Akshat Ajay Sharma is an Indian film director. He is known for directing the 2023 Bollywood film Hardy.
Wiki/Biography
Akshat Ajay Sharma was born on Tuesday, October 3, 1989 in Raipur, Madhya Pradesh (age 34 years 2023). His zodiac sign is Libra. He completed his schooling from Saraswati Shishu Mandir High School, Raipur. He received his bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu (2007-2011) and Annapurna Film and Media Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana Earned a Master of Arts (MA) in Film Production. While studying at Vellore Institute of Technology, he organized and was responsible for many competitions such as Robotics Premier League 2.0, RIVIERA ’11, TOASTMASTER INTERNATIONAL, etc., and served as the technical director and chairman. He is also the joint secretary of music at his university.
Akshat Ajay Sharma sang in college
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Akshat’s father, Dr. Ajay Sharma, is a professor.
Akshat Ajay Sharma’s father
Akshat Ajay Sharma and his mother
His sister’s name is Neha Sharma.
wife and children
Akshat married Ayushi Sharma on May 14, 2023.
Akshat Ajay Sharma and Ayushi Sharma on their wedding day
Religion/Religious Views
Akshat follows Hinduism.
Akshat Ajay Sharma’s Instagram post about his religious views
sign
Akshat Ajay Sharma’s signature
Profession
In 2011, he started working as a trainee programmer analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions in Chennai. In 2012, he got a job as a live musician at the Orchid Hotel in Pune. In 2013, he served as the sound editor for the short film Zindgani: An Untold Story. In 2014, he served as the art director of the short film “Parabola”. In 2015, he joined Isana Productions Inc. and directed a successful Telugu film “SINGHAM 123”, which achieved good results in the Telugu film industry. In 2017, he started working at Telebuddies as Assistant Creative Director. He has also produced a short film ‘Padya Yatra: The Road to Revolution’. In 2018, he served as post-production director on the Hindi film Manmarziyaan and the anthology film Lust Stories. Akshat has worked as an editor on short films like Zindgani: A Story Untold (2013) and Padya Yatra: A Revolutionary Walk (2017). In 2014, Akshat worked as an assistant director in the short film Ali’s Letter. In 2014, he also worked as an assistant director on the video titled “Honor”. In 2017, he worked as the second assistant director on the Bollywood film The Brawler (Mukkabaaz) and in 2018 on the anthology film Lust Stories. In 2018, he served as the creative assistant director of the Hindi film “Husband Material” (Manmarziyaan). In 2019, he served as the second unit director of the eight-episode TV series “Sacred Games” and in 2020, he served as the second unit director of the Hindi film “AK vs AK”.
director
Akshat has directed several short films, including Zindagaaani (2013), 1.618 (2013), Parabola (2014), Padya Yatra: A Revolutionary Walk (2017) and Token (2019). In 2020, he became the principal assistant director of Avk Web Productions and directed the music video “Ab nahi hai ishq humko” (2020). In 2023, he directed the Hindi film “Hardi”.
Movie “Hardy” (2023) poster
In 2023, he will direct an upcoming short film titled “Silence…”.
writer
Akshat has created several short films, including Zindagaaani (2013), Zindgani: An Untold Story (2013), Parabola (2014), Token (2019) and “Silence…” (2023). He has worked as a screenwriter on the Hindi films Major (2022) (Dialogues) and Haddi (2023).
other works
In addition to directing, he has also been involved in theater performances. He participated in important dramas such as “Macbeth”, “Waiting for Godot”, “Hamlet”, and “On Fire”.
Akshat Ajay Sharma stars in the play “Macbeth”
These experiences gave him a deep understanding of both theater creation and technique. He is also a writer and poet. He has written two books titled GOD IS DEAD and VIATICUM – A JOURNEY OF THE SOUL. His poems have appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including international magazines such as Taj Reviews, Harvest of the New Millennium, and Meditations. He is also actively involved with iCandy Films as Creative Director. Before becoming a director, he also worked as a voice-over artist.
Voiced by Akshat Ajay Sharma
Akshat is the co-founder and director of GR Wolf Productions, which produces documentaries and experimental films.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2011: The poem “Werewolf” won the Isaac La International Poetry Prize
- 2013: Winner of the Empowering Filmmaker Award for the documentaries Zindagaani and The Brave Tourist
- 2014: “Parabola” Best Director Award at Mumbai Palaji International Film Festival
- 2014: Bronze Leaf Award, Palaj Bombay International Film Festival
Facts/Trivia
- Akshat’s two documentaries, Zindagani and The Brave Tourist, were screened for the first time at the World Poetry and Human Rights Film Festival in Vancouver, Canada.
- He has been a close friend and collaborator of Anurag Kashyap for a long time.
- He found inspiration in poets such as Rimbaud and Byron, but he had his own unique way of writing. He is fascinated by the emotions people experience. He even shared his poem “Iktara” on the habitat.
Akshat Ajay Sharma Performance Poetry
- He is a music lover whose works reveal people’s inner thoughts and emotions.
- Akshat is very fond of cats and often shares pictures of them on his social media accounts.
Akshat Ajay Sharma and a cat
- He often shares photos of himself enjoying whiskey on social media.
Akshat Ajay Sharma posts about drinking on Instagram
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