Trivia

Father of Ashok Shekhar. Ashok has been a producer in Television and films for many years. Ashok is married to Rani Shekhar.

Grandfather of ad filmmaker Vishal Shekhar ( Not to be confused with music directors Vishal Shekhar).

Grandfather to actor Shakti Arora.

Daughter named Renu Arora. She is a Pathologist. She is also mother of actor Shakti Arora.

Son named Anil lives in California, USA. He is married to Sushma and has 2 daughters. Arpita and Minnie Vaidya.

Grandaughter named Madhuri Vaidya (Ashok's daughter).

Full name is Chandrashekhar Vaidya.

His father got Shekhar married at the young age of 13 in 1937. A year later Chandrashekhar's father got remarried to a girl who was a year younger to Chandrashekhar. From this marriage they had six children.

Starred in the shelved movie My Own Productions "Begunah Mujrim"(1990) Starring Chandrashekhar, Shobha Khote, Yunus Parvaiz, Mohan Chhoti, Vikas Anand, Music by Etaz, Directed by F. Maikash.

Also served as president of CINTAA from 1985 to 1996.

Son Ashok was producing the shelved movie Shekhar Arts "Tainaat"(1993) Starring Sudesh Berry Kanchan, Sudha Chandran,Amber Anand,Navneet Nishan, Saeed Jaffery, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Music by Bappi Lahiri, Produced by Ashok Shekhar (Son of actor Chandrashekhar),Directed by Mazhar Rahim.