Manoj Shukla (born 27 February 1976), better known by his stage name Manoj Muntashir Shukla, is an Indian lyricist, poet, dialogue writer, screenwriter & Co founder of T-Series Prarthana The Sound of Sanatan. He wrote several Hindi songs for films, including "Teri Mitti", "Galliyan", "Tere Sang Yaara", "Kaun Tujhe", "Dil Meri Na Sune", "Kaise Hua" "Maaye" and "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga". He also wrote the script for 2023 Indian film "Adipurush", starring Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan.

Early life Shukla was born on 27 February 1976 into a Brahmin family in Gauriganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India, where he attended a HAL School Korwa. After graduating from Allahabad University in 1999, he moved to Mumbai to seek work, and subsequently entered the TV and film scene following an opportunity to write for Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Career Muntashir has written the lyrics of several Hindi film songs including "Galliyan" from Ek Villain, "Tere Sang Yaara" from Rustom, "Kaun Tujhe" from M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story and "Dil Meri Na Sune" from the film Genius.

He has voiced concerns with regards to acknowledgments to song and script writers. His lyrics to "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga" (2017), a song which registered more than four million views through unofficial versions prior to its official release, were originally compiled for his wife in 2001. When he failed to receive acknowledgement for the song, he voiced that he didn't "know why certain people can't accept an age old fact that lyricists have an equal amount of contribution in making a song successful". Following a nomination for the 2020 Filmfare award for best lyrics for the song "Teri Mitti" from the 2019 film Kesari, he tweeted his disappointment when the award went to someone else. He has won National Film Awards for best lyrics in Saina.

He has written scripts for India's Got Talent and Indian Idol Junior. Muntashir wrote the Hindi dialogues for Baahubali 2, dubbing the words in Hindi to match the lip movements which were spoken in Telugu. Later, he was commissioned to do the same for the Hollywood film, Black Panther.

He published a book titled Meri Fitrat Hai Mastana.

Muntashir also wrote the dialogues for the film Adipurush (2023), which received widespread backlash. The dialogues of the film were criticised for being too flippant or unserious and containing modern-day slang and lingo in a setting from centuries ago. Muntashir defended his work, in an interview with Republic World, stating, "when our grandmothers narrated the tales of Ramayana, they used this language. The dialogue that you mentioned, priests and narrators used to say that in the same way I have written. I'm not the first one to write this dialogue, it's already there." Retrospectively, in 2026, he has called his work on the film, "the biggest mistake of his life". He said, "whatever happened around the film, I'm very ashamed of it, and I beg the forgiveness of this country for all that had happened."

Awards and nominations YearCategorySong/nominationResultIndian Telly Awards2014Best Script India's Got TalentIIFA Awards2015Best Lyrics Galliyan – Ek Villain 2018Best LyricsMere Rashk-e-Qamar –Baadshaho Star Guild Award 2015Best Lyrics Galliyan – Ek VillainHungama Surfers Choice Award2015Best Lyrics Galliyan – Ek VillainRadio Mirchi Music Awards2015Best Album Ek VillainArab Indo Bollywood Awards2015Best Lyrics Galliyan – Ek VillainThe Indian Icon Film Awards2015Best Lyrics Galliyan – Ek Villain2016Best Lyrics Tere Sang Yaara – RustomUttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman2016Best Lyricist Yash Bharati Award2016State Honour (Uttar Pradesh)Highest State HonourMirchi Music Awards 2014 Lyricist of The YearGalliyan from Ek Villainrowspan=2 Album of The Year Ek Villain Listeners' Choice Album of the Year 2016 Album of The Year Kapoor & Sons 2018Re-Created Song of the YearSanu Ik Pal from Raid68th National Film Awards2022 Best Lyricist Saina

Filmography

Year Film Notes2022 Vikram Vedha co-written with Pushkar–Gayathri, B.A. Fida2023Adipurush

Discography

Year Film Number of songs Record label Composer2026Drishyam: The Conclusion1Sony Music IndiaRochak KohliThe Vvaan: Force of the Forrest1Zee Music CompanyTanishk Bagchi Border 25T-Series MithoonAnu MalikVishal Mishra2025 Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari1Sony Music India Tanishk Bagchi MaaT-Series Rocky-Shiv Raid 2 Rochak Kohli Sky Force Saregama Tanishk Bagchi Emergency5Zee Music Company G. V. Prakash Kumar,Arko Pravo Mukherjee 2024Sikandar Ka Muqaddar1NetflixPayal DevLucky Baskhar2Aditya MusicG. V. Prakash KumarDevara: Part 12T-SeriesAnirudh RavichanderIndian 22Sony Music IndiaAnirudh RavichanderSarfira5Times MusicG. V. Prakash Kumar,Suhit Abhyankar Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha7Zee Music Company M. M. KreemDedh Bigha Zameen1T-Series Rochak KohliYodhaTanishk Bagchi CrakkMithoon2023 Animal JAM8, PritamBawaalMithoonAdipurush5 Ajay-Atul,Sachet-ParamparaMission Majnu2Zee Music CompanyRochak Kohli2022Ram Setu1Ved SharmaThank GodT-SeriesRochak KohliVikram Vedha4Vishal-Shekhar,Sam C. S.Ek Villain Returns2Ankit TiwariKhuda Haafiz: Chapter 21Zee Music CompanyVishal MishraOperation Romeo3SaregamaM.M. KeeravaniRadhe Shyam2T-SeriesMithoon2021Satyameva Jayate 24Rochak Kohli, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Payal DevPyar Ek Tarfaa ft. Shreya Ghoshal, Amaal Mallik1Sony Music IndiaAmaal MallikKya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai?4SaregamaRahul Mishra, Payal Dev Bhuj: The Pride of India 3T-SeriesArko, Lijo George - Dj Chetas, Tanishk Bagchi Lut Gaye1Tanishk BagchiKoi Jaane Na3Rochak Kohli2019Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna1Jeet GannguliKesari3Zee MusicArkoKabir Singh1T-SeriesVishal MishraNotebookWhy Cheat India2Rochak Kohli2018LoveyatriTanishk Bagchi Batti Gul Meter ChaluRochak KohliGenius3Tips MusicHimesh ReshammiyaHumnava Mere (Single)1T-seriesRocky-ShivGal Sun (Single)Akhil SachdevaOh Humsafar (Single)Tony KakkarRaid 2Tanishk BagchiHate Story 43Mithoon, Arko, Tanishk BagchiAiyaaryRochak Kohli, Ankit Tiwari2017 Naam Shabana Rochak Kohli, Meet BrosBaadshaho6Tanishk Bagchi, Ankit Tiwari, Abhijit Vaghani Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 5 Lahari Music and T-Series (Telugu and Tamil) Zee Music Company (Hindi) Manorama Music (Malayalam) M. M. Keeravani Half Girlfriend 4 Zee Music Mithoon Kaabil 2 T-Series Rajesh RoshanRanchi Diaries1Jeet Gannguli Noor Amaal Mallik2016 Aap Se Mausiiquii ft. Himesh Reshammiya 25 T-Series and HR Musik Limited Himesh Reshammiya Tumhe Dillagi by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan1 T-Series Wajah Tum Ho Mithoon Pyaar Manga Hai ft. Armaan Malik Abhijit Vaghani Do Chaar Din (Rahul Vaidya ft. Jeet Gannguli) Gajanan (Jeet Gannguli) Maiya Teri Jai Jaikaar ft. Arijit Singh M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story 8 Amaal Mallik,Rochak Kohli Akira 3 Vishal–Shekhar Rustom 10 Zee Music Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Gannguli, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Raghav Sachar Junooniyat 2 T-Series Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Gannguli Tum Bin II 8 Ankit Tiwari Do Lafzon Ki Kahani 1 Amaal Mallik Veerappan Waiting Zee Muzic Mikey Mccleary Rocky Handsome T-Series Sunny Bawra, Inder Bawra Kapoor & Sons Sony Music India Arko Pravo Mukherjee Jai Gangaajal 9 Zee Muzic Salim–Sulaiman Sanam Re 3 T-Series Amaal Mallik, Jeet Gannguli Mastizaade 1 Amaal Mallik Wazir Ankit Tiwari 2015 Baahubali: The Beginning 8 Zee Muzic M.M. Kreem Hate Story 3 1 T-Series Boman Sonu Nigam: Aa Bhi Jaa Tu Kahin Se Jeet Gannguli Anmol Mallik: LamheinVevo Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main T-Series Amaal Mallik Phir Se: Dedicated to Team India Baby 3 T-Series M.M. Kreem Ishqedarriyaan 1 Zee Muzic Jeet Gannguli Mr. X Sony Music India Ankit Tiwari Ek Paheli Leela T-Series Tony Kakkar2014 Zed Plus 3 Zee Muzic Rang Rasiya 5 PK 1 T-Series Ankit Tiwari Ek Villain22011 Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! 6 Sony Music India Yeh Faasley 2 Tere Mere Phere 3 2010 Isi Life Mein 7 Sony Music India The Great Indian Butterfly 1 Do Dooni Chaar 4 2008 Woodstock Villa 1 2007 Buddha Mar Gaya 2005 U, Bomsi n Me 4 Universal Music India

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