Mukul Sharma (1949/50 – 1 March 2019) was an Indian writer and journalist. He wrote columns and articles on subjects varying from science to films for various newspapers and journals. Some of his short stories are adapted into films. He had acted in few films.

Biography

Sharma was born in a family of an army officer. He studied in six schools across India. He graduated in English literature from

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(now Kolkata). After completing studies, he developed an interest in science. He started writing columns and articles on subjects varying from science to films for various newspapers and journal. He moved to Mumbai in 1986 and served as an editor of ''Science Today.'' At that time, it had been renamed as ''2001'', in celebration of the arrival of the new millennium. He wrote a column ''Mindsport'' which appeared first in ''

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'' and later in ''

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''. The column was published for 25 years before its end on 5 August 2007. It had gained a cult following. He wrote science fiction as well as supernatural fiction. He also had a brief appearance in his first wife

Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five Filmf ...

's 1981 film

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. In 1984, he debuted as an actor in Sen's film '' Parama''. He played role of a young photographer named Rahul. His several short stories are adapted in films. 2013

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Ek Thi Daayan ''Ek Thi Daayan'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language supernatural thriller film directed by Kannan Iyer, adapted from the short story ''Mobius Trips'' by Mukul Sharma. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Huma Qureshi, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kalki K ...

,'' starring his daughter

Konkona Sen Sharma Konkona Sen Sharma (born 3 December 1979) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works primarily in Hindi and Bengali films. She has received two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmakeractress Aparna Sen, Sen ...

, is adapted from his short story ''Mobius Trips''. It was co-produced by

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who also made two more films: ''Dream Sequence,'' about a woman who dreams about waking up but has not woken up, as well as ''Ghosts,'' a murder mystery. Konkona Sen Sharma directed 2016 film ''

A Death in the Gunj ''A Death In The Gunj'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Konkona Sen Sharma. The film features an ensemble cast of Vikrant Massey, Tillotama Shome, Om Puri, Tanuja, Gulshan Devaiah, Kalki Koechlin, Jim Sarbh an ...

'' was based on his short story which in turn was based on an incident during his visit to

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. Sharma died on 1 March 2019 in New Delhi.

Personal life

Sharma married Aparna Sen and had two daughters, Kamalini Chatterjee and

. They divorced and he later married Binita Chatterjee.

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