The Shambhavi Sharma Roadies story runs across 19 years. She is a former MTV Roadies contestant who reached the finale of Roadies 5.0 in 2007. Nineteen years later she came back to the franchise on Roadies 21: Rebirth, which premiered on 16 October 2026. In between she worked as an MTV VJ, played the female lead in the 2011 serial Chhajje Chhajje Ka Pyaar and moved to Australia in 2015 to run businesses.
Her Rebirth audition, she said, was a “candid and controversial account” of why she left television. The reports cited here describe that audition and her plans after it; none of them states how far she went in the new season.
- Known for: finalist on Roadies 5.0 (2007); returned on Roadies 21: Rebirth (2026)
- After Roadies: MTV VJ from 2008; lead in Chhajje Chhajje Ka Pyaar (2011); South Indian films
- Away from TV: law and business; moved to Australia in 2015
- Now: back in India “for good,” looking at reality, fiction, OTT and hosting work
Shambhavi Sharma Roadies 5.0 run and the finale slap
Shambhavi made her television debut on Roadies 5.0 and went all the way to the finale. The New Indian Express wrote in 2008 that she was known on the show for her “extremely flirtatious and cunning ways.” The Times of India later called her famous for her temper on it.
The season ended on its most replayed moment. Its finale task involved slapping the opponent as hard as possible. Ashutosh Kaushik, who won Roadies 5.0 and later Bigg Boss season 2, faced Shambhavi in it, BollywoodShaadis recounted in 2024.
Shambhavi spoke about the slap again in an October 2026 interview with India Forums. “I couldn’t get up for three days,” she said, in the outlet’s translation. The same conversation covered a bike accident she had on that journey and whether Roadies was scripted in those years.
She and fellow Roadies 5 contestant Anmol Singh stayed friends after the season, and some longtime viewers still remember the pair. A comment on r/Roadies_Mtv put it this way:
“anmol and shambhavi duo was pretty cool . back when roadies contestants used to be well educated people”
– r/Roadies_Mtv, October 2026 (8 upvotes)
MTV VJ, films and TV after Roadies
MTV signed her as a VJ soon after the season. In December 2008 the channel introduced four new VJs, including Anmol and Shambhavi, who were hosting MTV GTalk together, The New Indian Express reported.
The same report said she was offered a role in Suniel Shetty’s The Little Godfather while still on Roadies, a film IMDb lists as a 2014 release. Her own description of herself at the time was playful. “I can charm people into doing what I want,” she said, calling herself adventurous, a tomboy and, with a warning, “a vamp.”
Her lead acting role came in 2011, when she played Ginny Sehgal, the female lead of Chhajje Chhajje Ka Pyaar on Sony, Hindustan Times reported. She told the Times of India that year that the serial helped change her image. “A Roadie like me playing the role of a girl-next-door was almost unbelievable for them,” she said of her fans. The show did not last. She was upset that it went off air so soon and blamed weak promotion, saying people had started to like it. She also appeared in a few TV shows and ads in those years, the Times of India noted in 2018, and its 2026 report adds South Indian films to her credits.
The Suraj Berry reports
Searches for her husband mostly lead back to one name. In April 2011 Hindustan Times reported that she was dating Suraj Berry, the son of actor Sudesh Berry, and quoted a source saying the two had met through common friends more than a year earlier.
The Roadies Rebirth promo revived that story in October 2026, and India Forums asked her about “the Suraj Berry speculation” in its interview. Its page does not say what she answered, and no national outlet cited here has reported a marriage, so it remains unconfirmed.
Law, business and Australia
Her path then moved away from the screen. She went into law and other professional work, the Times of India reported in October 2026. In 2015 she moved to Australia, where she set up several businesses.
“I took a break in 2015 and moved to Australia, where I set up a few businesses that kept me busy,” she told the paper. Work commitments kept her there for years, she said, “but now I’m back for good.” She has also taken up social work and was recently given an Appreciation Award by the Ministry of Social Justice, the Times of India reported. It recognized her work against drug abuse and her support for the Nasha Mukti Abhiyaan in Punjab.
Shambhavi Sharma Roadies 21 return on Rebirth
Roadies 21: Rebirth premiered on 16 October 2026 on JioHotstar and MTV, hosted by Rannvijay Singha. It splits its gang leaders into OG and New G groups: Nikhil Chinapa, Neha Dhupia and Prince Narula on one side, and Abhishek Malhan, Bani J and Baseer Ali on the other.
Shambhavi told the Times of India that the theme fit her own life. In the audition round, she said, she spoke about where she had been, what made her step away from television and why she was returning now.
“This is not simply a comeback; it is a new beginning,” she said. Viewers who remembered her spotted her in the season’s promo before the premiere, and one comment under a 12 October post on r/Roadies_Mtv captured the surprise:
“i was legit so surprised to see her! 15 years later. its crazy.”
– r/Roadies_Mtv, October 2026 (9 upvotes)
In a second interview on 28 October she compared the two eras. Season 5 rewarded personality and self-expression, she told the Times of India, while recent editions put more weight on fitness and endurance. “People who never watched Roadies 5 are discovering me now,” she said.
She is open to more reality television, naming Bigg Boss, Khatron Ke Khiladi, Rise and Fall and The Traitors. “I’m naturally outspoken, spontaneous, entertaining and, yes, sometimes controversial,” she said. A Roadies 21 win would have brought offers straight away, she added, but reality shows still help with landing acting roles.
Shambhavi Sharma: quick answers
Did Shambhavi Sharma win Roadies 5?
No. Shambhavi Sharma was a finalist on Roadies 5.0 in 2007, and Ashutosh Kaushik won the season. She was his opponent in the finale task that involved slapping the other contestant.
Where is Shambhavi Sharma from?
The reports cited here do not name Shambhavi Sharma’s hometown. She lived in Australia from 2015, where she ran businesses, and said in October 2026 that she is back in India for good.
Who is Shambhavi Sharma’s husband?
No national outlet cited here has confirmed that Shambhavi Sharma is married. Hindustan Times reported in 2011 that she was dating Suraj Berry, son of actor Sudesh Berry, and she was asked about him again in October 2026.
Is Shambhavi Sharma in Roadies 21?
Yes, Shambhavi Sharma auditioned on Roadies 21: Rebirth, which premiered on 16 October 2026. The reports cited here do not say how far she went in the season.
