Aditya Kripalani (born 20 October 1981) is an Indian filmmaker, writer, musician and producer.
He is best known for his films Tikli and Laxmi Bomb , Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal and Not Today’’ Aditya Kripalani was born to a Sindhi Hindu family in Pune.
The Asian Age wrote on Back Seat: “After you finish the book, you are bound to feel a vacuum in your heart as you will miss the characters and the city of Bombay.”[citation needed] DNA India wrote on Front Seat, "Kripalani gets into his characters’ mind, speaks with their voice and sees with their eyes.
The film was released to widespread acclaim.The Sunday Guardian wrote about Tikli and Laxmi Bomb “ Tikli and Laxmi Bomb is neither wish fulfillment, feel-good literature nor a violence-fuelled revenge story, although it flirts briefly with the notion of being both, at various points in the book.
The NETPAC jury, consisting of members from India, America and Spain, had the following citation for this award - “ an extremely sensitive exploration of mental disturbance and the ravages of addiction."