| 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]
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.
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.
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.
| 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 | ||||||
| 2014 | The Letters | Maharaj Singh | English film | ||||
| Bhoothnath Returns | Ghost[9] | ||||||
| Nachom-ia Kumpasar | Konkani film | ||||||
| 2015 | Hunterrr | ||||||
| Vakratunda Mahakaaya | Marathi film | ||||||
| Dhanak | |||||||
| 2016 | Photocopy | ||||||
| 2017 | Tumhari Sulu | Pankaj Rai Baaghi | |||||
| 2019 | Gully Boy | Ateeq Khan[10] | |||||
| Sacred Games | Ram Gopal Verma | Web Series[11] | |||||
| 2020 | Yeh Ballet | Nishu's father | |||||
| 2021 | Toofan | ||||||
| The White Tiger | Mukesh | ||||||
| Radhe | |||||||
| 2022 | A Thursday | ||||||
| Darlings | Inspector Rajaram Tawde | ||||||
| Shabaash Mithu | |||||||
| The Great Indian Murder | Web Series | ||||||
| Crash Course | |||||||
| Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti | Lakhan Rai[12] | ||||||
| 2023 | Mast Mein Rehne Ka | ||||||
| Kho Gaye Hum Kahan | Malcolm Pereira | ||||||
| 2024 | Maidan | Indian Commentator |
| Year | Category | For | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tumhari Sulu | |||
| 2020 | Gully Boy |