He assisted Baldev Raj Chopra on Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978), The Burning Train (1980), and Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980).

[3] In 2001, Sharma directed Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel.

[4] He subsequently directed The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), starring Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta.

At that point, It was considered to be the most expensive film ever made in Hindi at that time and went on to become the third highest grosser of the year.

The movie was much talked-about for its massive scale and depiction of the Indian Rajputana's war with the British.

Though it received mixed reviews, it had a tremendous opening weekend and became the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time.