Vijay Maurya is an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who works in Indian films and theatre. He is best known for his work in the 2019 film Gully Boy.
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 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 and Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday. 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. 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 Notes1998 Satya 1999 Mast 2003 Paanch Pondy2004 Black Friday Dawood Ibrahim 2005 Socha Na Tha Shiva2008 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 Soda2011 Chillar Party 2013 Tendulkar Out 2014 The Letters Maharaj SinghEnglish film Bhoothnath Returns Ghost Nachom-ia Kumpasar Konkani film2015 Hunterrr Vakratunda Mahakaaya Marathi film Dhanak 2016 Photocopy 2017Tumhari SuluPankaj Rai Baaghi2019Gully BoyAteeq Khan Sacred Games Ram Gopal Verma Web Series2020 Yeh Ballet Nishu's father2021 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 Rai2023Mast Mein Rehne KaKho Gaye Hum KahanMalcolm Pereira2024MaidanIndian CommentatorAgni2026Waiting HaiMamaLust Stories 3Ravi Uncle
Awards
Filmfare Awards YearCategoryForResultRef. 2018 Best Dialogue Tumhari Sulu 2020 Gully Boy
IIFA Awards YearCategoryForResult 2020 Best Dialogue Gully Boy
Star Screen Awards YearCategoryForResult 2020 Best Dialogue Gully Boy
SWA Awards YearCategoryForResult 2020 Best Dialogue Gully Boy
Indian Telly Streaming Awards YearCategoryForResult 2022 Best Screenplay - Hindi Series The Great Indian Murder
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