Writer, columnist, actor Mukul Sharma dies

March 01, 2019 11:19

Mukul Sharma, a polymath and writer, died in Delhi, yesterday. He was 69.

He is survived by his wife Binita and daughters Kamalini and Konkona.

To moviegoers he is remembered as the protagonist of Parama, the Bengali film directed by Aparna Sen, his former wife.

Sharma was the editor of Science Today magazine, brought out by the Times of India and has been a columnist for The Sunday Times, Mid Day and The Illustrated Weekly.

Image: Mukul Sharma and Rakhee in a still from the film, Parama.

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