Akshat Verma

{{short description|Indian filmmaker}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

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Akshat Verma is an Indian filmmaker who wrote and directed the feature Kaalakaandi (2018), which starred Saif Ali Khan.{{Cite web|date=2018-01-06|title=Kaalakaandi director Akshat Varma: Saif Ali Khan took just five minutes to come on board|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/kaalakaandi-director-akshat-varma-saif-ali-khan-5014072/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=The Indian Express|language=en}} 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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No6Q5aeTWzk Mama's Boys] in 2016, which provided a modern take on the epic Mahabharat.{{Cite news|title=Akshat Verma finds nothing offensive about 'Mama's Boys' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/akshat-verma-finds-nothing-offensive-about-mamas-boys/articleshow/54290366.cms|access-date=2021-05-25|website=The Times of India|date=28 January 2017 |language=en}}

Verma also wrote the film The Ode{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-will-always-be-a-writer-first/article22405969.ece|title=I will always be a writer first|last=Rosario|first=Kennith|date=2018-01-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-akshat-verma-he-knows-how-to-produce-delhi-belly-laughs-1566511|title=Akshat Verma: He knows how to produce (Delhi) belly laughs|date=2011-07-17|work=dna|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-kaalakaandi-s-story-comes-from-a-news-snippet-says-akshat-verma-2574411|title=Kaalakaandi's story comes from a news snippet, says Akshat Verma|date=2018-01-11|work=dna|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/akshat-verma-on-kaalakaandi-saif-ali-khans-performance-is-going-to-surprise-everyone-4296671.html|title=Akshat Verma on Kaalakaandi: 'Saif Ali Khan's performance is going to surprise everyone'|work=Firstpost|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en-US}} (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.