Vinod Kumar Sharma is an Indian actor, writer and director who works in

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films, television and stage. He is the recipient of a

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...

for direction in theatre. He is the founder and director of Khilona Theatre Company, since September 1987. It's India's first professional company of adults performing for children.

Personal life

Sharma was born and brought up in

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. He is an alumnus of

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a drama school situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school ...

. He has been married to Kiran Sharma, since 1989. The couple has a son named Kashish Sharma. Kiran is a costume designer, director,

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

and actress. She has directed many plays with Khilona Theatre group. She also serves as the co-director of Khilona Theatre group.

Filmography

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* * Living people Indian actors National School of Drama alumni 1949 births Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award {{India-screen-actor-stub