Richa Sharma Dutt (Actress) Wiki, Age, Caste, Daughter & Bio

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Richa Sharma was an Indian actress and wife of Sanjay Dutt. She died on 10 December 1996 at the age of 32 years. Learn more about the actress Richa Sharma wiki, age, caste, daughter, husband, parent’s details from here.

Richa Sharma Dutt
Richa Sharma Dutt

Biography

Richa Sharma was born on 6 August 1964 and died on 10 December 1996 at the age of 32 years. She was a Hindi film actress and wife of Sanjay Dutt. She died because of a brain tumour.

Family, Caste, Religion

Richa Sharma was born on 6 August 1964 in Delhi, India. Her nick name was Richu.

Richa was born into a Hindu family and belongs to the Brahmin caste. Richa was born in India but after few years, her parents shifted to New York.

Richa Sharma with her family at the hospital due to cancer
Richa Sharma with her family at the hospital

She has two sisters named Enna Sharma and Abha Sharma. However, we didn’t found her parents details online.

Husband

Richa Sharma was the first wife of Sanjay Dutt.

Richa Sharma with her husband Sanjay Dutt
Richa Sharma with her husband Sanjay Dutt

Richa first met Sanjay Dutt at the inauguration ceremony of his film at Hotel Sea Rock in Mumbai. Though she didn’t notice him much, he had a huge crush on her.

Sanjay proposed to Richa in 1987. Richa was initially hesitant and asked for some time. The couple got married the same year in New York.

Daughter

Richa Sharma and Sanjay Dutt has a daughter named Trishala Dutt. Trishala was born on 10 August 1988.

Richa Sharma's daughter Trishala Dutt
Richa Sharma’s daughter Trishala Dutt

After Richa Sharma’s death, her daughter Trishala lived with her aunt (mother’s sister Enna) and her grandparents in Bayside, Queens, New York.

Death Cause

In late 1988, Richa was diagnosed with ‘brain tumour.’

After a long and courageous battle with a ‘brain tumour’, on 10 December 1996, she died at her parent’s house in New York at the age of 32.

Date of Death: 10 December 1996.

Physical Appearance

Richa Sharma was 5 ft 4 inches (in cm: 163 cm😉 tall. Richa was a beautiful actress.

Education

Richa Sharma completed her education in New York.

Career

Richa Sharma made her Bollywood debut in 1985 with Hindi film Hum Naujawan alongside Dev Anand and Bunty Behl.

Richa Sharma in Hum Naujawan movie
Richa Sharma in Hum Naujawan movie

Her second film was Insaaf Ki Awaaz (1986). Rekha and Anil Kapoor co-starred in this film. She also acted in a Hindi movie Anubhav along with the co-actor Shekhar Suman.

She met Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, at a Rehab in 1982. They married in 1987 in New York, USA.

Movies

  • In 1985, her first film “Hum Naujawan” was released.
  • In 1986 she again appeared in Anubhav. 
  • She also appeared in Sadak Chap (1987), Aag Hi Aag (1987) movies.

Reference

Wikipedia

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