Romesh Sharma

Acting

Romesh Sharma

Born

1947-07-27 (79)

Place of birth

Kalimpong, West Bengal, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

15 titles

Romesh Sharma (born July 27, 1947) is an Indian director, producer, and actor with a career spanning over five decades. Born in Kalimpong and educated at McGill University, he made his screen debut in Conrad Rooks’ Siddhartha (1972) before establishing the Moving Picture Company and Romesh Films. He earned widespread critical acclaim for directing the investigative political thriller New Delhi Times (1986), winning the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the National Film Awards. Alongside producing commercial Bollywood hits such as Amitabh Bachchan’s Hum (1991) and Diljalaa (1987), Sharma gained international recognition as a documentary filmmaker. He co-directed and p…

Known for

The Burning Train poster
6.6

An engineer's dream of making the perfect train for Indian Railways is given hope when the company commissions his prototype. After years dedicating himself to his dream, his family has suffered, but now he hopes to make it all up to them with the train's triumphant inaugural journey. However, an embittered fellow employee has other ideas.

The Burning Train

1980

New Delhi Times poster
7.3

When a politician is killed, a journalist discovers that a member of parliament had the man assassinated. As his editor digs deeper, the complicity of higher-placed politicians comes to the surface, which leads to riots in one town and an attempt to suppress his story.

New Delhi Times

1986

Aitbaar poster
5.0

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.

Aitbaar

1985

Hum poster
6.1

Tiger works for the local Don Bhaktawar but never hesitates to revolt against him if he harms his friends or family. When his girlfriend Jumma's brother Gonsalves is killed by Bhakhtawar for revolting against him, Tiger promises revenge.

Hum

1991

Kaala Patthar poster
7.5

Vijay Singh is a disgraced former Merchant-Navy officer who is branded as a coward after he abandons his crew during an emergency. Guilt-ridden and trying to forget his past, he takes up work at a coal mine where he gets trapped with other miners after a flood hits them.

Kaala Patthar

1979

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... poster
6.0

During the British rule in India, several Indians were lured by the British to travel to distant Mauritius where they would have a better life. Upon reaching this island, the Indians were enslaved, tortured and made to labor in what is now known as the "Coolie Ghat". After the British left India, the Indians in Mauritius decided to continue to live there along with other nationals from different countries.

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...

2005

Film credits

1990s · 2 titles

1980s · 4 titles

The Burning Train poster
6.6

An engineer's dream of making the perfect train for Indian Railways is given hope when the company commissions his prototype. After years dedicating himself to his dream, his family has suffered, but now he hopes to make it all up to them with the train's triumphant inaugural journey. However, an embittered fellow employee has other ideas.

The Burning Train

1980

Mera Dharam poster
8.5

Thakur and Sehgal get into a fight that leads to Sehgal's death and creates a rivalry between the two clans. Years later, Jai and Durga, each from the opposing families, fall in love with each other.

Mera Dharam

1986

Chatpati poster
7.0

Chatpati is a 1983 Bollywood film directed by V. Ravindra and produced by Deven Verma, starring Smita Patil and Raj Kiran in lead role. The film also has a huge supporting cast including Reema Lagoo, Sudhir Dalvi, Shreeram Lagoo, Preeti Ganguli and Jayshree T..

Chatpati

1983

Diljalaa poster
6.0

Widowed multi-millionaire Sharda lives with an only son, Munna; she is also the proprietor of a factory called, "Sharda Chemicals". Sharda arranges Munna's marriage with the factory's general manager, Ratanmuni Gupta's daughter, Mamta who is currently pursuing studies at Lovedale College in Manori. On the day of the engagement, Mamta insults her dad, Munna, and Sharda in the presence of a huge gathering, so the marriage plans get canceled. Gupta then arranges to get Mamta married to wealthy Mrs. Modi's son Azad, but before the marriage Mamta gets pregnant by a man disguised as Azad, and Mrs. Modi cancels the wedding plans. Gupta began to face many business challenges; Munna actually survived the murder attempt and is out to destroy Gupta and the others.

Diljalaa

1987

1970s · 3 titles

Behind the camera

New Delhi Times poster
7.3

When a politician is killed, a journalist discovers that a member of parliament had the man assassinated. As his editor digs deeper, the complicity of higher-placed politicians comes to the surface, which leads to riots in one town and an attempt to suppress his story.

New Delhi Times

1986

Aitbaar poster
5.0

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.

Aitbaar

1985

Hum poster
6.1

Tiger works for the local Don Bhaktawar but never hesitates to revolt against him if he harms his friends or family. When his girlfriend Jumma's brother Gonsalves is killed by Bhakhtawar for revolting against him, Tiger promises revenge.

Hum

1991

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... poster
6.0

During the British rule in India, several Indians were lured by the British to travel to distant Mauritius where they would have a better life. Upon reaching this island, the Indians were enslaved, tortured and made to labor in what is now known as the "Coolie Ghat". After the British left India, the Indians in Mauritius decided to continue to live there along with other nationals from different countries.

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...

2005

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... poster
6.0

During the British rule in India, several Indians were lured by the British to travel to distant Mauritius where they would have a better life. Upon reaching this island, the Indians were enslaved, tortured and made to labor in what is now known as the "Coolie Ghat". After the British left India, the Indians in Mauritius decided to continue to live there along with other nationals from different countries.

Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...

2005