Who is Mahieka Sharma, Hardiya Pandya's rumoured girlfriend? Know more about the 24-year-old model turned actress

Mahieka is a 24-year-old model-actress who is also popular for creating content related to fashion as well as health and fitness on Instagram.

Cricketer Hardik Pandya's dating life is doing the rounds on the internet yet again after the latest reports sparked buzz about his new girlfriend, Mahieka Sharma.

Months after his divorce from Natasa Stankovic and rumours of a breakup with Jasmin, social media users believe his personal life is once again in the spotlight. Speculations began when eagle-eyed fans noticed details in Mahieka's recent social media activity, adding fuel to the buzz that the duo might indeed be dating.

Mahieka is a 24-year-old model-actress who is also popular for creating content related to fashion as well as health and fitness on Instagram.

Mahieka studied at Navy Children School in New Delhi from 2014 to 2018. She later pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Community Psychology in Maryland, United States (2020–2021). Alongside this, she also completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Finance at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (2018–2022).

Her career started after she featured in one of the music videos of rapper Raga and followed up with several supporting roles in films. Some of her works include PM Narendra Modi (2019) starring Vivek Oberoi, directed by Omung Kumar. The other one is Orlando Von Einsiedel’s Into the Dusk.

In addition to modelling for some of India's leading fashion designers, such as Anita Dongre, Ritu Kumar, Tarun Tahiliani, Manish Malhotra, and Amit Aggarwal, Mahieka has starred in advertisements for popular brands like Tanishq, Vivo, and Uniqlo.

Speculation about Hardik Pandya and Mahieka dating began when fans noticed a faint appearance of a man in the background of one of the selfies she posted on Instagram. Adding fuel to the buzz, another one of her posts featured the number 33, which also happens to be Pandya’s jersey number.

Social media users didn’t stop their detective work there. Some even highlighted that Hardik and Mahieka appeared to be wearing the same bathrobe in different pictures, which quickly became a talking point across online platforms.

However, neither of the duo have confirmed or commented on their dating rumours.