Known for playing cop roles, Murli Sharma is an Indian film actor who has given memorable performances predominantly in Bollywood and Tollywood films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam movies. His claim to fame was the lead role of Col. R.S. Sajwan in the Doordarshan serial Paltan. His most acclaimed performances were seen in films like Main Hoon Na (2004), Golmaal 3 (2010), Badlapur (2015), ABCD 2 (2015), Athidi (2007) and Yevadu (2013), to name a few.