A Mission nine-year-old made his acting debut in a Hallmark movie that aired earlier this month.  

Christmas with the Singhs opened on Nov. 15 with local actor Adiv Sharma cast as B次元官网网址淢ichaelB次元官网网址�. 

Sharma only began acting this year and landed B次元官网网址淢ichaelB次元官网网址� as his first role after an audition. 

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Before the audition, Sharma was both nervous and excited. Upon learning he got the part, the excitement took over. 

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The movie was shot in the Lower Mainland, including Abbotsford. Sharma says the cast and crew were great to work with. 

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Ashok Sharma, AdivB次元官网网址檚 father, said his son is humble and didnB次元官网网址檛 make a big deal of his movie airing earlier in the month.  He had a basketball tournament the same day, so the family watched it together when they got home. 

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Adiv and Joza are both participating in Young Actors training online. The family watches a lot of Bollywood films and Adiv has dreams of winning more awards than Shah Rukh Khan. 

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