Manu Rishi Explained

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleContributed AsNotes & Awards
2002SaathiyaDoctorActor
2003Raghu RomeoZahidActor
2006Mixed DoublesZoravarActor
2007Ek Chalis Ki Last LocalJeetiyaActor
2008Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!BangaliActor, Lyricist, Dialogues[10] Won - Filmfare Award for Best DialogueWon - IIFA Award for Best Dialogue
2008MithyaNayakActor
2010Chance Pe DanceTina's FriendWriter, Additional Dialogues, Actor
2010AishaDialogues[11]
2010Band Baaja BaaraatInspectorGuest appearance
2010Phas Gaye Re ObamaAnandprakash "Anni" RastogiActor
201010 Ml LoveHanuman in Ram LilaActor
2011SoundtrackDoctor M.R. ChadhaActor
2012Life Ki Toh Lag GayiA.C.P. Rajveer Singh ChoutalaActor
2012Ekk Deewana ThaAnayActor, Dialogues
2013What The FishRaviActor
2013KirchiyaanMinisterActor, DialogueShort Film
2014Kya Dilli Kya LahoreSamarth Pratap ShastriActor, Dialogue, Writer
2014Ankhon DekhiSharmajiActorScreen Best Ensemble Cast Award
2014Ekkees Toppon Ki SalaamiShekhar JoshiActor
2015Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsManu's LawyerActor
2018Nanu Ki JaanuDabbuWriter/Actor
2018Rajma ChawalMittalActor
2019Pati Patni Aur WohInspector Mukhtar SinghActor
2019The Zoya FactorJogpalActor
2019SettersBalamActor
2020Shubh Mangal Zyada SaavdhanChaman TripathiActor
2020DoordarshanSunil Bhateja aka ChikuActor
2020Angrezi MediumBheluram BansalActor
2020What Are The OddsRimpuActor
2020LaxmiiDeepak RajputActor Disney Plus Hotstar film
2020HalahalRandeep JhaActor
2021Hum Do Hamare DoDr. Sanjeev MehraActor Disney Plus Hotstar film
2022DasviJailer Satpal TomarActor Netflix film
RK/RKayGoelActor
Raksha BandhanMaternal UncleActor
Phone BhootActor
2023U-TurnIndarjeet Singh DhillonActor Zee5 film
Fukrey 3Shunda Singh AhluwaliaActor
Bhagwan BharoseActor film

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2016 Permanent RoommatesDr Mudit YouTube
2017 Inside EdgeManoharlal Handa; businessman and owner of Haryana league cricket team Amazon Prime Video
2018 MirzapurPolice IG Dubey Amazon Prime Video
2018Babbar ka TabbarMr. BabbarZEE5
2019Bhoot PurvaDavid;Purva's FatherZEE5
2021CandyMoney Ranaut[12] [13]
2022MasoomDisney+ Hotstar
2023United KaccheSajjadZEE5
Shehar LakhotRajbir RangotAmazon Prime Video

Notes and References

  1. News: Manu Rishi Chadha: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday eTimes. 2020-08-03. The Times of India.
  2. News: 2020-03-01. No riders, just a fun ride. 2020-08-03. Deccan Herald. en.
  3. News: Filmfare 2009:'Jodha.'bags 5,Priyanka, Hrithik shine. Times Reporter. 2009-03-01. 2009-03-01. The Times of India.
  4. Web site: bollywoodproduct . 2022-02-01 . IIFA Award for Best Dialogue . 2023-09-27 . Bollywood Product . en-US.
  5. Web site: Manu Rishi, Biography.
  6. Web site: Asmita Theatre Alumni List. Sites.google.com. 2009-03-01.
  7. Web site: Manu Rishi, Biography.
  8. Web site: IMDb. IMDb. 2014-05-05.
  9. Web site: Nanu Ki Jaanu actor Manu Rishi on fifth film with Abhay Deol: 'It's fun acting with a seasoned professional'. First Post. 20 April 2018. Abhishek. Srivastava.
  10. Web site: Khalid Mohamed. 2008-11-29. Review Oye Luckey - Ha ha OK please. https://web.archive.org/web/20081204094634/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=049abf1b-358b-4bf8-a968-dca5c8b41d02&&Headline=STRONGReview%2FSTRONG%3A+EMOye+Lucky!+Lucky+Oye!%2FEM. dead. 4 December 2008. Hindustan Times. 2009-03-01.
  11. Web site: 3 September 2009. Manu Rishi to pen Anil Kapoor's 'Ayesha'. IMDb. 28 November 2009.
  12. Web site: Rajesh. Srividya. 2019-04-01. Jayati Bhatia, Manu Rishi Chadha, Zoa Morani in ZEE5 series Bhoot Purva. 2021-06-08. IWMBuzz. en-US.
  13. Web site: ZEE5 launches horror-comedy Bhoot Purva Programming News Rapid TV News. 2021-06-08. www.rapidtvnews.com.