Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) Celebrated Hindi novelist Ved Prakash Sharma, who has 176 novels to his credit, died late on Friday in Meerut, his family members said on Saturday.
The 62-year-old was not keeping well for the last few months and had developed some infection and complications which led to his demise.
Sharma had also written scripts for about half-a-dozen Hindi movies.
His famous novels which broke many records and added to his popularity included "Qaidi No 100" and "Vardi Wala Gunda".