As 'Gadar' clock 20 years, here's what Sunny Deol's onscreen son Utkarsh Sharma aka 'Jeete' is doing now

Not many know this but Utkarsh is the son of ‘Gadar’ director Anil Sharma. 

Utkarsh started his career as a child actor and has grown up to be be a part of the Bollywood industry only. He has worked in Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo’ and Dharmendra and Sunny Deol starrer ‘Apne’.

Utkarsh debuted into Bollywood as an adult actor with 2018 film ‘Genius’ in the lead role. He also received the best male Debut at Mid Day Show Biz Icons 2019 for the movie. The cast included Ishitha Chauhan, Mithun Chakraborthy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and more. Its music was composed by Himesh Reshammiya.

Utkarsh has also donned the cap of a director. He directed a film titled ‘Purpose’ and wrote another one called ‘Still Life’.

Utkarsh did his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Production and Direction from Chapman University USA. He even learned Method Non Acting from Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

As per media reports earlier this year, the makers of ‘Gadar’ are working to making a sequel of the hit film. While speaking to Mid Day, a source close to the director said, “While Sunny and Ameesha Patel will be a part of the story, the director’s son Utkarsh, who essayed the role of their son Jeeta in the original, will play a pivotal part.”

Utkarsh’s father, Anil Sharma tor Indian Express, “I feel proud as a father. Utkarsh has been getting good offers too, but just because of the coronavirus, we aren’t able to make the final decision on what to sign next. There are 3-4 projects and once the situation settles down, he’ll take a call.”

He added, “He’s still a kid. He has a lot of time in hand. We made our journey, he’ll make his own.”