The son of Bollywood filmmaker Anil Sharma, Utkarsh made his acting debut as a child artist in the blockbuster period action drama Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001), which was directed by his father. In 2018, made his debut as a leading man with the action thriller Genius, which also featured Ishita Chauhan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mithun Chakraborty in pivotal roles.