Shrikant Verma

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shrikant Verma

• Shrikant Verma is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Bollywood films and Hindi web series. He gained recognition for playing the supporting role of Mamaji in the web series Mirzapur (2018) and Jaiprakash in the web series Breathe: Into the Shadows season 1 (2020) on Amazon Prime Video.

• During his school days, Shrikant developed an interest in acting and actively participated in stage plays and dramas. Shrikant, in an interview, stated that his parents were against his decision to pursue an acting career. Despite his parents’ resistance to his career, Shrikant continued acting in theatrical productions without coming to their notice.

• He is a former member of the Shri Ram Centre Theatre Repertory Company and Kingdom of Dreams.

  

• In 2014, Shrikant acted in the film Ankhon Dekhi in which he played the role of Master Ji.

• In 2015, Shrikant played the role of Shakha Babu in the Bollywood film Dum Laga Ke Haisha, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar.

  

• Later, Shrikant appeared in supporting roles in a few Bollywood films like 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) as Gupta on ZEE5.

• In 2020, Shrikant Verma played the role of Parmeshwar in the Hindi web series Panchayat on Amazon Prime Video.

  

• In July 2020, he gained recognition for his performance in the web series Breathe: Into the Shadows season 1 in which he played the role of a police officer, Jaiprakash, on Amazon Prime Video. Additionally, Shrikant was nominated at the Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a comic role category for the web series Breathe: Into the Shadows (2020).

• In December 2020, Shrikant was invited to judge a solo acting competition, Limelight, at the College Of Engineering in Pune.

• Shrikant workouts regularly to keep himself healthy and fit.

  

• In 2020, he appeared as Mamaji in the Hindi web series Mirzapur season 2 on Amazon Prime Video.

  

• In 2021, Shrikant acted in three Hindi web series, Tandav as Manohar Thakur, Akkad Bakkad Rafu Chakkar as Ramesh Rajan on Amazon Prime Video, and Matsya Kaand as Vinod Singh on MX Player.

• In December 2021, Shrikant was invited to the Kautik International Film Festival as one of the panellists.

  

• In 2022, Shrikant appeared in the sequel of the web series Breathe: Into the Shadows on Amazon Prime Video, starring Abhishek Bachchan.

• In 2022, Shrikant acted in three Hindi films, Laal Singh Chaddha as the sports coach, Chakki as Bada Babu, and Aye Zindagi as Mr Sharma.

  

• Shrikant Verma has appeared in a few commercials for brands like Lava Mobile, Acko India, Axis Bank, Paytm, Real Namkeen Bites, Imperial Blue, Google, and Amazon.

• Shrikant is fond of sketching and painting.