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Richa Sharma (actress)

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Richa Sharma Dutt
Sharma in 1989
Born13 August 1964 (1964-08-13)
Died10 December 1996(1996-12-10) (aged 32)
Other namesRicha Sharma Dutt
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1985–1987
Notable workHum Naujawan (1985)
Spouse
(m. 1987)
Children1

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.[1] She married Sanjay Dutt in 1987 and died of a brain tumour in 1996.

Career

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Sharma had approached Dev Anand 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 in 1985.[2] She next went on to act in Anubhav and Insaaf Ki Awaaz the following year and in Sadak Chhap and Aag Hi Aag in 1987.[1]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
1985 Hum Naujawan Rashmi Hindi Debut film
1986 Anubhav Bijli
Insaaf Ki Awaaz Renu
1987 Sadak Chhap Natasha
Aag Hi Aag Tulsi Singh Last film

Personal life and death

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Sharma married bollywood actor, Sanjay Dutt 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 brain tumour. Sharma died at her parents' home in New York on 10 December 1996.[1][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Richa Sharma Dutt, 33, Film Actress". Indian Abroad. 20 December 1996. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "The Dev Anand Discovery Who Gave It up to Become Mrs Sanjay Dutt". 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Last words of Sanjay Dutt's first wife Richa Sharma". India TV News. 26 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Sanjay Dutt's personal life".