Krishna Chandra Sharma was an actor and producer who started his career as an actor in Pehla Aadmi and thereafter turned to produce films with Meera Shyam (1976). He was known for bankrolling films such as Shradhanjali (1981), Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka (1983), Hukumat (1987), Elaan-E-Jung (1989), Tahalka (1992), Jawab (1995), etc. under his Shantketan Films banner. After suffering from age-related health issues, he passed away on 19 August 2022 due to a heart attack at the age of 89. His sons were producer-director Anil Sharma, Sanjay Sharma, Kapil Sharma and Anuj Sharma and grandson Utkarsh Sharma who debuted in Genius (2018).