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{{Short description|Indian actor, writer and director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vijay Maurya
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| image = Vijay Maurya.jpg
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = Actor, Writer, Director
}}

'''Vijay Maurya''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor]], [[writer]] and director who works in [[Hindi]] films and theatre.<ref name="Line between commercial and art films is getting blurred: Vijay Maurya">{{cite news |last1=Hindustan Times |title=Line between commercial and art films is getting blurred: Vijay Maurya |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/line-between-commercial-and-art-films-is-getting-blurred-vijay-maurya-101639854071363.html |accessdate=8 August 2022 |date=19 December 2021 |archiveurl=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 |archivedate=8 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He is best known for his work in the 2019 Hindi musical film ''[[Gully Boy]].''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/exclusive-alia-bhatt-ranveer-singh-discovered-that-passion-one-cant-write-on-paper-says-gully-boy-dialogue-writer-vijay-maurya/367584 |title=EXCLUSIVE{{!}} Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh discovered that passion one can't write on paper, says Gully Boy dialogue writer Vijay Maurya |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en-GB |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Maurya was born and raised in [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra.

==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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Sa-Hi-Besura--a-comic-act/Article1-528610.aspx |title=Hindustan Times - Archive News |access-date=23 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203140710/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/Sa-Hi-Besura--a-comic-act/Article1-528610.aspx |archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> has been his most popular running successfully with over a 100 shows.

===Films===
Maurya has acted in critically acclaimed films like [[Nishikant Kamat]]'s ''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thew14.com/movie/mayank-shekhars-review-mumbai-meri-jaan/ |title=Mayank Shekhar's Review: Mumbai Meri Jaan |author=admin |date=1 February 2013 }}</ref> and [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=032706060546 |title=Black Friday - movie review by Vijay Venkataramanan - Planet Bollywood }}</ref> ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-28/news-interviews/31104935_1_dawood-ibrahim-milan-luthria-ajay-devgn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301225403/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-28/news-interviews/31104935_1_dawood-ibrahim-milan-luthria-ajay-devgn |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-01 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=B-Town's Dawood fascination continues }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery/on-spot-59th-national-film-awards-2011?page=14 |title=MSN India - Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs |access-date=23 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001514/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery/on-spot-59th-national-film-awards-2011?page=14 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
|1998 || ''[[Satya]]'' || Actor
|-
|1999 || ''[[Mast (film)|Mast]]'' || Actor
|-
|2003 || ''[[Paanch]]'' || As Pondy
|-
|2004 || ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]'' || As Dawood Ibrahim<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bollywood-dares-to-portray-dawood-ibrahim-liberates-itself-from-fear-of-underworld/1/195305.html |title=Bollywood dares to portray Dawood Ibrahim, liberates itself from fear of underworld }}</ref>
|-
|2005 || ''[[Socha Na Tha]]'' || Actor
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008 || ''[[Bombay to Bangkok]]'' || Actor
|-
| ''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' || Actor
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009 || ''[[Aage Se Right]]'' || Actor
|-
| ''Ride the Wave Johnny'' || Actor
|-
| ''[[Peter Gaya Kaam Se]]'' || Actor
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010 || ''Bombay Mirror'' || Actor, short film
|-
| ''[[Striker (2010 film)|Striker]]'' || Co-Writer, Screenplay & Dialogues
|-
| ''[[Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey]]'' || Dialogues
|-
| ''[[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Maar Khan]]'' || Actor
|-
|2011 || ''[[Chillar Party]]'' || Co-Writer, Screenplay & Dialogues
|-
|2013 || ''Tendulkar Out'' || Actor
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014 || ''[[Bhoothnath Returns]]'' || Actor<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/salman-represented-that-personality-of-the-film/ |title = लीक हुआ टाइगर श्रॉफ की फिल्म 'मुन्ना माइकल' का क्लाइमेक्स सीन! | Bollywood Life हिंदी|date = 6 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Nachom-ia Kumpasar]]'' || Actor
|-
| rowspan="4" |2015 || ''[[The Letters (2014 film)|The Letters]]'' || Actor
|-
| ''[[Hunterrr]]'' || Dialogues, Lyrics
|-
| ''[[Vakratunda Mahakaaya]]'' || Actor
|-
| ''[[Dhanak]]'' || Actor
|-
|2016 || ''[[Photocopy (film)|Photocopy]]'' || Director, Co-Writer - Screenplay & Dialogues, Lyrics
|-
|2017
|''[[Tumhari Sulu]]''
|Actor, Additional Writer - Screenplay & Dialogues, Diction Coach
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[Gully Boy]]''
|Actor & Dialogues<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/AniGuha/status/1084791023199342592 |title=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. |last=Guha |first=Aniruddha |date=14 January 2019 |website=@AniGuha |language=en |access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]'' || As Ram Gopal Verma<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/-sacred-games-plays-it-silly-in-season-2-1565868127683.html |title='Sacred Games' plays it silly in season 2 |date=15 August 2019 }}</ref>
|-
|2020 || ''[[Yeh Ballet]]'' || Dialogues, Actor
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021 || ''[[Toofaan|Toofan]]'' || Additional Screenplay, Dialogues
|-
|[[The White Tiger (film)|''The White Tiger'']]
|As Mukesh 'The Mongoose'
|-
| ''[[Radhe (2021 film)|Radhe]]'' || Co-Writer, Screenplay & Dialogues
|-
| rowspan="6" |2022 || ''[[A Thursday]]'' || Dialogues
|-
| ''[[Darlings (film)|Darlings]]'' || Actor, Dialogues
|-
| ''[[Shabaash Mithu]]'' || Dialogues
|-
| ''[[The Great Indian Murder]]'' || Writer
|-
| ''Crash Course'' || Director
|-
|''Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti''
|As Lakhan Rai<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-25 |title='It Has Nothing To...': Vineet Kumar On Similarities Between Rangbaaz 3 And Shahabuddin's Life |url=https://english.jagran.com/entertainment/it-has-nothing-to-vineet-kumar-on-similarities-between-rangbaaz-3-and-shahabuddins-life-10046411 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Jagran English |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==
===[[Filmfare Awards]]===
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
!Year!!Category!!For!!Result!!Ref
|-
| 2018|| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] || ''[[Tumhari Sulu]]''||{{nom}}||
|-
| 2020|| ''[[Gully Boy]]''||{{Won}}||
|}

===[[IIFA Awards]]===
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
!Year!!Category!!For!!Result
|-
| 2020|| [[IIFA Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] || ''[[Gully Boy]]''||{{Won}}
|}

=== [[Screen Awards|'''Star Screen Awards''']] ===
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
!Year!!Category!!For!!Result
|-
| 2020|| [[Star Screen Award for Best Dialogue - |Best Dialogue]] || ''[[Gully Boy]]''||{{Won}}
|}

=== '''[https://awards.swaindia.org/ SWA Awards]''' ===
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
!Year!!Category!!For!!Result
|-
| 2020|| [[Feature Films - Best Dialogue - |Best Dialogue]] || ''[[Gully Boy]]''||{{Won}}
|}

===[[Indian Telly Awards|Indian Telly Streaming Awards]]===
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
!Year!!Category!!For!!Result
|-
| 2022|| [[Indian Telly Streaming Award for Best Screenplay Writer - Hindi Series|Best Screenplay - Hindi Series]] || ''[[The Great Indian Murder]]''||{{Won}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1238337|Vijay Maurya}}
{{National Film Award Best Screenplay}}
{{Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue}}

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