[1] She married Sanjay Dutt in 1987 and died of a brain tumour in 1996.

Sharma had approached Dev Anand at a film shoot wanting to be cast as his next heroine but was too young.

Dev promised her that he would cast her once she grew older, he then eventually gave her a break with Hum Naujawan in 1985.

[1] Sharma married bollywood actor, Sanjay Dutt in New York City, United States in 1987.

Sharma died at her parents' home in New York on 10 December 1996.