Richa Sharma (6 August 1964 13 December 1996), also known by her married name Richa Sharma Dutt, was an Indian actress and model who worked in

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

. She married

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...

in 1987 and died of a

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in 1996.

Career

Sharma had approached

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at a film shoot wanting to be cast as his next heroine but was too young. Dev promised her that he would cast her once she grew older, he then eventually gave her a break with ''

Hum Naujawan ''Hum Naujawan'' () is a 1985 Indian drama film directed by Dev Anand. He himself played the central character in the film dedicated to young students. It marked the debut of Richa Sharma, Tabu, Bunty Behl and Atlee Brar with Anupam Kher and ...

'' in 1985. She next went on to act in ''

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'' and ''

Insaaf Ki Awaaz ''Insaaf Ki Awaaz'' () is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by B. Gopal and produced by D. Rama Naidu under the banner of Suresh Productions. It stars Rekha, Anil Kapoor, Richa Sharma, and Raj Babbar. The music director of the ...

'' the following year and in ''

Sadak Chhap ''Sadak Chhap'' is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced and directed by Anil Ganguly. It stars Jackie Shroff, Padmini Kolhapure, Richa Sharma in pivotal roles. Cast * Jackie Shroff as Shankar * Padmini Kolhapure as Anju * ...

'' and ''

Aag Hi Aag (translation: Fire Everywhere) is a 1987 Indian action film directed by Shibu Mitra. It stars Dharmendra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shatrughan Sinha, Chunky Pandey, Neelam, Richa Sharma, Shakti Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles, along wit ...

'' in 1987.

Filmography

Personal life and death

Sharma married

bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

actor,

in New York City, United States in 1987. The couple had a daughter, Trishala Dutt. Within two years of marriage, she was diagnosed with a

. Sharma died at her parents' home in New York on 10 December 1996.

References

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