Akshat Verma

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

Akshat Verma
Born	1972 (age 52–53) Delhi, India
Occupations	Screenwriter producer director songwriter
Years active	2008–Present

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]