Shrikant Verma is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Bollywood movies and Hindi web series. He is known for his supporting role as Mamaji in the web series Mirzapur (2018) and Jaiprakash in the web series Breathe: Into the Shadows Season 1 (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Shrikant Verma was born on January 1 in New Delhi, India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Shrikant completed his education from DAV High School, New Delhi. Shrikant graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, New Delhi. He received acting and theater training from Shri Ram Center for Performing Arts, New Delhi.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about Shrikant’s parents. His father died in March 2013. His mother also died.
Pictures of Shrikant Verma’s mother
wife and children
Shrikant Verma got married on 31 October 1998.
Shrikant Verma and his wife
They have two daughters and a son. The name of one of his daughters is Pragya Verma.
Shrikant Verma with his wife (second from left) and children
religion
Shrikant Verma follows Hinduism.
Shrikant Verma during temple visit
Profession
While studying in school, Shrikant aspired to become an actor and actively participated in stage plays and theatre. In an interview, Shrikant revealed that his parents did not support his decision to pursue a career as an actor; therefore, he continued to appear in various stage and theater productions for several years without attracting attention. He is a former member of Shri Ram Center Repertory Theater Company and Kingdom of Dreams.
Shrikant Verma stills Mayavi Sarovar
Movie
Shrikant made his Bollywood debut in 2013 with the movie “Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola”, playing the role of a journalist.
In 2014, Shrikant played the role of Master Ji in the movie Ankhon Dekhi.
In 2015, he played the role of Shakha Babu in the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar.
Shrikant Verma (right) plays Shakha Babu in a still from the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015)
Later, he played supporting roles in films such as Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018) as Pandhar Prasad, Halkaa (2018) as Pushpender, Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2019) as Basant, Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai (2021) and Helmet (2021). 2021) Playing Gupta on ZEE5. In 2022, Shrikant acted in three films, with Laal Singh Chaddha as a sports coach, Chakki as Bada Babu and Aye Zindagi as Mr. Sharma.
Shrikant Verma plays Bada Babu in the movie Chakki (2022)
web series
Shrikant made his digital media debut in 2017 with the web series Dilliwood, in which he played the role of ramleela’s manager on YouTube.
Poster of Shrikant Verma’s first web series Dilliwood on YouTube
In 2020, Shrikant Verma played the role of Parmeshwar in Amazon Prime Video’s web series Panchayat.
Shrikant Verma plays Parmeshwar in stills from web series Panchayat (2020)
In the same year, he rose to fame for his role as Jaiprakash in the first season of Amazon Prime Video’s web series Breathe: Into the Shadows and as Mamaji in the second season of the web series Mirzapur. Shrikant was nominated for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Comic Character category for the web series Breathe: Into the Shadows (2020).
Shrikant Verma (left) plays Mamaji in a still from his first web series Mirzapur Season 2 (2020)
In 2021, he appeared in three web series: Tandav as Manohar Thakur on Amazon Prime Video, Akkad Bakkad Rafu Chakkar as Ramesh Rajan on Amazon Prime Video and Matsya Kaand as Vinod Singh on MX Player.
Shrikant Verma (right) plays Manohar Thakur in a still from Amazon Prime Video web series Tandav
In 2022, he appeared in the sequel to the web series Breathe: Into the Shadows starring Abhishek Bachchan on Amazon Prime Video.
others
Shrikant Verma has appeared in several advertisements for brands like Lava Mobile, Acko India, Axis Bank, Paytm, Real Namkeen Bites, Imperial Blue, Google and Amazon.
Facts/Trivia
- Shrikant enjoys sketching and painting.
Shrikant Verma shared a picture on his Instagram account showcasing his painted art work
- In December 2020, Shrikant was invited to Pune Engineering College to judge the solo performance competition “Limelight”.
- Srikanth is often spotted working out in the gym to stay fit.
Shrikant Verma in the gym
- In December 2021, Shrikant was invited as one of the panelists at the Kautik International Film Festival.
Shrikant Verma attends Kautik International Film Festival 2021
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