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Romesh Sharma | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film Producer, Actor, Director |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse | Sujata Sharma |
| Children | Karan Sharma, Neema Sharma and Nakul Sharma |
| Relatives | Ayaan Ali Khan (son-in-law) |
Romesh Brij Sharma [1] is an Indian film producer, actor and director. Under his banner Romesh Films, he has been actively involved in the production of films and television shows for over 30 years.
His son Karan Sharma is also an actor and has worked in Indian and Mauritian films/television shows. His daughter Neema Sharma is married to Ayaan Ali Khan, the son of sarod player Amjad Ali Khan.
One of the most notable movies produced by Romesh Sharma was the 1991 blockbuster film Hum starring Amitabh Bachchan. In that movie, he also played a small role of Jumalina Gonsalves' (played by Kimi Katkar) brother. In 1987 he produced Diljalaa starring Jackie Shroff. The film Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... that he directed featured and Annabelle Wallis and Romesh's son Karan Sharma. He became known for his acting role in 1972 American movie ‘Siddhartha’, directed by Conrad Rooks. In that box-office hit movie Simi Garewal and Shashi Kapoor played the lead roles. [2]
In the 1980s his company Sharma Limited founded Cloud 9 Studio at Le Goulet, Baie du Tombeau on the north-western coast of Mauritius. Several movies and advertisement clips were made at Cloud 9 Studio by various movie-makers from South Africa, Japan, India and Mauritius. These include Dil Jo Bhi Kahey, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Armaan, Hello Brother, and Kuch na Kaho. However in 2014 Sharma Limited announced plans to demolish the studio in order to re-develop the site into a 3-star hotel. [3]
The list of films that Romesh Sharma has produced, directed or acted in includes the following: [4]
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Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Romesh Sharma. Amitabh Bachchan, Revathi Nair, Karan Sharma, Bhumika Chawla, Annabelle Wallis, Malcolm Stoddard and Claire Oberman star in the film. It is the first and only movie starring Karan Sharma, who is also the director's son. The film is adapted from Romesh Sharma's Mauritian serial titled C'est La Vie, also featuring Karan Sharma and was broadcast on Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation in Mauritius in 2003.
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Karan Romesh Sharma is an Indo-Mauritian actor. His first and only film to date was released in 2005 Bollywood film Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... starring opposite Amitabh Bachchan which was directed and co-produced by his father Romesh Sharma. In 2003, he did a Mauritian series C'est la vie, which was telecast in Mauritius.
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film directed, produced and written by Karan Johar under his banner Dharma Productions. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
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C'est La Vie is a Mauritian TV Series directed and produced by Romesh Sharma. This TV series enjoyed by a lot of Mauritians was later converted into a full fledge movie called Dil Jo Bhi Kahey.
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