Ratna Verman Shetty (1947 – 30 July 2019), usually credited as R. Verman, was an Indian

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Early life

Born in

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, Verman is an alumnus of

J. J. School of Art The Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art (Sir J. J. School of Art) is the oldest art institution in Mumbai, India, and is affiliated with the University of Mumbai. The school grants bachelor's (B.F.A) degrees in Painting, ceramic, Metal work, ...

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. After completing his education he started his own publicity designing and cine advertising business company called ‘Takshila’. During this time his major clients were Navketan films and Verman worked on production houses of films like Jewel Thief and

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Career

While working as a publicity designer Verman became interested in art direction and worked as an assistant of noted art director

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for few years before becoming a full-fledged art director. From then on Verman has worked on more than 350 films and has won the

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award for best art direction twice for the films Hum and Angaar in the year 1992 and 1993.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verman, R. 1947 births 2019 deaths Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art alumni Indian art directors Indian production designers Filmfare Awards winners 20th-century Indian designers