Vijay Maurya Explained

Vijay Maurya
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Actor, writer, director

Vijay Maurya is an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who works in Indian films and theatre.[1] He is best known for his work in the 2019 film Gully Boy.[2]

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[3] has been his most popular running successfully with over 100 shows.

Films

Maurya has acted in critically acclaimed films like Nishikant Kamat's Mumbai Meri Jaan[4] and Anurag Kashyap's[5] Black Friday.[6] He is also a screenwriter and has won a National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film Chillar Party along with Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl at the 59th National Film Awards.[7] His latest film Gully Boy as a dialogue writer and supporting actor has been well received both critically and commercially.

Maurya made his digital debut as a director with the Amazon Original series Crash Course, created, produced and written by former UTV Motion Pictures associate Manish Hariprasad and co-written by Raina Roy.

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 Film Actor Director Screenwriter Role Notes
1998 Satya
1999 Mast
2003 Paanch Pondy
2004 Black Friday Dawood Ibrahim[8]
2005 Socha Na Tha Shiva
2008 Bombay to Bangkok Jamal Khan
Mumbai Meri Jaan Constable Sunil Kadam
2009 Aage Se Right Raghav Shetty
Ride the Wave Johnny
Peter Gaya Kaam Se
2010 Bombay Mirror Short film
Striker
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
Tees Maar Khan Soda
2011 Chillar Party
2013 Tendulkar Out
2014The Letters Maharaj SinghEnglish film
Bhoothnath Returns Ghost[9]
Nachom-ia Kumpasar Konkani film
2015Hunterrr
Vakratunda Mahakaaya Marathi film
Dhanak
2016 Photocopy
2017Tumhari SuluPankaj Rai Baaghi
2019Gully BoyAteeq Khan[10]
Sacred Games Ram Gopal Verma Web Series[11]
2020 Yeh Ballet Nishu's father
2021 Toofan
The White TigerMukesh
Radhe
2022 A Thursday
Darlings Inspector Rajaram Tawde
Shabaash Mithu
The Great Indian Murder Web Series
Crash Course
Rangbaaz: Darr Ki RajneetiLakhan Rai[12]
2023Mast Mein Rehne Ka
Kho Gaye Hum KahanMalcolm Pereira
2024MaidanIndian Commentator

Awards

Filmfare Awards

YearCategoryForResultRef.
2018Tumhari Sulu
2020Gully Boy

Indian Telly Streaming Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Hindustan Times . Line between commercial and art films is getting blurred: Vijay Maurya . 8 August 2022 . 19 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808055353/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/line-between-commercial-and-art-films-is-getting-blurred-vijay-maurya-101639854071363.html . 8 August 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: EXCLUSIVE Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh discovered that passion one can't write on paper, says Gully Boy dialogue writer Vijay Maurya . www.timesnownews.com . en-GB . 26 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Hindustan Times - Archive News . 23 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203140710/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Sa-Hi-Besura--a-comic-act/Article1-528610.aspx . 3 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Mayank Shekhar's Review: Mumbai Meri Jaan . admin . 1 February 2013 .
  5. Web site: Black Friday - movie review by Vijay Venkataramanan - Planet Bollywood .
  6. Web site: B-Town's Dawood fascination continues . https://web.archive.org/web/20120301225403/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-28/news-interviews/31104935_1_dawood-ibrahim-milan-luthria-ajay-devgn . dead . 2012-03-01 . .
  7. Web site: MSN India - Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs . 23 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001514/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery/on-spot-59th-national-film-awards-2011?page=14 . 3 December 2013 . dead .
  8. Web site: Bollywood dares to portray Dawood Ibrahim, liberates itself from fear of underworld .
  9. Web site: लीक हुआ टाइगर श्रॉफ की फिल्म 'मुन्ना माइकल' का क्लाइमेक्स सीन! | Bollywood Life हिंदी. 6 March 2017.
  10. Web site: 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. . Guha . Aniruddha . 14 January 2019 . @AniGuha . en . 30 January 2019.
  11. Web site: 'Sacred Games' plays it silly in season 2 . 15 August 2019 .
  12. Web site: 2022-07-25 . 'It Has Nothing To...': Vineet Kumar On Similarities Between Rangbaaz 3 And Shahabuddin's Life . 2022-07-25 . Jagran English . en.