Cinemaazi remembers Ved Prakash Sharma on his birth anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers popular and prolific Hindi novelist and screenwriter, Ved Prakash Sharma who was born this day, 10 June in 1955. He was known for his detective novels, and unique titles such as Dahej Mein Revolver (Revolver as Dowry), Widhva Ka Pati (Husband of a Widow) and Dulhan Maange Dahej (Bride Asks For Dowry). Starting his writing career at the age of 14, ghost-writing novels for others, he got his big break with the 1993 novel, Vardi Wala Gunda (Goon in Uniform). Based on atrocities committed by a policeman, the book broke records and apparently sold more than eight crore copies. Sharma countered claims of his writing being ‘pulp fiction’, insisting that every book he wrote had a positive message for society. He penned more than 176 novels, and also founded Tulsi Comics. His novel Bahu Maange Insaaf was adapted for the film Bahu Ki Awaaz (1985), while the film Anaam (1992) was also based on his work. He wrote two entertainers in the Khiladi series, namely Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) and International Khiladi (1999) starring Akshay Kumar. He also created the character in the teleserial Keshav Pandit. Ved Prakash Sharma passed away in 2017.