{{Short description|Indian film producer, actor and director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox person |name = Romesh Sharma | image = | caption = 'Romesh Brij Sharma' |birth_date = |occupation = Film Producer, Actor, Director |birth_place = |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'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060505221632/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6411.html "Remember Gonsalves, Amitabh Bachchan's best buddy in the movie 'Hum' who was given a lecture about philosophy of life by Bachchan while keeping a cockroach as a central character? The same Gonsalves - Romesh Sharma - now returns to film-making 14 years since the release of his last production 'Hum'." ''India Glitz'']</ref> 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.
==Personal life== 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.
==Career== 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 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Romesh Sharma |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actor/romesh-sharma |website=Nettv4u.com |accessdate=2020-06-28}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Projet hôtelier: un studio de cinéma trois-étoiles au Goulet |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/projet-hotelier-un-studio-de-cinema-trois-etoiles-au-goulet |accessdate=2014-03-04 |agency=lexpress.mu |publisher=L'Express}}</ref>
==Filmography== The list of films that Romesh Sharma has produced, directed or acted in includes the following:<ref>{{cite web |title=Romesh Sharma Complete Filmography |url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/celebrities/filmography/romesh-sharma/4912 |website=www.bollywoodmdb.com |accessdate=2020-06-28}}</ref> *2005 Dil Jo Bhi Kahey *2003 C'est La Vie (Mauritian TV Series) (TV series "Such is Life") *1994 Suhaag *1991 Hum *1987 Diljalaa *1986 Mera Dharam *1985 Aitbaar *1983 Lal Chunariyaa (actor under director Sundershan Lal) *1980 Teen Ekkey (director Joginder) *1980 The Burning Train *1977 ''Nachdi Jawani'' as Denu (Punjabi Movie) *1977 Chhota Baap (director: Shantilal Soni) *1976 Aaj Ka Ye Ghar *1976 Sajjo Rani *1976 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649388/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt Fauji] (director: Joginder) *1976 Koi Jeeta Koi Hara (director: Samir Ganguly) *1975 Sunehra Sansar (director: Adurthi Subba Rao) *1974 Parinay (director: Kantilal Rathod) *1974 Alingan (director: C.L. Dheer) *1972 Siddhartha (director: Conrad Rooks)
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==External links== *[http://www.bollywoodmdb.com/celebrities/filmography/romesh-sharma/4912 Romesh Sharma Complete Filmography] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QopsMS8ZqxU Interview with Romesh Sharma during the 2017 Mauritius Cinema Week] *[http://romeshfilms.com/ Romesh Sharma Films] *[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19981116-romesh-sharma-a-true-personification-of-delhis-ugly-underbelly-827382-1998-11-16]
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