Vijay Maurya
Vijay Maurya | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer, Director |
| Spouse(s) | Payal Arora |
Vijay Maurya is an Indian actor, writer and director who works in Hindi films and theatre. He is best known for his work in the 2019 Hindi musical film Gully Boy.[1]
Early life[]
Maurya was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His brother, Ajay "Teddy" Maurya, is also an actor, who has principally served as an art director in many films.
Career[]
Theatre[]
Maurya began his career in theatre by enrolling in a workshop under Satyadev Dubey for acting. He was an integral part of Prithvi Theatre from 1993 to 2008. He has worked in 14 original plays which have had a total of over 2500 shows. Some of his plays include Meena Kumari, Airawat, Solah Saal Ka Aakash, Jungle Ke Paar, Laila, Sa Hi Besura. The play Sa Hi Besura[2] which came out in 2007 is still running with successful shows.
He has worked with Makrand Deshpande, Sudhir Pandey, Kay Kay Menon, Sanjna Kapoor among others.
Films[]
Maurya has acted in critically acclaimed films like Nishikanth Kamath's Mumbai Meri Jaan[3] and Anurag Kashyap's[4] Black Friday.[5] He is also a screenwriter and has won a National film award for the best original screenplay for writers for the film Chillar Party along with Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bhal at the 59th National Film Awards.[6] His latest film Gully Boy as dialogue writer and supporting actor has been well received both critically and commercially. He plays Nishu's father in Yeh Ballet, a 2020 Netflix production.
Commercials[]
Having directed over a 150 commercials, Maurya is known for his witty sense of humour and has directed commercials for a number of Indian and International brands. He continues to work as an ad-film director along with his film commitments.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Satya | Actor |
| 1999 | Mast | Actor |
| 2003 | Paanch | As Pondy |
| 2004 | Black Friday | As Dawood Ibrahim[7] |
| 2005 | Socha Na Tha | Actor |
| 2008 | Bombay to Bangkok | Actor |
| 2008 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | Actor |
| 2009 | Aage Se Right | Actor |
| 2009 | Ride the Wave Johnny | Actor |
| 2009 | Peter Gaya Kaam Se | Actor |
| 2010 | Bombay Mirror | Actor, short film |
| 2010 | Striker | Co-Writer, Screenplay & Dialogues |
| 2010 | Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey | Dialogues |
| 2010 | Tees Maar Khan | Actor |
| 2011 | Chillar Party | Co-Writer, Screenplay & Dialogues |
| 2013 | Tendulkar Out | Actor |
| 2014 | Bhoothnath Returns | Actor[8] |
| 2014 | Nachom-ia Kumpasar | Actor |
| 2015 | The Letters | Actor |
| 2015 | Hunterrr | Dialogues, Lyrics |
| 2015 | Vakratunda Mahakaaya | Actor |
| 2015 | Dhanak | Actor |
| 2016 | Photocopy | Director, Co-Writer - Screenplay & Dialogues, Lyrics |
| 2017 | Tumhari Sulu | Actor, Additional Writer - Screenplay & Dialogues, Diction Coach |
| 2019 | Gully Boy | Actor & Dialogues[9] |
| 2019 | Sacred Games | As Ram Gopal Verma[10] |
| 2021 | The White Tiger | As Mukesh 'The Mongoose' |
| 2021 | Radhe | Co-Writer, Screenplay & Dialogues |
Filmfare Awards[]
| Year | Category | For | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Dialogue | Tumhari Sulu | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Gully Boy | Won |
IIFA Awards[]
| Year | Category | For | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Best Dialogue | Gully Boy | Won |
References[]
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE| Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh discovered that passion one can't write on paper, says Gully Boy dialogue writer Vijay Maurya". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ admin (1 February 2013). "Mayank Shekhar's Review: Mumbai Meri Jaan".
- ^ "Black Friday - movie review by Vijay Venkataramanan - Planet Bollywood".
- ^ "B-Town's Dawood fascination continues". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
- ^ "MSN India - Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "Bollywood dares to portray Dawood Ibrahim, liberates itself from fear of underworld".
- ^ "लीक हुआ टाइगर श्रॉफ की फिल्म 'मुन्ना माइकल' का क्लाइमेक्स सीन! | Bollywood Life हिंदी". 6 March 2017.
- ^ Guha, Aniruddha (14 January 2019). "For those tripping on the #GullyBoy dialogues but don't know who wrote them, it's @urfvijaymaurya at work (also seen as the asshole office manager in the trailer). Puts the kadak in sadakchhaap". @AniGuha. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "'Sacred Games' plays it silly in season 2". 15 August 2019.
External links[]
- Vijay Maurya at IMDb
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners