Richa Sharma (6 August 1964 10 December 1996), also known by her married name Richa Sharma Dutt, was an Indian actress and model who worked in

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. She married

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in 1987 and died of a

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in 1996.

Career

Sharma had approached

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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 ''

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'' in 1985. She next went on to act in '' Anubhav'' and ''

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'' the following year and in ''

Sadak Chhap ''Sadak Chhap'' is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced and directed by Anil Ganguly. It stars Jackie Shroff, Padmini Kolhapure, Richa Sharma (actor), Richa Sharma in pivotal roles. Cast * Jackie Shroff as Shankar * Padmini ...

'' and ''

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'' in 1987.

Filmography

Personal life and death

Sharma married

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actor,

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, United States in 1987. The couple had a daughter, Trishala Dutt. Within two years of marriage, she was diagnosed with a

. Sharma died at her parent's home in New York on 10 December 1996.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Richa 1964 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses