Jaideep Varma

He has made 5 feature films – Hulla (2008, fiction),[2] Leaving Home – the Life & Music of Indian Ocean (2010, non-fiction),[3][4] Baavra Mann – a Film on Sudhir Mishra & Other Indian Realities (2013, non fiction),[5][6] I Am Offended!

Leaving Home was the first documentary in the history of Indian cinema to release nationally in theatres.

[8][9][10] "Baavra Mann" won the "Best Documentary" award at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival, 2013.

His third full-length documentary film was on stand-up comedy in India and the larger context of contemporary Indian humour.

In March 2009, he accidentally created the Impact Index – an alternative statistical system in cricket.