Urvashi Sharma was born in Delhi. She comes from a middle-class Punjabi family in Delhi & has no filmi connections. She has two sisters, one of whom is also a model. She is a hardcore foodie and Punjabi girl. 

Her eldest sister Sucheta Sharma is a model too, who took care of her when she decided to shift to Mumbai. There is only one year difference between both the sisters. Urvashi moved to Mumbai to see her Bollywood dreams materialize. She has also appeared in numerous print & television advertisements & has also featured in Mika's music video, Something Something & Atif Aslam's music video Doorie. 

She made her debut recently in Bollywood with Abbas Mastan’s romantic thriller Naqaab: Disguised Intentions. Naqaab stars Bobby Deol and Akshay Khanna opposite her. She had done her part of home work before joining the film Industry.She enrolled herself in Vidhur's Creating Characters acting school and joined Kathak classes. She is a very good dancer. 

Urvashi was the first runner-up in the popular TV show Khataron Ke Khiladi hosted by bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar. Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi on Colors TV.