lot during his initial days

In his struggling days, he was short of money so he used to spend only INR 32/meal. For the first three years, he did not find any proper work. He used to host corporate events and sometimes used to help his college friends with their video editing projects.

During his difficult time, his elder sister supported him morally & financially to fulfill his dream of becoming a successful actor.

6. His first encounter with the camera was for the Virgin Mobile Ad series

In the ad, he was dressed as a Sikh. Unfortunately, those ads got banned.

7. Divyenndu also worked in other advertisements like Birla Sun Life Insurance and Fidelity Mutual Funds

8. Divyendu Sharma removed his surname in his professional life as he does not believe in the caste system

Divyendu Sharma dropped his surname as he believes that in a country like India, it’s important to remove the many caste divisions. He also changed it citing numerology from Divyendu Sharma to Divyenndu. Though he uses his full name in his official documents. He stated that,

“In a country like India, it is important to remove cast division”

9. Divyendu Sharma movies include his debut movie Pyar Ka Punchnama. He is best known for his role as ‘Liquid’

He also appeared in a small role in Madhuri Dixit’s comeback movie Aaja Nachle. He won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer (Male) for his role in the movie. He also featured in David Dhawan’s remake of Chashme Baddoor where he played the role of the poet Omi.

Divyendu Sharma latest movies are Odd couple (2022 film) and Thai Massage released on Netflix.

10. Apart from acting in comedy films, Divyenndu played different characters and took some challenging roles

He did a fantastic job in the Hindi movies Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and Batti Gul Meter Chalu.

11. Divyendu Sharma web series journey did not start with Mirzapur

Divyenndu gained huge popularity for his role as Munna Bhaiya in Mirzapur. Before Mirzapur, he was seen in Zee5’s original Badnam Gali and Fatafat.

Originally, he was approached to play the role of “Babloo Pandit” in Mirzapur but later he fit the character “Munna”.

12. Divyenndu always wanted to play the role of a gangster and characters like Iron Man and Travis Bickle

13. Divyendu Sharma is inspired by actor Farooq Sheikh

The actor has done a lot of movies during the 70s and the 80s. Apparently, Divyendu entered the acting field because of him.

14. Divyenndu is married to his long-time friend Akanksha Sharma

Divyendu Sharma wife is Akansha Sharma. They both got married right after the release of his debut movie Pyaar Ka Punchnama.

 

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15. Divyendu Sharma net worth

The total estimated net worth of Divyendu Sharma is around ₹ 17 crore.

Divyenndu owns a Mercedes-Benz GLS 400d 4MATIC (worth Rs. 1.16 crore).