Akshat Verma

Akshat Verma
Born	1972 (age 53–54) Delhi, India
Occupations	Screenwriter producer director songwriter
Years active	2008–Present

Akshat Verma is an Indian screenwriter, producer, director and songwriter.

Career

Verma wrote and directed the feature Kaalakaandi (2018), which starred Saif Ali Khan. ^[1] His previous film, Delhi Belly (2011), was produced by Aamir Khan and won multiple awards for its writing. Verma also wrote the lyrics for several songs on the film's soundtrack.

He wrote, directed and produced the critically acclaimed short film Mama's Boys in 2016, which provided a modern take on the epic Mahabharat . ^[2]

Verma also wrote the film The Ode ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} (2008), directed by Nilanjan Neil Lahiri and starring Sachin Bhatt, Wilson Cruz and Sakina Jaffrey. The film is an adaptation of the novel Ode to Lata by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla.

Discography

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Notes
"Bhaag D.K. Bose"	2011	Ram Sampath	Delhi Belly	Co-written with Amitabh Bhattacharya
"Jaa Chudail"
"Nakkaddwaley Disco, Udhaarwaley Khisko"				Co-written with Munna Dhiman
"I Hate You (Like I Love You)"	Co-written with Ram Sampath

Filmography

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Screenwriter
2016	Mama's Boy	Yes	Yes

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Screenwriter	Producer
2008	The Ode		Yes
2011	Delhi Belly	Associate	Yes
2018	Kaalakaandi	Yes	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Credit
2025	The Ba***ds of Bollywood	Executive producer

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Delhi Belly	Filmfare Awards	Best Screenplay	Won	[7] [8]
		Star Screen Awards	Best Story	Won	[9]
		Star Screen Awards	Best Screenplay	Won	[9]

References

1. "Kaalakaandi director Akshat Varma: Saif Ali Khan took just five minutes to come on board". The Indian Express. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
2. "Akshat Verma finds nothing offensive about 'Mama's Boys' - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
3. Rosario, Kennith (9 January 2018). "I will always be a writer first". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 17 August 2018.
4. "Akshat Verma: He knows how to produce (Delhi) belly laughs". dna. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
5. "Kaalakaandi's story comes from a news snippet, says Akshat Verma". dna. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
6. "Akshat Verma on Kaalakaandi: 'Saif Ali Khan's performance is going to surprise everyone'". Firstpost. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
7. "Filmfare Awards 2012: List of awardees". India Today. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
8. "Filmfare Awards 2012 Winners". www.indicine.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
9. Hungama, Bollywood (16 January 2012). "Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012 - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

External links

1. Akshat Verma at IMDb