Aditya Kripalani (born 20 October 1981) is an Indian filmmaker, writer, musician and producer. He is known for directing films such as Tikli and Laxmi Bomb, Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal, Devi Aur Hero, Not Today, and Main Actor Nahin Hoon.

Kripalani was born in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He studied at the Film and Television Institute of India. Before entering filmmaking, he worked in advertising with agencies Lintas, JWT Singapore, Leo Burnett, Kuala Lumpur and McCann Singapore.^{[citation needed]}

He made his directorial debut with Tikli and Laxmi Bomb (2017),^[1] which received recognition at the Berlin Independent Film Festival and the UK Asian Film Festival.^{[citation needed]} His subsequent film Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal (2018)^[2] was screened at the Garden State Film Festival and Kala Ghoda Film Festival.^{[citation needed]} In 2019, he directed Devi Aur Hero, which won the NETPAC Award at the Kolkata International Film Festival.^{[citation needed]}

His film Not Today (2021) received the FIPRESCI award at the Bengaluru International Film Festival.^[3] In 2026, he directed Main Actor Nahin Hoon, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui.^[4]

Apart from filmmaking, Kripalani has written novels including Back Seat, Front Seat,^{[citation needed]} and Tikli and Laxmi Bomb.^[1]

• Aditya Kripalani at IMDb