Born in 1955 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Ved Prakash Sharma started his career as a government employee but soon found his true calling in writing. He wrote over 150 novels and countless stories, becoming a household name across North India.

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: Many of his stories were adapted into films and TV shows, most notably the 0;80;0;926; Khiladi series starring Akshay Kumar and the Keshav Pandit TV show on Zee TV. 0;2a;