Vinod Kumar Sharma is an Indian actor, writer and director who works in

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

films, television and stage. He is the recipient of a

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

for direction in theatre. He is the founder and director of Khilona Theatre Company, since September 1987. It's India's first professional company of adults performing for children.

Personal life

Sharma was born and brought up in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. He is an alumnus of

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...

. He has been married to Kiran Sharma, since 1989. The couple has a son named Kashish Sharma. Kiran is a costume designer, director,

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and actress. She has directed many plays with Khilona Theatre group. She also serves as the co-director of Khilona Theatre group.

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* * Living people Indian actors National School of Drama alumni 1949 births Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award {{India-actor-stub