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'''Akshat Verma''' is an Indian filmmaker who wrote and directed the feature ''[[Kaalakaandi]]'' (2018), which starred [[Saif Ali Khan]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> His previous film, [[Delhi Belly (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.<br />
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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]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|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|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Verma also wrote the film ''[[The Ode]]''<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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'- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en-US}}</ref> (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.<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Film<br />
!Director<br />
!Writer<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|''[[The Ode]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{Yes}} <br />
|-<br />
|2011<br />
|''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
|''[[Kaalakaandi]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
|''[[Mr. Lele]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Awards and nominations ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Film<br />
!Award<br />
!Category<br />
!Result<br />
!Ref.<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" |2012<br />
| rowspan="3" |''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]''<br />
|[[57th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/filmfare-awards-2012-list-of-awardees-91395-2012-01-30|title=Filmfare Awards 2012: List of awardees|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2012-winners/|title=Filmfare Awards 2012 Winners|website=www.indicine.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[Star Screen Awards]]<br />
|[[Screen Award for Best Story|Best Story]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref name="Hungama 2018">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/winners-of-18th-annual-colors-screen-awards-2012/|title=Winners of 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards 2012 - Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2012-01-16|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[Star Screen Awards]]<br />
|[[Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref name="Hungama 2018" /><br />
|}<br />
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