He was in his late 30s. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was in the ICU for the last two weeks. He breathed his last between 1-2 am today at Rajeev Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, a source close to Sharma told PTI.
He is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son.
After working as an associate editor on features like Barfi! , Kai Po Che! and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani , Sharma worked as an editor in the Irrfan Khan-starrer Karwaan , Ludo and 2020 s Amazon Prime Video series Bandish Bandits .
He made his directorial debut with the short film Jolly 1995 , which is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.