Manu Rishi | |
Birth Date: | 1971 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | New Delhi, India |
Birth Name: | Manu Rishi Chadha |
Occupation: | Script and dialogue writer, actor |
Yearsactive: | 2002-present |
Alma Mater: | Cambridge School, New Delhi |
Children: | 2 |
Manu Rishi Chadha (born 3 January, 1971) is an Indian actor, lyricist, script and dialogue writer who works in Hindi films.[1] Rishi is trained under theatre director Arvind Gaur for six years.[2] He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award in 2009 for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye![3] He also won the IIFA Best Dialogue Award for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!.[4]
Manu Rishi Chadha started his acting career in Delhi with the Asmita theatre group. He has acted in more than 40 plays with director Arvind Gaur.[5] His major plays are Girish Karnad's Rakt Kalyan, Mahesh Dattani's Final Solutions, Swadesh Deepak's Court Martial, William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug, Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms.[6]
In 2001, he moved to Mumbai.[7] His first film in Bollywood as an actor was Saathiya[8] in which he played the role of a doctor. He has appeared in more than 25 films.[9]
Year | Title | Role | Contributed As | Notes & Awards |
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2002 | Saathiya | Doctor | Actor | |
2003 | Raghu Romeo | Zahid | Actor | |
2006 | Mixed Doubles | Zoravar | Actor | |
2007 | Ek Chalis Ki Last Local | Jeetiya | Actor | |
2008 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | Bangali | Actor, Lyricist, Dialogues[10] | Won - Filmfare Award for Best DialogueWon - IIFA Award for Best Dialogue |
2008 | Mithya | Nayak | Actor | |
2010 | Chance Pe Dance | Tina's Friend | Writer, Additional Dialogues, Actor | |
2010 | Aisha | Dialogues[11] | ||
2010 | Band Baaja Baaraat | Inspector | Guest appearance | |
2010 | Phas Gaye Re Obama | Anandprakash "Anni" Rastogi | Actor | |
2010 | 10 Ml Love | Hanuman in Ram Lila | Actor | |
2011 | Soundtrack | Doctor M.R. Chadha | Actor | |
2012 | Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi | A.C.P. Rajveer Singh Choutala | Actor | |
2012 | Ekk Deewana Tha | Anay | Actor, Dialogues | |
2013 | What The Fish | Ravi | Actor | |
2013 | Kirchiyaan | Minister | Actor, Dialogue | Short Film |
2014 | Kya Dilli Kya Lahore | Samarth Pratap Shastri | Actor, Dialogue, Writer | |
2014 | Ankhon Dekhi | Sharmaji | Actor | Screen Best Ensemble Cast Award |
2014 | Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami | Shekhar Joshi | Actor | |
2015 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Manu's Lawyer | Actor | |
2018 | Nanu Ki Jaanu | Dabbu | Writer/Actor | |
2018 | Rajma Chawal | Mittal | Actor | |
2019 | Pati Patni Aur Woh | Inspector Mukhtar Singh | Actor | |
2019 | The Zoya Factor | Jogpal | Actor | |
2019 | Setters | Balam | Actor | |
2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Chaman Tripathi | Actor | |
2020 | Doordarshan | Sunil Bhateja aka Chiku | Actor | |
2020 | Angrezi Medium | Bheluram Bansal | Actor | |
2020 | What Are The Odds | Rimpu | Actor | |
2020 | Laxmii | Deepak Rajput | Actor | Disney Plus Hotstar film |
2020 | Halahal | Randeep Jha | Actor | |
2021 | Hum Do Hamare Do | Dr. Sanjeev Mehra | Actor | Disney Plus Hotstar film |
2022 | Dasvi | Jailer Satpal Tomar | Actor | Netflix film |
RK/RKay | Goel | Actor | ||
Raksha Bandhan | Maternal Uncle | Actor | ||
Phone Bhoot | Actor | |||
2023 | U-Turn | Indarjeet Singh Dhillon | Actor | Zee5 film |
Fukrey 3 | Shunda Singh Ahluwalia | Actor | ||
Bhagwan Bharose | Actor | film |
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Permanent Roommates | Dr Mudit | YouTube | |
2017 | Inside Edge | Manoharlal Handa; businessman and owner of Haryana league cricket team | Amazon Prime Video | |
2018 | Mirzapur | Police IG Dubey | Amazon Prime Video | |
2018 | Babbar ka Tabbar | Mr. Babbar | ZEE5 | |
2019 | Bhoot Purva | David;Purva's Father | ZEE5 | |
2021 | Candy | Money Ranaut | [12] [13] | |
2022 | Masoom | Disney+ Hotstar | ||
2023 | United Kacche | Sajjad | ZEE5 | |
Shehar Lakhot | Rajbir Rangot | Amazon Prime Video |