When Sharif was in her second year of college, she began receiving modelling offers for brands such as Close-Up Toothpaste, Beetel Mobile phones, Emami Cosmetic Cream, Clearasil Skin Cream, Set Wet, Nescafe and many others. Up till now, she has done more than fifty ads.She also appeared in Kumar Sanu's "Dil Ka Aalam Main Kya Bataun Tujhe" 1989 music album Aashiqui song video in 2001, music video as well Falguni Pathak's "Yeh Kisne Jadoo Kiya" video in 2002, Abhijeet's "Chalney Lagin Hain Hawain," Daler Mehndi's "Eh Le 100 Rupiya" and Shael's "Nachana Kamal".