Akshat Verma is an Indian filmmaker who wrote and directed the feature ''
Kaalakaandi'' (2018), which starred
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. The titular head of the Pataudi family since 2011, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore a ...
. His previous film,
''Delhi Belly'' (2011), was produced by
Aamir Khan
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media, he is known for his work in a variety of film g ...
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
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, a war of succes ...
''.
Verma also wrote the film ''
The Ode''
(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.
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Hindi-language film directors
Film directors from Mumbai
Filmfare Awards winners
21st-century Indian people
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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